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Rocket.Chat — open source alternative

Open source team and community chat with video and voice.

Strengths

Federation support (via Matrix bridge).
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Strong customization options.

Weaknesses

Can feel heavy for small teams.
Past performance issues on large deployments.
Resource footprint is higher than competitors.

License: MIT (community); proprietary modules available Self-host difficulty: 3/5 Hosted cloud optionDesktop: Windows, macOS, LinuxMobile: iOS, Android

Official site · Source on GitHub

Rocket.Chat is used as an alternative to

Slack

Team messaging with channels, threads and integrations.

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Discord

Voice, video and text chat — popular with gamers and communities.

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Microsoft Teams

Video, chat and collaboration bundled with Microsoft 365.

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