Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Rake
Rake provides team messaging and omnichannel customer chat
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Rake launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Kommunicate 3.0▲337Automate customer conversations across channels with AI
2023 · kommunicate.io · its alternatives →
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Carrot▲299Keep fast-growing and remote teams on the same page 🙌
2018 · carrot.io · 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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Facebook's newest product for online businesses 🗣️
2017 · facebook.com · its alternatives →
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How your salary stacks up against the salaries of your peers
2018 · hubspot.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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Intelligent team communication
2018 · accounts.google.com · its alternatives →
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Front 2.0▲500Shared team inboxes to manage Email, Twitter, SMS & more
2014 · front.com · its alternatives →
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Get instant answers from your spreadsheets data in seconds
2024 · kommunicate.io · its alternatives →
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The ultimate omnichannel helpdesk for your customer support
2019 · freshworks.com · its alternatives →
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Wire▲301Great conversations. Built for mobile, tablets, & desktop.
2014 · wire.com · its alternatives →
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Chatfully▲145All-in-one chat tool for teams: texting, web chat, & more
2021 · trychatfully.com · its alternatives →
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Open-source live-chat, email support, omni-channel desk. An alternative to Intercom, Zendesk, Salesforce Service Cloud etc. 🔥💬 - chatwoot/chatwoot
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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8seats▲106Team Messaging Evolved. Easier, faster +Add AI team members.
2024 · 8seats.com · its alternatives →
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Hello Ivy▲139Project management & team communication software
2022 · helloivy.co · 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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Buzz▲161Your people, your agents, your project — all in one place
Jul 2026 · buzz.xyz · its alternatives →
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