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24 alternatives to BroChat

Minimalist chat app for niche businesses

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1
Jan▲329
Open-source ChatGPT alternative that runs 100% offline
2024 · jan.ai · its alternatives →
2
Franz 5▲451
One desktop app for (almost) all of your messaging apps
2017 · its alternatives →
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HN Chat – Minimal Hacker News Chat with User Verification▲180
2016 · hnchat.com · its alternatives →
4
Franz▲877
Franz combines WhatsApp, Slack, Telegram, Gmail, Outlook, and native Signal in one desktop app with AI summaries, workspaces, and privacy-conscious local features.
2016 · meetfranz.com · its alternatives →
5
#Startup Chat▲358
The global startup community, on Slack
2014 · hashtagstartup.co · its alternatives →
6
Smallchat Beta▲372
Slack integration for chatting with visitors to your website
2017 · small.chat · its alternatives →
7
Baron AI▲330
Use ChatGPT in any app, natively on Windows, Mac and Linux
2023 · its alternatives →
8
Whale▲94
Build chat-based applications for a seamless user experience
2024 · vercel-whale-platform.vercel.app · its alternatives →
9
Let's Chat, a self-hosted chat app for small teams▲350
Self-hosted chat for small teams.
2015 · sdelements.github.io · its alternatives →
10
Open Source alternative to services like Intercom.io and Smooch▲163
Client library for Minimal Chat. Contribute to minimalchat/client development by creating an account on GitHub.
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Rust Chat App▲9
Chat client made using Rust and Cursive. Contribute to sambajahlo/RustyChat development by creating an account on GitHub.
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
12
ChatTab▲97
The ChatGPT Mac app for minimalist enthusiasts
2023 · its alternatives →
13
Squirrel▲146
A topic-based group chat app from Yahoo
2018 · its alternatives →
14
Tailchat▲70
The next-generation noIM Application in your own workspace
2023 · tailchat.msgbyte.com · its alternatives →
15
Buzz▲161
Your people, your agents, your project — all in one place
Jul 2026 · buzz.xyz · its alternatives →
16AD
Anonymous Discussion Platform For Any Topic (think Reddit meets Slack)▲72
2017 · hashtags.chat · its alternatives →
17
Chat▲88
turn your backend into a chat app instantly
Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
18
Chat'Inn▲69
Miminal, Clean and Realtime Global Chat Application
2022 · chat-inn.vercel.app · its alternatives →
19
Chatparty▲160
A videochat app with a twist —no audio.
2020 · its alternatives →
20
HipChat 2.0▲120
Group chat and IM built for teams.
2014 · its alternatives →
21
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 · its alternatives →
22
A chat client built on git▲81
Contribute to staab/git-chat development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
23
Use ChatGPT, Bing, Bard and Claude in One App▲138
Contribute to chathub-dev/chathub development by creating an account on GitHub.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
24
ChatHub▲99
All-in-one chatbot client
2023 · chathub.gg · its alternatives →

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