Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to RocketChatLauncher

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

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. RocketChatLauncher launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Rocket.Chat▲152

   Your own open source Slack-like chat

   2015 · rocket.chat · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Rocket.Chat for iOS▲96

   Team chat software solution for iOS

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hangouts Chat by Google▲546

   Intelligent team communication

   2018 · accounts.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Noor Beta▲487

   Time to replace Slack

   2023 · noor.to · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Buzz▲161

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

   Jul 2026 · buzz.xyz · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Hangouts Chat by Google (Early Access)▲450

   Bring your team together

   2017 · blog.google · its alternatives →

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   Lechat – team chat for developers▲34

   2013 · lechat.im · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Stream Chat▲327

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

   2019 · getstream.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Mantle Chat▲298

   Collaboration platform where teams work with AI together

   May 2026 · mantle.chat · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Stride▲527

    Atlassian's new group messaging and video meeting platform

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Rocket Chat▲2

    new way to communicate with your team,using enterprise chat

    2020 · rocket.chat · its alternatives →

12. 12
    #Startup Chat▲358

    The global startup community, on Slack

    2014 · hashtagstartup.co · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Jan▲329

    Open-source ChatGPT alternative that runs 100% offline

    2024 · jan.ai · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Chatfuel▲403

    Create chatbots to engage with your audience on messengers

    2016 · chatfuel.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    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 →

16. 16
    Tailchat▲70

    The next-generation noIM Application in your own workspace

    2023 · tailchat.msgbyte.com · its alternatives →

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    Mogo Chat – open-source team chat app written in Elixir and Ember.js▲140

    2014 · getmogochat.com · its alternatives →

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    OpenChatCut▲109

    Open-source AI agent video editor with a real timeline

    Jul 2026 · openchatcut.com · its alternatives →

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    Gaming Chat SDK by CometChat▲98

    Chat drops into Unreal like it was always there

    Jul 2026 · cometchat.com · its alternatives →

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    Converse.js▲126

    A free and open-source chat client for your website

    2014 · conversejs.org · its alternatives →

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    HipChat 2.0▲120

    Group chat and IM built for teams.

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Rocket Reply▲70

    Reply to messengers and SMS with a single tap on Android

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Teamchatviz▲80

    Visualize how your team communicates on Slack

    2016 · moovel.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Rocket for WhatsApp▲90

    WhatsApp marketing chrome extension

    2021 · rocketsend.io · its alternatives →

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