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24 alternatives to The Information's 411 - "Symmetrical Players"

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Information's 411 - "Symmetrical Players" launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Slack for Mobile 2.0▲310

   Rebuilt from the ground up

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Let's Chat▲321

   Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Path Talk▲295

   Smart, Private Messaging

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Total.js Messenger▲181

   A small, open-source alternative to Slack

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Maker Hunt▲268

   The knowledge-sharing community for Product Hunt makers

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Node.js Messenger▲140

   A small alternative to Slack

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Gum▲123

   The social network of things

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Analyse Asia 113: Sameer Singh▲55

   Implications of Facebook F8 to Asian Messaging Apps

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Babble▲92

   A more personalized social network

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Faces▲76

    A Facebook messenger for Chrome.

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    OnHub▲249

    A new router from Google

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Conversity▲94

    Easiest way to manage Facebook Messenger chats

    2018 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Swelly 3.0▲160

    A social voting app fully integrated in Messenger 🐳

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Metachat▲76

    A news feed for unread Slack messages

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Analyse Asia 109: Tencent and QQ with Eva Xiao▲54

    On Tencent, the company behind QQ & Wechat Part 1

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    USA TODAY Tech - The future of messaging apps▲109

    Chris Messina & Ben Eidelson discuss conversational commerce

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    What would google do?▲64

    A guide to the business logic of the network era.

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Slack▲93

    Platform for team communication

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Slack▲128

    A platform for team communication

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Honey▲72

    Enterprise social network for news sharing

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Digit for Facebook Messenger▲117

    Save money, without thinking about it.

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Tapdaq▲90

    A community-driven mobile ad exchange

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Slack▲85

    Be less busy. Real-time messaging, archiving & search.

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Theory Survey▲120

    Surveys on Facebook Messenger = $

    2017 · 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 →