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24 alternatives to Hosted IRC for Teams (my first startup)
Hosted IRC for Teams is a web-based IRC service that launched in 2013, designed for groups needing internet relay chat functionality without managing their own servers. The platform handles hosting and maintenance of… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hosted IRC for Teams (my first startup) launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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2012 · teamchat.net · its alternatives →
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Everything you love about Stack Overflow in a private space.
2018 · stackoverflow.com · its alternatives →
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Self-hosted chat for small teams.
2015 · sdelements.github.io · its alternatives →
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SpatialChat 3.0▲505All-in-one space for collaboration, all-hands and networking
2022 · spatial.chat · its alternatives →
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Teamhub.com▲237Hey HN, We've just launched our team collaboration platform where we're bringing together all the important tools under one app. We've been frustrated in the past with tools which had a huge disconnect between projects and chat. It always inevitably leads to teams using external chat apps for "project management" and then abandoning the main tools altogether. We're creating tools we hope teams will stick with. Super integrated Chat. Convert comments to tasks and have them auto added to project boards. Automations to help massively reduce burden on the team. Workflows, Time-Off and so much…
2024 · teamhub.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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The Lounge▲65A modern, cross-platform, self-hosted web IRC client
2022 · thelounge.chat · its alternatives →
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2012 · ircrelay.com · its alternatives →
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Time for new social rituals for your remote team
2022 · thursday.social · its alternatives →
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Mantle Chat▲298Collaboration platform where teams work with AI together
May 2026 · mantle.chat · its alternatives →
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Video chat, present, and work together, anytime, anywhere!
2020 · miro.com · its alternatives →
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Let's Chat▲323Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.
2015 · sdelements.github.io · its alternatives →
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2020 · onsite.fun · its alternatives →
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#Startup Chat▲358The global startup community, on Slack
2014 · hashtagstartup.co · its alternatives →
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Front Chat▲300The simplest way for teams to manage website chat
2017 · front.com · its alternatives →
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2024 · 2mb.codes · its alternatives →
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Comradery▲291Threaded discussions and real-time chat for your community!
2020 · comradery.com · its alternatives →
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2021 · joindistributed.com · its alternatives →
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Remote Team▲309Remote OS that makes operating your remote team seamless.
2020 · gusto.com · its alternatives →
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