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24 alternatives to Total.js Messenger

A small, open-source alternative to Slack

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

1. 1
   Node.js Messenger▲140

   A small alternative to Slack

   2017 · totaljs.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Slack▲128

   A platform for team communication

   2014 · slack.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   HiveFlux + Slack▲93

   Real-time task management meets real-time communication

   2015 · blog.hiveflux.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Slack▲93

   Platform for team communication

   2015 · slack.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   TextCraft▲66

   Slack as old-school MUD client

   2015 · textcraft.co · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Slapp▲28

   An open-source node.js library for creating Slack Apps

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Slack▲31

   Platform for team communication

   2015 · slack.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Slack▲85

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

   2014 · slack.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Shlack▲75

   Whoa, a bash shell inside Slack!

   2016 · shell.playplay.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Converse.js▲126

    A free and open-source chat client for your website

    2014 · conversejs.org · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Slack▲16

    Real time messaging for teams.

    2014 · slack.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Lighthouse▲144

    Real-time monitoring and alerts for Slack administrators

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Restyaboard▲197

    An open source alternative to Trello

    2015 · restya.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Pubo for Slack▲56

    Smarter, actionable Slack notifications.

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    TeamNote▲91

    Slack for mobile workforces

    2015 · teamnote.ai · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Slack Gitsin▲115

    A beautiful Slack command line interface

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Geekbot▲84

    Asynchronous standup meetings in Slack

    2015 · geekbot.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Nestor V2.0▲78

    The easiest way to customize bots for Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    NW.js▲77

    A new way of writing desktop apps with Web technologies

    2015 · nwjs.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Solid Bot for Slack▲128

    Easily manage your meetings from Slack

    2016 · getsolid.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Metachat▲76

    A news feed for unread Slack messages

    2016 · metachat.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Quackpad▲139

    Collaborative docs for teams using Slack

    2015 · quackpad.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    NotebookJS▲109

    Scientific computation for JavaScript

    2016 · datazar.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Contentify▲70

    a real-time collaborative content manager on top of Github

    2014 · thyb.github.io · 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 →