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
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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.

    222 Slack alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Electron
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Top Slack Features

    1.  Team Collaboration
    2.  Multi Channel
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Support for @mentions
    5.  Channels
    6.  Threaded Conversations
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  HIPAA Compliant
    9.  Reactions
    10.  Real time collaboration
    11. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
    12.  VoiP Calls

    Slack VS Campfire

     
    Comments about Slack as an Alternative to Campfire
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    Negative Feb 19, 2019
    3

    Campfire is about writing stories, managing them and so on. This alternative app is about chatting. Are there similarities? Absolutely not!!!!!!!

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

    128 Mattermost alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Cloudron

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Team Collaboration
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Chat Bot
    4.  On-premises software
    5.  Multi Channel
    6.  Full-Text Search
    7.  Built-in viewer
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Real time collaboration
    10.  Support for @mentions
    11.  Support for MarkDown
    12.  End-to-End Encryption

    Mattermost VS Campfire

     
    Comments about Mattermost as an Alternative to Campfire
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    Negative Feb 19, 2019
    1

    Campfire is about writing stories, managing them and so on. This alternative app is about chatting. Are there similarities? Absolutely not!!!!!!!

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    • Mattermost is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Campfire.

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

    • Mattermost is Freemium and Open SourceCampfire is Paid and Proprietary
    • Mattermost is LightweightCampfire is not according to our users
  3. Zulip icon
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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.

    225 Zulip alternatives

    License model

    • Free PersonalOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid

    Top Zulip Features

    1.  Threaded Conversations
    2.  Team Collaboration
    3.  Support for Hotkeys
    4.  Community-based
    5.  Support for MarkDown
    6.  Syntax Highlighting
    7.  Chat Bot
    8.  Secure Chat
    9.  Third party integrations
    10.  Integrated File Sharing
    11. GitHub icon  GitHub Integration
    12.  Integrated Search

    Zulip VS Campfire

     
    Comments about Zulip as an Alternative to Campfire
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    Negative Feb 19, 2019
    2

    Campfire is about writing stories, managing them and so on. This alternative app is about chatting. Are there similarities? Absolutely not!!!!!!!

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    • Zulip is the most popular Web-based alternative to Campfire.

    • Zulip is Free Personal and Open SourceCampfire is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Trillian icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

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

    Trillian Features

    1.  Support for Multiple protocols
    2. XMPP icon  Supports XMPP
    3.  Messages
    4.  IMAP Support
    5.  POP3 Support

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  5. Ripcord icon
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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

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Discord
    • Slack
    Discontinued

    The latest version (0.4.29) is from 2021.

    Ripcord Features

    1.  VoiP Calls
    2. Slack icon  Slack integration
    3.  Native application
    4.  Slack client

    Ripcord VS Campfire

     
    Comments about Ripcord as an Alternative to Campfire
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    Negative Feb 19, 2019
    1

    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!!!

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    • Ripcord is Freemium and ProprietaryCampfire is Paid and Proprietary
  6. Gitter icon
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    Gitter is a chat and collaboration tool for developers and users. It's a place for developers to talk.

    53 Gitter alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

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

    Gitter Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Public communities discovery

    Gitter VS Campfire

     
    Comments about Gitter as an Alternative to Campfire
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    Negative Feb 19, 2019
    0

    Campfire is about writing stories, managing them and so on. This alternative app is about chatting. Are there similarities? Absolutely not!!!!!!!

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    • Gitter is Free and Open SourceCampfire is Paid and Proprietary
  7. Hack Chat icon
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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.

    42 Hack Chat alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free

    Hack Chat VS Campfire

     
    Comments about Hack Chat as an Alternative to Campfire
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    Negative Feb 19, 2019
    1

    Campfire is about writing stories, managing them and so on. This alternative app is about chatting. Are there similarities? Absolutely not!!!!!!!

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    • Hack Chat is Free and Open SourceCampfire is Paid and Proprietary
  8. Ziggs icon
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    Smoothly Share Content Between Devices!.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Top Ziggs Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Push to talk
    5.  Multiple languages
    6.  Integrated File Sharing
    7.  Channels
    8.  Public groups chat
    9.  Persistent Chat
    10.  Low Latency
    11.  Direct Messaging

    Ziggs VS Campfire

     
  9. Zoho Cliq icon
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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.

    148 Zoho Cliq alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • IN flagIndia

    Platforms

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

    Zoho Cliq Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Support for @mentions
    3.  Real time collaboration
    4.  Screen Sharing
    5.  Integrated File Sharing
    6.  Event management
    7.  Audio Calling

    Zoho Cliq VS Campfire

     
  10. dirc icon
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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:

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

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

    dirc Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  IRC

    dirc VS Campfire

     
  11. Filevine icon
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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.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Top Filevine Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  Task Time Tracking
    3.  Recurring Tasks
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Calendar View
    6.  Real time collaboration
    7. Google Calendar icon  Sync with Google Calendar
    8.  Full-Text Search
    9.  Calendar Integration
    10.  Reminders
    11.  File Tagging
    12.  Two-factor Authentication

    Filevine VS Campfire

     
    • Filevine is the most popular commercial alternative to Campfire.

    • Filevine is Paid and ProprietaryCampfire is also Paid and Proprietary
  12. Flock icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Top Flock Features

    Features

    1.  VoiP Calls
    2.  Screen Sharing
    3. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
    4. Google Calendar icon  Google Calendar integration
    5.  Web-Based
    6. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration
    7. JIRA icon  Jira integration
    8.  Team Messaging
    9. Microsoft Visual Studio icon  Visual Studio integration
    10.  Channel manager
    11. Trello icon  Trello integration
    12. Asana icon  Asana integration

    Flock VS Campfire

     
    Comments about Flock as an Alternative to Campfire
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    Negative Feb 19, 2019
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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!!!!!!!

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    • Flock is Freemium and ProprietaryCampfire is Paid and Proprietary
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