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24 alternatives to Chat Simply – Group chat for everyone

Today my friends and I are launching a project we've been hacking on for the past few years. It's friendly web based group chat (with apps for Mac, Windows, and iOS) that's not limited to a single business. It basically offers the power of XMPP with a simple UI. chatsimply.com Please check it out and let me know what you think!

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

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    Public▲205

    Group chats. Great conversations. 💬

    2016 · public.chat · its alternatives →

  2. 2

    Collaborate with others & ChatGPT in the same conversation

    Nov 2025 · openai.com · its alternatives →

  3. 3

    Self-hosted chat for small teams.

    2015 · sdelements.github.io · its alternatives →

  4. 4

    Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.

    2015 · sdelements.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Your favorite group video chat for macOS

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Create a chat, copy the URL, paste it wherever you want. Perfect for those that would like to continue a discussion on a social network without having to sign up for anything. http://beta.mss.gs/#!/page/home

    2012 · beta.mss.gs · its alternatives →

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    ChitChat▲180

    No FOMO group chat

    2017 · its alternatives →

  8. 8

    Group chat and IM built for teams.

    2014 · its alternatives →

  9. 9FI

    This is something fun I’ve been hacking on recently: ridiculously simple group chat. Go to http://faces.io and then get your friends to do the same. That’s it! :-D Currently works best in Chrome. It’s definitely beta status at best. Audio can get weird—be ready to mute. ;-) Let me know what you think!

    2014 · its alternatives →

  10. 10
    GroupMe▲85

    The best way to chat with everyone you know

    2014 · groupme.com · its alternatives →

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    Chatfully▲145

    All-in-one chat tool for teams: texting, web chat, & more

    2021 · trychatfully.com · its alternatives →

  12. 12

    Instantly start chatting with people in your local area

    2015 · its alternatives →

  13. 13

    Simplest live chat widget on the planet

    2015 · getrezonate.com · its alternatives →

  14. 14

    Hey all I'm Asim. I'm an engineer who's been hacking on an open source project called Micro for the past eight years (https://micro.dev). In that time I've done a lot of things, all Dev related but ultimately most of my career was spent working on platforms for consumer products. After many attempts I've decided the path forward is to focus on building something that solves my own problem. Micro Chat is a solution to some of the social media problems I've been having. What I've been looking for most of my life is a community. A place to belong. I scoured the internet for that with…

    2023 · micro.mu · its alternatives →

  15. 15

    An awesome way to ask your friends questions anonymously

    2015 · its alternatives →

  16. 16

    The simplest live chat in the world

    2018 · replain.cc · its alternatives →

  17. 17
    ChatTab▲97

    The ChatGPT Mac app for minimalist enthusiasts

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Chaton▲88

    1:1 video chat P2P open source

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Bants!▲77

    Location based group chat in the browser

    2021 · its alternatives →

  21. 21

    Secure group video chat

    2020 · brie.fi · its alternatives →

  22. 22

    Hosted, free, easy, and beautiful live chat support

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Chat▲88

    turn your backend into a chat app instantly

    Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hipchat▲35

    Group chat and IM built for teams.

    2014 · its alternatives →

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