No, and that is the point. Cord comes to your people through the tools they already use, so they can RSVP or reflect on a gathering without opening a new app. The calm web space and native apps are there for anyone who wants more, but they are never the price of admission.

A group chat holds messages. Cord holds the relationship. It quietly notices who is drifting, who deserves a thank you, and where the warmth is fading, then it hands you that one gentle nudge instead of one more unread badge. Slack was built to make work faster. Cord was built to make a community feel held.

This is the promise underneath everything, so we wrote it down plainly. What a member says to Cord in a private conversation stays with that member, full stop. As a leader you see the shape of your community, its momentum, and who might need a warm word, never the private story behind it.

Yes, and you should. You can invite your people with a single shareable link and bring your roster with you, so no one has to start over. Your community keeps its history and its names. Cord is the new room, not a new beginning.

There is a free tier so small communities can gather without a card, and paid plans for groups that want the deeper tools. You can see the full breakdown on our pricing page, and join early access to be among the first in when the doors open.

Anyone whose work is people. Companies use Cord for their employee groups and culture circles, clubs use it to keep members showing up, and teachers and organizers use it to hold a classroom or a chapter together. The tools flex to the room. The promise stays the same.

No, and we built the whole system to make sure of it. Cord advocates for people, never on them. It surfaces moments to celebrate and people to check on, and it never reports private conversations back to a leader. A member can open Cord and feel cared for, not watched.

Not at all. If you can send a text message, you can run a community on Cord. Setup is a few warm questions about who you gather and why, and Cord handles the rest. Most leaders are sending their first invite within minutes.

That is exactly why the early-access list exists. There is no card and no pressure, just a note from us when the doors open, plus a chance to help shape what we build. Tell us what you are gathering and we will keep you close to the launch.