Alternatives

Products that do what Ballastra does

Build structured communities instead of messy group chats

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Spectrum▲788
Build better communities
2017 · github.com
2
Stride▲527
Atlassian's new group messaging and video meeting platform
2017
3
Circle▲756
The modern community platform for creators
2020 · circle.so
4
Frond▲460
A better way to build community online
2023
5LO
Linen – Open-source Slack for communities▲292
Hi HN, My name is Kam. I'm the founder of Linen.dev. Linen communities is a Slack/Discord alternative that is Google-searchable and customer-support friendly. Today we are open-sourcing Linen and launching Linen communities. You can now create a community on Linen.dev without syncing it from Slack and Discord! I initially launched Linen as a tool to sync Slack and Discord conversations to a search engine-friendly website. As I talked to more community managers, I quickly realized that Slack and Discord communities don't scale well and that there needs to be a better tool, especially for…
2022 · github.com
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Hangouts Chat by Google (Early Access)▲448
Bring your team together
2017
7
MyTalk▲142
Build a community around your product
2018
8
Commune▲262
Community platform built for customer success teams
2022
9
SpatialChat 3.0▲508
All-in-one space for collaboration, all-hands and networking
2022
10
Turf▲716
The in-app community platform for SaaS companies
2024 · useturf.io
11
Buzz▲161
Your people, your agents, your project — all in one place
Jul 2026 · buzz.xyz
12
Know Your Group▲411
Turn your WhatsApp group chat in to a brand
2025
13
Spaces by Google▲557
Small group sharing for everything in life
2016
14
Socially▲212
The community builder platform for creators
2024
15
Mantle Chat▲315
Collaboration platform where teams work with AI together
May 2026 · mantle.chat
16
YouTube Communities▲253
A new experience connecting subscribers and creators
2024
17
MeltingSpot▲616
Customizable community platform
2022
18
Backspace▲298
The easiest way to build and monetize your online community
2022
19
Relay▲430
An extension that adds Discord-style chat to every website
2020
20
Anytype Chats▲393
A privacy focused team workspace
Dec 2025
21
Commons▲220
Private Discord for your team to collaborate
2021
22
Group Chats in ChatGPT▲470
Collaborate with others & ChatGPT in the same conversation
Nov 2025
23
Quorum▲314
Community chat with subscriptions built in
2020
24
CREW³▲334
The easiest way to grow and engage your web3 community
2022

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