Team Chat
Team messaging you can run yourself or join for free.
Paid apps in this category
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From Slack to Element
Encrypted chat on an open network you can join for free.
- Mattermost Mattermost — Open source. Free self-hosted Team Edition (open source) and Entry (free, limited). Professional and Enterprise are annual per-seat plans with no public price. Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone & iPad, Android, Web browser, Your own server.
- Zulip Zulip — Open source. Free to self-host with every feature. Zulip Cloud has a free plan; Standard is US$6.67 per user per month billed annually (US$8 monthly). Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone & iPad, Android, Web browser, Your own server.
Everything in Team Chat
| Name | Price | License | Works on | Difficulty | Get it |
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| Element Alternative | Open source | Open source · AGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only | Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone & iPad, Android, Web browser, Your own server | Difficulty: Easy | Download Official site |
| Mattermost Alternative | Open source | Open core · AGPL-3.0-only | Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone & iPad, Android, Web browser, Your own server | Difficulty: Advanced | Download Official site |
| Slack Paid app | Paid plans | Proprietary | Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone & iPad, Android, Web browser | — | Download Official site |
| Zulip Alternative | Open source | Open source · Apache-2.0 | Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone & iPad, Android, Web browser, Your own server | Difficulty: Easy | Download Official site |