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. Quick hack to get a chatbox on Last.fm using websockets launched in 2012; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Radio Slack▲93

   Collaborative jukebox for Slack

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Node.js Messenger▲140

   A small alternative to Slack

   2017 · totaljs.com · its alternatives →

3. 3SW
   Serverless WebSocket chat▲8

   2016 · blog.fanout.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Total.js Messenger▲181

   A small, open-source alternative to Slack

   2017 · totaljs.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Slack Button▲159

   Easy way for other teams to install your incoming webhooks

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Deskcord.chat▲74

   A widget to chat with customers from your Discord server

   Jul 2026 · deskcord.chat · its alternatives →

7. 7
   WebsocketD▲82

   WebSockets are easy now

   2015 · websocketd.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Tomo for ChatGPT▲98

   Ask anything. Then play it, Duolingo-style.

   6d ago · heytomo.app · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Wabi▲84

   A new kind of messenger that gets things done

   23d ago · wabi.ai · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Punch▲89

    Save your group chat's important stuff

    Sep 2026 · itspunch.app · its alternatives →

11. 11AR
    AirDrum - Rock out over websockets▲5

    2013 · airdrum.co · its alternatives →

12. 12IW
    Instant web chat inside your LAN▲9

    2020 · localchat.bigsun.xyz · its alternatives →

13. 13LC
    Live Chat from a Simple Link▲6

    2022 · contactlink.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Open source hyper-live chatroom using WebSockets, Node.js, and Vue.js▲22

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15UM
    Ultimate mashup Web-based music player (Last.FM API)▲9

    2014 · thepara.de · its alternatives →

16. 16AD
    A Decentralized Chat Using JavaScript and Rust (WebAssembly)▲6

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

17. 17SS
    Suprsede – Social news and discussion with realtime websockets chat▲5

    2014 · suprsede.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Streaming Calls to a Browser with Voice WebSockets▲13

    Demo App of Nexmo Voice API WebSockets sending call audio to a WebBrowser to playback using the Web Audio API - nexmo-community/audiosocket-demo

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19FM
    Facebook Messenger Chatbot for Non Techies▲9

    2016 · exponea.com · its alternatives →

20. 20SP
    Songket, Postman Like Tool for Phoenix Websocket▲5

    2019 · songket.netlify.com · its alternatives →

21. 218L
    8bit live chat with Papercups and NES.css▲6

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

22. 22AS
    A simple embedded websocket server in C++▲5

    Drawing attention to an open source project of mine

    2015 · xania.org · its alternatives →

23. 23
    WhatsApp Web Bot▲6

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24MT
    Mishka, Telegram AI Chatbot with web access▲8

    2024 · mishka.contact · its alternatives →

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