Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Hashtags

Chat about anything (Reddit + Slack)

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hashtags launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Slack Chats▲362

   A place to discover and join private Slack groups

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Let's Chat▲321

   Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Slackin▲293

   Create your own public Slack chat community

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   #Startup Chat▲357

   The global startup community, on Slack

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Slack for Mobile 2.0▲310

   Rebuilt from the ground up

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Mention for Slack▲334

   Real-time monitoring + real-time chat

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Slinky▲110

   Your slack links — organized!

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Slack▲85

   Be less busy. Real-time messaging, archiving & search.

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   #Clicky for Slack▲121

   Post links to Slack with a single click

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Slack▲93

    Platform for team communication

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Metachat▲76

    A news feed for unread Slack messages

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    WUT▲117

    Anonymously chat with friends

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Little Birdie▲93

    Get a Slack message when you're mentioned on HN or Reddit

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    SlackDigest▲106

    Daily digest for Slack channels

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Chathouse▲79

    Chatrooms with friends!

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Chatous▲99

    Meet new people and talk about what matters to you.

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Slackernews▲31

    Your Slack links curated by and for your team

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Howdy▲235

    Your new digital coworker for Slack!

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    SlackBotList▲169

    A collection of some of the best Slack Bots

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    FastVoted▲121

    Get trending posts from PH, HN, reddit, & more in your Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Public▲205

    Group chats. Great conversations. 💬

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Node.js Messenger▲140

    A small alternative to Slack

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Shout▲207

    Exchange Anything with the people around you

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Rocket.Chat▲152

    Your own open source Slack-like chat

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →