Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Instant web chat inside your LAN launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1LC
   Live Chat from a Simple Link▲6

   2022 · contactlink.com · its alternatives →

2. 2RR
   Real Real-Time Chat▲7

   2013 · chox.co · its alternatives →

3. 3SR
   Super realtime webchat, so you can feel closer with people online▲6

   2016 · thedank.chat · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Sqwiggle▲196

   24/7 Video Chat for Remote Teams

   2013 · sqwiggle.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Deskcord.chat▲74

   A widget to chat with customers from your Discord server

   Jul 2026 · deskcord.chat · its alternatives →

6. 6
   ChatHop▲97

   Take your conversation anywhere.

   Sep 2026 · chathop.tech · its alternatives →

7. 7
   aIRChat▲61

   A better looking, browser-based IRC client

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8HA
   Hey, a live chat on any website▲6

   2019 · hey.network · its alternatives →

9. 9CS
   Chatlet – Simple Video Chat▲7

   2018 · chatlet.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    A simple chatroom built using Django Channels▲8

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11SW
    Serverless WebSocket chat▲8

    2016 · blog.fanout.io · its alternatives →

12. 12SS
    Super simple chat app▲7

    2018 · boredchat.mustak.im · its alternatives →

13. 13AD
    A Decentralized Chat Using JavaScript and Rust (WebAssembly)▲6

    2019 · perlin-network.github.io · its alternatives →

14. 14CW
    Chat with People Working Remotely▲5

    2017 · remotemesh.com · its alternatives →

15. 15AB
    A beautiful GPT chat client▲7

    2023 · gasby.app · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Instantchat.io▲7

    Chat by sharing a URL

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17HV
    Hello – Video chat with upto 8 people from browser▲8

    2017 · sayhello.li · its alternatives →

18. 18TG
    TalktoMe – Group video chat made simple using WebRTC▲6

    2020 · talktome.space · its alternatives →

19. 19AC
    Anonymous Chat with a Link Share▲5

    2020 · kchatty.com · its alternatives →

20. 20SC
    Switchboard.chat▲7

    2016 · switchboard.chat · its alternatives →

21. 21WA
    Web app that makes conversations more fun▲6

    2020 · outofcharacter.io · its alternatives →

22. 228L
    8bit live chat with Papercups and NES.css▲6

    2021 · papercups-io.github.io · its alternatives →

23. 23CP
    Chaturly - Persistent chat about any URL, with anyone▲7

    2013 · chaturly.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Ring▲6

    Decentralized Chat

    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 →