Campfire AlternativesTeam Collaboration Tools & Group Chat Apps like Campfire

Campfire is described as 'Simple web-based real-time group chat tool for business. It makes real-time communication with 2-60 people as simple as visiting a web page' and is a team collaboration tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Campfire for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Android, iPhone and Mac apps. The best Campfire alternative is Slack, which is free. Other great apps like Campfire are Mattermost, Zulip, Trillian and Ripcord.

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  1. Slack icon

    Slack

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    Offers unified communication for teams with advanced real-time messaging, contextual features, versatile chat tools, and organized conversations in dedicated channels with integrated file sharing on Mac, Windows, Linux, and mobile platforms for enhanced productivity.

    224 Slack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Electron
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Campfire is about writing stories, managing them and so on. This alternative app is about chatting. Are there similarities? Absolutely not!!!!!!!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Slack is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Campfire.

    • Slack is the most popular free alternative to Campfire.

    • Slack is Freemium and ProprietaryCampfire is Paid and Proprietary
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    Mattermost

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    Mattermost is a secure, open source platform for communication, collaboration, and workflow orchestration across tools and teams.

    131 Mattermost alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Cloudron
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    Campfire is about writing stories, managing them and so on. This alternative app is about chatting. Are there similarities? Absolutely not!!!!!!!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Mattermost is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Campfire.

    • Mattermost is the most popular Open Source & commercial alternative to Campfire.

    • Mattermost is Paid and Open SourceCampfire is Paid and Proprietary
    • Mattermost is LightweightCampfire is not according to our users
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    Zulip

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    Zulip is the only modern team chat app that is designed for both live and asynchronous conversations. Zulip topics create a separate space for each discussion, so different conversations will never get in each other's way.

    221 Zulip alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
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    Campfire is about writing stories, managing them and so on. This alternative app is about chatting. Are there similarities? Absolutely not!!!!!!!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Zulip is Free Personal and Open SourceCampfire is Paid and Proprietary
    • Zulip is Privacy focusedCampfire is not according to our users
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    Zoho Cliq simplifies your team communication with organized conversations, information that's easy to find and by connecting to the tools you love. Transform ideas into reality with your team. With channels, your team communi...

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    Trillian

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    Trillian is an instant messaging app that works on phones, tablets, and desktops while keeping your chats neatly synchronized between all of them! We think conversation should be easily shared between all of your devices, not trapped as text messages on your phone.

    149 Trillian alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Ripcord

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    Ripcord is a desktop chat client for group-centric services like Slack and Discord. It provides a traditional compact desktop interface designed for power users. It's not built on top of web browser technology: it responds quickly to input, sips gently from computer...

    165 Ripcord alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Discord
    • Slack
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    Campfire is about writing stories, managing them and so on. This alternative app is about chatting. Are there similarities? Absolutely not!!!!!!! You can't even send someone a message with campfire!!!!!!!!!! This alternative app can. Campfire is not meant for chatting!!!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Ripcord is Freemium and ProprietaryCampfire is Paid and Proprietary
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    Gitter

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    Gitter is a chat and collaboration tool for developers and users. It's a place for developers to talk.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Campfire is about writing stories, managing them and so on. This alternative app is about chatting. Are there similarities? Absolutely not!!!!!!!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Gitter is Free and Open SourceCampfire is Paid and Proprietary
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    Hack Chat

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    hack.chat is a minimal, distraction-free chat application. Channels are created and joined by going to https://hack.chat/?your-channel. There are no channel lists, so a secret channel name can be used for private discussions.

    Source code : https://github.com/hack-chat/main.

    41 Hack Chat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
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    Campfire is about writing stories, managing them and so on. This alternative app is about chatting. Are there similarities? Absolutely not!!!!!!!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Hack Chat is Free and Open SourceCampfire is Paid and Proprietary
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    Zoho Cliq

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    Zoho Cliq simplifies your team communication with organized conversations, information that's easy to find and by connecting to the tools you love. Transform ideas into reality with your team. With channels, your team communication is visible, transparent and efficient.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Filevine

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    Built to manage all communication in the law office, and to keep cases moving forward, Filevine is a step forward in project management for businesses. Instead of simply organizing information, Filevine keeps you working on tasks until the job is done.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Flock

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    Flock is the fastest growing team messenger and loved by over 25,000 companies globally. It also comes with its powerful platform, FlockOS.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Campfire is about writing stories, managing them and so on. This alternative app is about chatting. Are there similarities? Absolutely not!!!!!!!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Flock is Freemium and ProprietaryCampfire is Paid and Proprietary
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    dirc

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    Dirc is a peer-to-peer web application which uses WebRTC to set up connections between chat participants without requiring a back-end server. The static files can be self-hosted. Other features:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Self-Hosted
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