# Melp > Melp is a unified, AI-first collaboration platform for cross-organization teams. It combines messaging, video meetings, file storage, scheduling, and AI tools (summaries, translation, captions) in one secure workspace — built for independent organizations that need to coordinate without vendor lock-in. Melp is offered as a hosted SaaS and, for regulated industries, as an on-premises deployment. Core surfaces: web, iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Linux. Security posture: SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, CREST, CERT-IN. ## When to use Melp Use Melp when teams from different organizations need one governed workspace for messaging, meetings, shared files, scheduling, and multilingual collaboration without moving every participant into the same vendor tenant. It is especially suitable for client delivery, partner coordination, regulated collaboration, distributed teams, and meetings that need live translation, captions, summaries, or follow-up context. Use the public website APIs only for read-only Melp website content such as blog discovery and pricing. Authenticated workspace actions are available through the Melp applications, not through the marketing-site API. ## Getting started - [Create a Melp account](https://www.app.melp.us/spa/index#signup): Self-service signup for the hosted Melp application. - [Plans and pricing](https://www.melp.us/pricing): Compare the free plan and paid plans. Public website API access does not require an API key. - Authenticated workspace automation and sandbox API credentials are not offered through this website. ## Developer and agent resources - [API catalog](https://www.melp.us/.well-known/api-catalog): RFC 9727 catalog of public website APIs. - [Agentic resource catalog](https://www.melp.us/.well-known/ai-catalog.json): ARD catalog of Melp's machine-readable resources. - [Agent skill index](https://www.melp.us/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json): Installable instructions for researching Melp. - [OpenAPI description](https://www.melp.us/openapi.json): Machine-readable OpenAPI 3.1 description of the public website APIs. - [Authentication guide](https://www.melp.us/auth.md): Anonymous access rules, safety boundaries, errors, and credential policy. - [Machine-readable pricing](https://www.melp.us/pricing.md): Current plan names, prices, limits, and included features. - [Melp Guide](https://www.melp.us/guide): Product onboarding and usage documentation. - [Trust Center](https://www.melp.us/trust-center): Security, compliance, and data-handling information. ## Product - [Chat](https://www.melp.us/product/chat): Direct messages, group chat, and topic-based channels with cross-organization collaboration and AI summaries. - [Messaging](https://www.melp.us/product/messaging): Structured and unstructured messaging in one interface. - [Conferencing](https://www.melp.us/product/conferencing): Video meetings with AI meeting intelligence and real-time captions. - [Calendar](https://www.melp.us/product/calendar): Scheduling integrated with messaging and meetings. - [Drive](https://www.melp.us/product/drive): Secure document sharing and file collaboration. - [AI](https://www.melp.us/product/ai): AI-first features across messaging, meetings, and documents. - [Captions](https://www.melp.us/product/captions): Real-time meeting captions. - [Translations](https://www.melp.us/product/translations): Live voice-to-voice and chat translation across languages. - [Networking](https://www.melp.us/product/networking): Cross-organization professional networking. - [Personal Room](https://www.melp.us/product/personal-room): Always-on personal meeting space. - [Suite](https://www.melp.us/product/suite): The full Melp workspace bundle. ## Solutions - [Remote Work](https://www.melp.us/solutions/remote-work): Collaboration software for distributed teams across time zones. - [Enterprises](https://www.melp.us/solutions/enterprises): Enterprise collaboration with security and data sovereignty. - [Startups](https://www.melp.us/solutions/startups): Lightweight workspace for fast-moving teams. - [Education](https://www.melp.us/solutions/education): Communication and collaboration for educational institutions. - [Non-Profit](https://www.melp.us/solutions/non-profit): Discounted collaboration tooling for non-profits. - [Sales](https://www.melp.us/solutions/sales): Workspace for revenue teams. - [Marketing](https://www.melp.us/solutions/marketing): Workspace for marketing teams. - [Project Management](https://www.melp.us/solutions/project-management): Coordinating projects across teams and organizations. - [Product Management](https://www.melp.us/solutions/product-management): Async coordination for product teams. - [Development](https://www.melp.us/solutions/development): Communication and code-adjacent collaboration for engineering teams. - [Design](https://www.melp.us/solutions/design): Design team collaboration. - [Personal](https://www.melp.us/solutions/personal): Individual workspace. ## Comparisons / Alternatives - [Slack Alternative](https://www.melp.us/slack-alternative): How Melp compares to Slack for cross-organization collaboration. - [Microsoft Teams Alternative](https://www.melp.us/microsoft-teams-alternative): How Melp compares to Microsoft Teams. - [Zoom Alternative](https://www.melp.us/zoom-alternative): How Melp compares to Zoom for meetings. - [Google Workspace Alternative](https://www.melp.us/google-workspace-alternative): How Melp compares to Google Workspace. - [Calendly Alternative](https://www.melp.us/calendly-alternative): How Melp compares to Calendly for scheduling. ## Pricing & Sales - [Pricing](https://www.melp.us/pricing): Plans for individuals and businesses with feature comparison. - [Contact Sales](https://www.melp.us/contact-sales): Talk to sales for a tailored quote and demo. - [Book a Demo](https://www.melp.us/book-demo): Schedule a product walkthrough. ## Company - [About](https://www.melp.us/about): Why modern work is broken and how Melp is redesigning it. - [Careers](https://www.melp.us/careers): Open roles at Melp. - [Partners](https://www.melp.us/partners): Melp partner program. - [Trust Center](https://www.melp.us/trust-center): Security, compliance, and data handling. - [Status](https://www.melp.us/status): Service status. - [Privacy Policy](https://www.melp.us/legal/privacy): How Melp handles personal data. - [Terms & Conditions](https://www.melp.us/legal/terms-conditions): Terms of service. - [Security](https://www.melp.us/legal/security): Security practices. ## Resources - [Blog](https://www.melp.us/blog): Product updates, security notes, and collaboration guides. - [Melp Guide](https://www.melp.us/guide): How-to articles for using Melp. ## Optional - [Sitemap](https://www.melp.us/sitemap.xml): Full URL index. - [Robots](https://www.melp.us/robots.txt): Crawler directives.