Alternatives

Products that do what BroChat does

Minimalist chat app for niche businesses

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   Franz▲879

   Messenger for WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook, Slack & Hipchat

   2016 · meetfranz.com

2. 2
   Jan▲334

   Open-source ChatGPT alternative that runs 100% offline

   2024

3. 3
   Franz 5▲455

   One desktop app for (almost) all of your messaging apps

   2017

4. 4
   MyGPT by SamurAI▲523

   Access to plugins without ChatGPT Plus

   2023

5. 5
   SamurAI▲554

   Automate community building on discord with ChatGPT

   2023

6. 6PA
   Pony – a messenger for mindful correspondence▲693

   2021 · ponymessenger.com

7. 7
   Baron AI▲332

   Use ChatGPT in any app, natively on Windows, Mac and Linux

   2023

8. 8
   Anytype Chats▲393

   A privacy focused team workspace

   Dec 2025

9. 9AS
   A Simple terminal-based video chat – renders in ASCII and has audio▲375

   2015 · github.com

10. 10
    Tauri▲214

    An Electron alternative written in Rust

    2022

11. 11
    Squirrel▲146

    A topic-based group chat app from Yahoo

    2018

12. 12
    Chatfuel▲401

    Create chatbots to engage with your audience on messengers

    2016

13. 13
    Buzz▲161

    Your people, your agents, your project — all in one place

    Jul 2026 · buzz.xyz

14. 14
    Chat▲88

    turn your backend into a chat app instantly

    Mar 2026 · github.com

15. 15
    Chat'Inn▲69

    Miminal, Clean and Realtime Global Chat Application

    2022

16. 16
    Chatparty▲160

    A videochat app with a twist —no audio.

    2020

17. 17
    HipChat 2.0▲120

    Group chat and IM built for teams.

    2014

18. 18IB
    I built a Yahoo Messenger-inspired web chat app – pure nostalgia▲66

    I’ve been feeling a bit nostalgic lately, so I decided to build a little web chat app inspired by Yahoo! Messenger. Right now it’s got group chat rooms. Super simple setup, no email required to register. You can create your own room or hop into one that’s already open. Room owners can customize things like backgrounds and even cursors of their room. Users can format their messages with basic markdown like bold, italics, and color texts (kind of like the old Yahoo! days). I even brought back the classic Yahoo! Messenger emoticons because… well, why not? You can try it out here:…

    2025 · buzzed.chat

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    ChatHub▲99

    All-in-one chatbot client

    2023

20. 20
    Graze▲156

    Video first social networking for dating & meeting friends

    2021

21. 21
    Flock▲168

    Real-time team messenger tool

    2016

22. 22
    Herdd▲87

    An event-based social media app. Plan events and chat.

    2021

23. 23
    Cow Chat▲85

    Anonymous location based chatrooms. With emoji. 🐮 💬

    2016

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    Bubi Chat▲113

    Location based anonymous chatting app

    2019

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