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24 alternatives to Rocket.Chat

Your own open source Slack-like chat

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Rocket.Chat launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Rocket.Chat for iOS▲96

   Team chat software solution for iOS

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Slack▲93

   Platform for team communication

   2015 · slack.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Slackroulette▲122

   Chat with Slackers

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Slacking Pigeons▲109

   Chat in real time with your users directly from Slack

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Slack 4.0▲472

   A snappier, more efficient Slack desktop experience

   2019 · slack.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Bindle Chat▲104

   Slack for Friends

   2015 · bindlechat.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Slackin▲293

   Create your own public Slack chat community

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Sameroom▲126

   A bridge to connect users across chat services

   2015 · help.8x8.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Let's Chat▲323

   Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.

   2015 · sdelements.github.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Node.js Messenger▲140

    A small alternative to Slack

    2017 · totaljs.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Buzz▲161

    Your people, your agents, your project — all in one place

    Jul 2026 · buzz.xyz · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Public▲205

    Group chats. Great conversations. 💬

    2016 · public.chat · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Metachat▲76

    A news feed for unread Slack messages

    2016 · metachat.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    SpareMin▲96

    Making conversations possible again

    2016 · sparemin.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Posts 2.0▲240

    Glorious paragraph creator from Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    RocketChatLauncher▲6

    The best open source team chat app, with no servers or code.

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Converse.js▲126

    A free and open-source chat client for your website

    2014 · conversejs.org · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Slack▲31

    Platform for team communication

    2015 · slack.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    ChatGrape for iOS▲88

    Manage your team and your cloud services while on the road

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Slack▲128

    A platform for team communication

    2014 · slack.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Slack2Peach▲82

    Use 🍑 from Slack!

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Gitter▲131

    free public chat rooms for open source projects on GitHub

    2014 · gitter.im · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Shlack▲75

    Whoa, a bash shell inside Slack!

    2016 · shell.playplay.io · its alternatives →

24. 24AD
    Anonymous Discussion Platform For Any Topic (think Reddit meets Slack)▲72

    2017 · hashtags.chat · 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 →