Devana
Polish team and community chat where you pay per space, not per person; servers in Poland
Quick Overview
| Company | Jarosław Żak (sole trader / independent developer; the Terms name him as the provider and the Privacy Policy as the controller) |
|---|---|
| Category | Messaging Apps |
| Headquarters | Poland (city not stated on the pages read) |
| EU Presence | EU (Poland) |
| Data Location | Application servers, databases, files, backups and e-mail at webh.pl (Polish host), data centre in Łódź, Poland. Cloudflare Turnstile (bot check at sign-in) and Google/Apple push notifications are processed outside the EU, per the privacy policy. |
| Open Source | No |
| Pricing | Prices per space, excl. VAT, per the pricing page at devana.chat (checked 15 October 2026). Community: free (unlimited users, 1 GB storage, 3 private rooms, 1 month message history). PRO Start: €19/month (5 users, 50 GB). PRO Team: €49/month (15 users, 150 GB). PRO Business: €109/month (50 users, 400 GB). The PRO plans are not on sale yet: the site says payments go live together with the PRO plans and for now only a waitlist is open, with no launch date. Several PRO features (guests, room archiving, content export, audit log, allowed-email-domain sign-in, voice/video participants) are marked 'soon'. |
| Free Option | Free Community space available now; PRO team plans waitlist only, no trial stated |
| Replaces | Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams |
Detailed Review
Devana is a chat service for teams and communities built and run by one developer, Jarosław Żak, in Poland. A space is divided into rooms, and roles decide who can see and do what in each room. The apps cover web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. Communities can use it for free, with their own moderation and no user limit.
The pricing idea is that a team pays for the space rather than for every person in it. The pricing page lists PRO plans at €19 (5 users), €49 (15 users) and €109 (50 users) per month excluding VAT. These plans are not on sale yet: the site says only a waitlist is open and gives no launch date, so today the free community space is the part you can actually use.
Data is kept on servers in Poland. The privacy policy names webh.pl, with a data centre in Łódź, as processor for servers, backups and e-mail, and openly lists the exceptions: Cloudflare Turnstile for the bot check, and Google and Apple for push notifications. Compared with the established tools on this page, such as Wire or Element, Devana is much younger, has no stated certifications or end-to-end encryption claim, and several PRO features are still marked as coming soon.
What Devana does well
- Servers, backups and e-mail at a Polish host (Łódź)
- Plans priced per space, not per person
- Free community space with unlimited users
- Apps for web, desktop and mobile
- Privacy policy lists every processor, including non-EU ones
Where Devana falls short
- Team plans are waitlist only, no launch date
- Run by a single independent developer
- Guests, audit log, export and domain sign-in are marked soon
- No certifications or end-to-end encryption stated
Standout feature. Team pricing per space instead of per seat, with the whole data path published in a plain-language privacy policy.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Servers, backups and e-mail at a Polish host (Łódź)
- Plans priced per space, not per person
- Free community space with unlimited users
- Apps for web, desktop and mobile
- Privacy policy lists every processor, including non-EU ones
Cons
- Team plans are waitlist only, no launch date
- Run by a single independent developer
- Guests, audit log, export and domain sign-in are marked soon
- No certifications or end-to-end encryption stated
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Devana?
Devana is a chat service for teams and communities built and run by one developer, Jarosław Żak, in Poland. A space is divided into rooms, and roles decide who can see and do what in each room. The apps cover web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. Communities can use it for free, with their own moderation and no user limit.
Where is Devana based?
Devana operates from Poland (city not stated on the pages read), which places it under EU (Poland).
What does Devana cost?
Prices per space, excl. VAT, per the pricing page at devana.chat (checked 15 October 2026). Community: free (unlimited users, 1 GB storage, 3 private rooms, 1 month message history). PRO Start: €19/month (5 users, 50 GB).
PRO Team: €49/month (15 users, 150 GB). PRO Business: €109/month (50 users, 400 GB).
The PRO plans are not on sale yet: the site says payments go live together with the PRO plans and for now only a waitlist is open, with no launch date. Several PRO features (guests, room archiving, content export, audit log, allowed-email-domain sign-in, voice/video participants) are marked 'soon'.. Free Community space available now; PRO team plans waitlist only, no trial stated.
Who is Devana best for?
Communities and small teams wanting free Polish-hosted chat. Team pricing per space instead of per seat, with the whole data path published in a plain-language privacy policy.
What are the drawbacks of Devana?
Team plans are waitlist only, no launch date. Run by a single independent developer. Guests, audit log, export and domain sign-in are marked soon. No certifications or end-to-end encryption stated.
Is Devana a good alternative to Slack?
Devana is built as a European alternative to Slack: Polish team and community chat where you pay per space, not per person; servers in Poland. It will not be a like-for-like feature match in every respect, so check the review above for where the two genuinely differ before switching.
How does Devana compare to other Messaging Apps?
Devana is one of several European Messaging Apps we cover. It is most often compared with Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams.