Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to HelloHailey
The virtual watercooler for remote teams
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. HelloHailey launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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VirtualCoffee▲218Introduce teammates, break the ice, & socialize inside Slack
2022 · slack.com · its alternatives →
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Introduce teammates 1v1, spark conversations in Slack, Teams
2023 · springworks.in · its alternatives →
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Time for new social rituals for your remote team
2022 · thursday.social · its alternatives →
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Standuply 3.0▲485The future of remote work. Put management on autopilot.
2018 · standuply.com · its alternatives →
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Switchfree▲527Bring any AI agent into Slack, Teams & Discord. Open-source.
Aug 2026 · flintai.dev · its alternatives →
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A comprehensive WFH e-book for startups and individuals.
2020 · attendancebot.com · its alternatives →
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BotList 2.0▲406The best bots for Messenger, Slack, Alexa, Discord and more
2017 · views4you.com · its alternatives →
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Introduce teammates, break the ice, & socialize inside Slack
2021 · springworks.in · its alternatives →
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Product management bot for daily stand-up meetings on Slack
2018 · dailybot.com · its alternatives →
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Your networking assistant inside Slack
2016 · brandsly.com · its alternatives →
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Remotely▲152Avatar-based social hub with meetings, games & activities
2022 · remotelyhq.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I'm Kam, the founder and one of the authors of Linen. Today, we are launching Linen.team (https://linen.team/), a lightweight threaded messaging app for your team. Modern workplace messaging apps (like Slack) are based on IRC, which is great for small groups, but as it scales, breaks down quickly: you either get overwhelmed by notifications or you have to turn them all off. Most chat apps have threads tacked on but aren't built from the ground up with this design in mind. We wanted to create a thread-first experience where you can organize and prioritize conversations…
2024 · its alternatives →
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