Friends Alternatives

Friends is described as 'Is like Slack except P2P, offline friendly and open source. We transmit data over secure channels and authenticate messages. It's made by a group of open source developers who are motivated to make a public chat platform that is easy to use but isn't centrally' and is an website in the social & communications category. There are three alternatives to Friends, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Self-Hosted and SaaS apps. The best Friends alternative is Rocket.Chat, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Friends are ArrowChat and NitroChat.

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  1. Rocket.Chat icon

    Rocket.Chat

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    Rocket.Chat is a Web Chat Server, developed in JavaScript, using the Meteor fullstack framework.

    142 Rocket.Chat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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    • Rocket.Chat is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Friends.

    • Rocket.Chat is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Friends.

    • Rocket.Chat is Freemium and Open SourceFriends is Free and Open Source
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    ArrowChat

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    ArrowChat is a self-hosted live chat software based on PHP script and jQuery. It is placed at the bottom of your website similar to Messenger . The chat integrates right into your existing website using your existing usernames...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
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    • ArrowChat is the most popular Web-based alternative to Friends.

    • ArrowChat is Freemium and ProprietaryFriends is Free and Open Source
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    NitroChat

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    Nitro Chat Application.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     

    • NitroChat is the most popular SaaS alternative to Friends.

    • NitroChat is the most popular commercial alternative to Friends.

    • NitroChat is Paid and ProprietaryFriends is Free and Open Source
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