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24 alternatives to Chatstead

Team chat that runs entirely on your own server

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

1. 1
   Let's Chat, a self-hosted chat app for small teams▲350

   Self-hosted chat for small teams.

   2015 · sdelements.github.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Let's Chat▲323

   Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.

   2015 · sdelements.github.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Chat'Inn▲69

   Miminal, Clean and Realtime Global Chat Application

   2022 · chat-inn.vercel.app · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hangouts Chat by Google▲546

   Intelligent team communication

   2018 · accounts.google.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hangouts Chat by Google (Early Access)▲450

   Bring your team together

   2017 · blog.google · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Front Chat▲300

   The simplest way for teams to manage website chat

   2017 · front.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Chatwoot▲329

   Chatwoot is an AI-powered, open-source customer support platform. Self-host or use our cloud to manage live chat, email, WhatsApp, and social conversations.

   2021 · chatwoot.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Chatlio – Live chat with your web visitors directly from Slack▲136

   Add live chat to your website and answer visitors directly from Slack. One-minute install, full widget customization, and a 30-day free trial.

   2016 · chatlio.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Chatlio▲245

   Live chat your web visitors directly from Slack

   2015 · chatlio.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Comradery▲291

    Threaded discussions and real-time chat for your community!

    2020 · comradery.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Chatfully▲145

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

    2021 · trychatfully.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Jan▲329

    Open-source ChatGPT alternative that runs 100% offline

    2024 · jan.ai · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Chat▲88

    turn your backend into a chat app instantly

    Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Chattt▲141

    Easily chat with people from your terminal 👨‍💻💬

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15FI
    Free, instant, secure, disposable chat rooms built in Go▲169

    2015 · niltalk.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Chaton▲88

    1:1 video chat P2P open source

    2021 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    I made a self-hosted ChatGPT UI▲141

    An open-source ChatGPT app with a voice. Contribute to cogentapps/chat-with-gpt development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    console.chat▲158

    A chat room inside your browser's console.

    2019 · console.chat · its alternatives →

19. 19
    ChatHub▲99

    All-in-one chatbot client

    2023 · chathub.gg · its alternatives →

20. 20MC
    Mogo Chat – open-source team chat app written in Elixir and Ember.js▲140

    2014 · getmogochat.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Callbell Chat Widget▲132

    Chat with visitors using messaging apps by Callbell

    2019 · callbell.eu · its alternatives →

22. 22
    ChatWerk▲75

    All messengers, one login to chat with clients effectively

    2021 · chatwerk.de · its alternatives →

23. 23SR
    Serverless realtime chat with Fanout and Fly▲13

    2018 · flychat.fanoutapp.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    I Made a Chat Server▲20

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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