Feishu (Lark) (飞书) : China's workplace collaboration suite uniting chat, docs, meetings and calendars.

Feishu is ByteDance's workplace collaboration tool, a China answer to Slack plus Google Workspace. It began as an internal product and now competes with Alibaba's DingTalk and Tencent's WeCom.

Staff jump between group chat, co-authored documents, video meetings and calendars, adding OKR goals, approval workflows and automations to the same workspace.

Outside China it ships as Lark, an English-language edition with separate data regions, so global teams can skip the Chinese account setup.

Does Feishu/Lark comply with US privacy regulations?

Lark (international version) stores data in Singapore and complies with GDPR. Feishu (China version) stores data in China under Chinese data laws. US businesses handling sensitive data should use the international Lark version. Data localization requirements differ between the two versions.

What makes Feishu different from DingTalk?

Feishu emphasizes modern UI design and smooth user experience. It features integrated Docs, Sheets, Calendar, and video conferencing with real-time co-editing. Its AI assistant and OKR tools are well-regarded. Feishu is considered more innovative than DingTalk but has smaller enterprise market share.

Is Feishu available for US businesses?

Feishu is accessible from the US. It is ByteDance's enterprise collaboration platform, known internationally as Lark. Feishu is the China version; Lark serves overseas markets with full English support and international data centers. US businesses should use Lark instead.