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24 alternatives to Metachat

A news feed for unread Slack messages

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Metachat launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1MA
   Metachat, a news feed for unread Slack messages▲21

   2016 · metachat.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Slack Chats▲362

   A place to discover and join private Slack groups

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Slack for Mobile 2.0▲310

   Rebuilt from the ground up

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Slack All Unreads▲13

   A new way to catch up in Slack

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Let's Chat▲321

   Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Slack▲93

   Platform for team communication

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Slack▲85

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

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Slack▲128

   A platform for team communication

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Slack News Feed▲298

   Get the top posts from every Slack chat you're in.

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Node.js Messenger▲140

    A small alternative to Slack

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Slackin▲293

    Create your own public Slack chat community

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Mention for Slack▲334

    Real-time monitoring + real-time chat

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Slack-HN▲99

    Read Hacker News right from Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Solid Bot for Slack▲128

    Easily manage your meetings from Slack

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Posts 2.0▲240

    Glorious paragraph creator from Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16WA
    Wey – A fast, open-source Slack desktop app▲277

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    SlackCatchup▲134

    Catch up all the unread across your Slack teams in one place

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Slack▲16

    Real time messaging for teams.

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Suggestion Sam▲104

    A modern day suggestion box for Slack

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Slack Archive▲140

    Public, searchable & browseable archive of Slack channels

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    FastVoted▲121

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

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Slackernews▲31

    Your Slack links curated by and for your team

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Slinky▲110

    Your slack links — organized!

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    DiggBot for Slack▲140

    Discover the best of the web, right in Slack

    2016 · 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 →