Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to AIM

Chat with all your friends!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. AIM launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Let's Chat▲321

   Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Chatous▲99

   Meet new people and talk about what matters to you.

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Chathouse▲79

   Chatrooms with friends!

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   WUT▲117

   Anonymously chat with friends

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Shhout!▲67

   Shout out to all your friends, all at once!

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Shout▲207

   Exchange Anything with the people around you

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   #Startup Chat▲357

   The global startup community, on Slack

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Reach▲99

   Chat with likeminded people nearby, anonymously

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Connect▲73

   Map Your Friends

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Gather▲84

    Meet new people around you and tap to start chatting!

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Public▲205

    Group chats. Great conversations. 💬

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Cue▲70

    Getting together with friends offline

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Grouper 3.0▲129

    Meet awesome people with your friends

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Connect▲68

    "Find Friends" for all of your networks

    2013 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Klutch▲82

    Meetup Messenger. Get Together!

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Beacon▲204

    Signal your availability and hang with friends

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Blastchat▲93

    Mass communication done easy

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Smile▲96

    See your friends reaction while they reply to your chat.

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Peeps▲84

    See your friends

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Chill▲108

    Tell your friends where you are with a tap (and emojis)

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Banter▲71

    simple way to way to chat about what matters to you.

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Sup▲129

    See what your friends see

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    1 Question▲99

    Learn your friends' inner secrets one question at a time

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Socialeyes▲25

    Share what you're up for & hangout with friends

    2015 · 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 →