Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. 8bit live chat with Papercups and NES.css launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Total.js Messenger▲181

   A small, open-source alternative to Slack

   2017 · totaljs.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Papercups 2.0▲287

   Open source Intercom and Drift alternative

   2021 · papercups.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   8bitdash▲95

   Animated 8-bit browser home screens

   2015 · 8bitdash.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Unhangout▲79

   An open source platform for running unconferences online

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Scrollback▲67

   Easy peasy embeddable chat rooms.

   2014 · scrollback.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Papercups EU▲94

   Open source live chat tool hosted in EU

   2021 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Squints▲81

   Design tools for the live web

   29d ago · squints.app · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Deskcord.chat▲74

   A widget to chat with customers from your Discord server

   Jul 2026 · deskcord.chat · its alternatives →

9. 9LC
   Live Chat from a Simple Link▲6

   2022 · contactlink.com · its alternatives →

10. 10HV
    Hello – Video chat with upto 8 people from browser▲8

    2017 · sayhello.li · its alternatives →

11. 11RR
    Real Real-Time Chat▲7

    2013 · chox.co · its alternatives →

12. 12IW
    Instant web chat inside your LAN▲9

    2020 · localchat.bigsun.xyz · its alternatives →

13. 13CS
    Chatlet – Simple Video Chat▲7

    2018 · chatlet.com · its alternatives →

14. 14AB
    A beautiful GPT chat client▲7

    2023 · gasby.app · its alternatives →

15. 15FI
    Fluo – Immersive Chats▲8

    2024 · fluo.chat · its alternatives →

16. 16
    chatleads▲8

    A Conversational Experience Platform

    2018 · its alternatives →

17. 17AD
    A Decentralized Chat Using JavaScript and Rust (WebAssembly)▲6

    2019 · perlin-network.github.io · its alternatives →

18. 18TG
    TalktoMe – Group video chat made simple using WebRTC▲6

    2020 · talktome.space · its alternatives →

19. 19
    A simple chatroom built using Django Channels▲8

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20OA
    Online and open source low-code platform with live collaboration▲9

    2018 · icodebetter.com · its alternatives →

21. 21OS
    Open Source Web Client for Chatbots▲5

    2018 · ganadiniakshay.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22C4
    Covideo – 4 person chat roulette for developers▲5

    2020 · covideo.io · its alternatives →

23. 23CB
    Communication Board with Text-to-speech in the browser▲7

    2017 · shayc.github.io · its alternatives →

24. 24JA
    JediGPT, a GPT chatbot for star wars fans▲9

    2023 · jedigpt.ai · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →