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24 alternatives to Rapidchat

Team communication

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Rapidchat launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Zenchat▲97

   Team messenger with built-in task management.

   2020 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hangouts Chat by Google (Early Access)▲448

   Bring your team together

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hangouts Chat by Google▲550

   Intelligent team communication

   2018 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Tribe 2.0▲998

   Introducing Augmented Messaging™

   2016 · tribe.pm · its alternatives →

5. 5
   SpatialChat 3.0▲508

   All-in-one space for collaboration, all-hands and networking

   2022 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Snapchat Chat 2.0▲443

   All-new Chat with stickers, audio, video notes and more

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Flock▲168

   Real-time team messenger tool

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Spot 2.0▲287

   The next-gen communication app for teams

   2022 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Skype▲533

   Completely redesigned with GIFs, group video chat, & stories

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Slack 4.0▲472

    A snappier, more efficient Slack desktop experience

    2019 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Freshchat▲264

    Catch 'em all. Keep 'em all.

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    HipChat 2.0▲120

    Group chat and IM built for teams.

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Kwayet▲114

    Team chat & collaboration app, a simple way to Slack

    2021 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Flow▲440

    Beautiful team chat with tightly integrated task management

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Smallchat Beta▲373

    Slack integration for chatting with visitors to your website

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Missive for iOS▲84

    Meet the one app for team email and chat, now on iOS

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    EventChat▲80

    A chat app that creates chats based on events, not groups.

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    SpatialChat 2.0▲316

    Virtual space for events & teams of any size

    2020 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Rocket.Chat for iOS▲96

    Team chat software solution for iOS

    2018 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Everchat (Beta)▲69

    Build your community in the fastest way ever

    2020 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    tada.team▲82

    Communicate as usual and create tasks from the messages

    2019 · its alternatives →

22. 22LT
    Linen.team – A lightweight, thread-first Slack alternative▲124

    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 →

23. 23
    Quickie▲83

    Communicate in a whole new way on iOS & Android

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    LiveChat▲94

    Premium live chat and help desk software for business.

    2017 · its alternatives →

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