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24 alternatives to Booklet

Async forums as an alternative to chat

Booklet is a discussion forum and member directory designed for professional groups as an alternative to real-time chat. It automatically generates and sends calm, summarized updates to all members so they stay… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Booklet launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Booklet – Async forums as an alternative to chat▲183
I built Booklet to solve the problem of too many chat messages at work. Booklet updates classic internet forums and email groups to have a modern UI and high polish. It organizes communications into threads, and summarizes activities into a neat email newsletter - so members can stay updated without having to stay logged in. The async format promotes deeper discussions, while also increasing engagement by making conversations easy to follow. My goal is to make communications more asynchronous - so that I can get back to work, instead of slacking all day. Most early communities have been…
2023 · booklet.group · its alternatives →
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Async▲633
Replace "quick” work calls with supercharged voice messages
2023 · async.com · its alternatives →
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Twist 2.0▲291
For teams burnt out by real-time chat, work async, not ASAP
2021 · twist.com · its alternatives →
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Minutesfree tier, from $6/mo▲398
Make your meetings async with voice and video
2023 · minutes.so · its alternatives →
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AsyncGo▲60
Make decisions/build alignment w/o chat or zoom distractions
2021 · its alternatives →
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Roundup▲435
Start a discussion forum for your team
2023 · roundup.co · its alternatives →
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Beseda Share▲316
Async audio & video discussions – right from your browser
2022 · x-time.info · its alternatives →
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Almanac▲393
Doc Editor & Platform for Async Collaboration
2019 · get.almanac.io · its alternatives →
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Open-Source Alternative to Intercom, Drift, Zendesk, FreshChat▲417
Open-source live-chat, email support, omni-channel desk. An alternative to Intercom, Zendesk, Salesforce Service Cloud etc. 🔥💬 - chatwoot/chatwoot
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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RemoteWorkly▲229
Async video meetings for teams
2020 · remoteworkly.co · its alternatives →
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Werk▲364
Async first, all in one collaboration for remote teams
2022 · its alternatives →
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Distributed▲103
Stay in sync with friends, family and colleagues
2021 · its alternatives →
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Tape▲303
Cut down meetings by 40% - interactive async video for work
2023 · its alternatives →
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Yac Meet▲268
Create and share async meeting links
2021 · yac.com · its alternatives →
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Conversations by Thursday▲466
Time for new social rituals for your remote team
2022 · thursday.social · its alternatives →
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Beseda▲386
Async video and audio messaging for remote teams
2021 · x-time.info · its alternatives →
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Twist 1.0▲413
More productive messaging for teams
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Papercups 2.0▲287
Open source Intercom and Drift alternative
2021 · papercups.io · its alternatives →
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The Async Encyclopedia▲22
Practical wisdom for remote and distributed teams.
2022 · get.almanac.io · its alternatives →
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Async Offsite-in-a-Box by Voodle▲92
Your free toolkit to rethink offsites for distributed teams
2021 · forestkey.com · its alternatives →
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Async UI: A Rust UI Library Where Everything is a Future▲173
2022 · wishawa.github.io · its alternatives →
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Range Meetings▲289
Remote meetings that don't suck
2021 · range.co · its alternatives →
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Drift 2.0▲569
A scalable way to talk to your customers
2016 · drift.com · its alternatives →
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PingPong▲131
Structured, async messaging for distributed teams
2022 · its alternatives →

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