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24 alternatives to Rivers.IM v 4.0.1

Next Generation Team Collaboration Platform

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Rivers.IM v 4.0.1 launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Rivers IM▲152

   Create CUBES, Connect and Work

   2019 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Flow▲438

   Beautiful team chat with tightly integrated task management

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Tribe 2.0▲998

   Introducing Augmented Messaging™

   2016 · tribe.pm · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Rivers IM 4.0.9▲2

   Now more flexible, powerful and fun

   2019 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   HipChat 2.0▲120

   Group chat and IM built for teams.

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Quill▲414

   Messaging to make your team better

   2021 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Taskade 3.0▲645

   All-in-one collaboration. Chat, organize, get things done!

   2020 · taskade.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Spot 2.0▲287

   The next-gen communication app for teams

   2022 · spotvirtual.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Intercom Messenger▲457

   The messenger for business. All new.

   2016 · fin.ai · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hangouts Chat by Google▲546

    Intelligent team communication

    2018 · accounts.google.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Front 2.0▲500

    Shared team inboxes to manage Email, Twitter, SMS & more

    2014 · front.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    OpenPhone API▲422

    The phone system for teams, now integrated with your stack

    2024 · quo.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Teamhub.com▲237

    Hey 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 →

14. 14
    Stream Chat▲327

    Build, code and ship in app messaging in a few hours

    2019 · getstream.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Pond▲163

    Superhuman for texting

    2025 · trypond.ai · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Front 3.0▲400

    Team Inboxes for Email, Twitter, Text & more

    2016 · front.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Hangouts Chat by Google (Early Access)▲450

    Bring your team together

    2017 · blog.google · its alternatives →

18. 18
    OpenPhone 2.0▲417

    The new phone for business. Now on desktop and for teams.

    2020 · quo.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Apple Business Chat▲292

    New way for businesses to connect with customers directly

    2017 · register.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Stream 2.0▲303

    API for building, scaling and personalizing feeds

    2016 · getstream.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Message.io▲296

    Bots that work everywhere

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Hop▲442

    The new face of email is fast, elegant, powerful, expressive

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Reply Now▲274

    Make messengers work for your business

    2019 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Wire▲304

    Great conversations. Built for mobile, tablets, & desktop.

    2014 · wire.com · its alternatives →

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