Alternatives

Products that do what Fosscord – open-source and selfhostable alternative to discord does

1. 1OS
   Open-Source Discord (Dissonance)▲11

   2021 · github.com

2. 2FD
   Fusebot – Developer bot for Discord and Slack▲76

   2021 · fusebot.io

3. 3FD
   Flarum – Delightfully simple open-source forum software▲163

   2015 · flarum.org

4. 4JA
   Jam, an Open Source Clubhouse (w/ WebRTC)▲317

   2021 · jam.systems

5. 5WA
   Wey – A fast, open-source Slack desktop app▲277

   2018 · github.com

6. 6SI
   SocketCluster.io – flexible open-source real-time server with pub/sub▲217

   2016 · socketcluster.io

7. 7SA
   Synapse, a full featured BitTorrent client in Rust▲195

   2018 · github.com

8. 8CA
   Cordless, a Discord terminal client written in Go▲105

   2019 · github.com

9. 9PI
   pion/ion, self-hosted conferencing software with single command deploy▲124

   2020 · github.com

10. 10AT
    A tool to self host game servers with a free static IP▲91

    2021 · playit.gg

11. 11IM
    I made a command-line Slack chat client▲90

    2015 · github.com

12. 12MA
    MCServer – A FOSS Minecraft server in C++, with Lua plugins▲64

    2015 · github.com

13. 13WA
    Wsta – a CLI for working with WebSockets written in Rust▲85

    2016 · github.com

14. 14PV
    PJON v11.1 an independent, decentralized, open-source protocol▲56

    2018 · github.com

15. 15OS
    Open-source StackOverflow-like service▲74

    2016 · paizaqa.herokuapp.com

16. 16ZA
    Zorium - Alternative to Discord▲7

    2025 · zoriumapp.com

17. 17HY
    Host your own open source Slack-like chat platform▲9

    2015 · rocket.chat

18. 18FA
    FSSB – A filesystem sandbox for Linux▲43

    2016 · github.com

19. 19CA
    Convos, a OSS persistent IRC web client built using Mojo and Redis▲47

    2013 · convos.by

20. 20PA
    Plaidchat – A Slack client for Linux▲8

    2015 · github.com

21. 21GI
    Gossipr.io – Ephemerial and Linkable Group Chats▲21

    2019 · gossipr.io

22. 22SA
    Spiral – A Reddit-inspired local message board app▲37

    2014 · getspiralapp.com

23. 23OS
    Open source Live Chat Engine for your own systems▲17

    2015 · github.com

24. 24PA
    Pocketplace: a mini version of /r/place using golang and websockets▲15

    2017 · github.com

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