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24 alternatives to HipChat

Group chat and IM built for teams.

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

1. 1
   Hipchat▲35

   Group chat and IM built for teams.

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   HipChat 2.0▲120

   Group chat and IM built for teams.

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   HipChat with Your Users▲66

   Team and customer communication together in one place.

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   S V Y F T▲68

   Free Team Collaboration Built Around Group Chat

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Slack Chats▲362

   A place to discover and join private Slack groups

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Public▲205

   Group chats. Great conversations. 💬

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Group Chats in ChatGPT▲470

   Collaborate with others & ChatGPT in the same conversation

   Nov 2025 · openai.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Hangouts Chat by Google▲550

   Intelligent team communication

   2018 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Buzz▲161

   Your people, your agents, your project — all in one place

   Jul 2026 · buzz.xyz · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Slack▲128

    A platform for team communication

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Slack▲93

    Platform for team communication

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Let's Chat▲321

    Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Airchat▲72

    Location-based chatting with group controls

    2013 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Hipchat for Apple Watch▲9

    Group and video chat, built for business teams to succeed.

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Flock▲118

    A messaging app for making plans

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    8seats▲106

    Team Messaging Evolved. Easier, faster +Add AI team members.

    2024 · 8seats.com · its alternatives →

17. 17LT
    Lechat – team chat for developers▲34

    2013 · lechat.im · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Blastchat▲93

    Mass communication done easy

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    GroupAhead▲138

    Connect Your Members With Your Own Mobile App

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Flock Chat▲36

    simple, secure messaging for fast moving teams.

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Team Snap▲69

    Communicate with your team (sports)

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Hyphen▲128

    Chat with teams outside your company

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Slack▲31

    Platform for team communication

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Teams for Wire▲113

    Secure team messaging

    2017 · 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 →