HipChat Alternatives

HipChat is described as 'Instant messaging service designed for companies and teams. It has persistent chat rooms, one-to-one chat, searchable chat history, file sharing via drag & drop and clipboard, inline image previews, an API, chat over SMS, and more' and is a popular instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to HipChat for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, Windows and Mac apps. The best HipChat alternative is Matrix, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like HipChat are Slack, Zulip, Mattermost and Rocket.Chat.

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  1. Niltalk icon
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    Instantly establish temporary, secure chat rooms with SSL encryption and optional password control. No registration, personal data, or logs are required or stored. Each session provides a unique link, ideal for confidential conversations via a browser and sharing.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  2. LeggoChat icon
     1 like

    LeggoChat is a group or channel based chat platform that is designed to be easy to set up for any casual, or formal settings and discussions. Users can choose to have their messages logged and stored, or otherwise. No user accounts are required to get started at all.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. dirc icon
     7 likes

    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. This app allows to exchange secure messages and communicate instantly with users connected to the same communication server software from mobile and desktop-based messaging clients. Instant messaging is strongly encrypted and archived on the IM server which is privately hosted...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  5. Shrtct icon
     7 likes

    Shrtct is a productivity tool for teams, providing in-context communication (chit chat free!) via Shrtct Hashes. It's great for preparing your team, making important decisions, gathering and storing information, planning, debating and hashing it out.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Wey icon
     4 likes

    Fast open source Slack desktop app, written in Node.js with native UI powered by the Yue library.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. ArrowChat icon
     1 like

    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
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. pChat icon
     1 like

    Free online chat rooms. Create your own chat room, earn karma and direct message.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  9. BloomText icon
     4 likes

    BloomText allows healthcare professionals to send messages and files securely to anyone instantly. Easily replaces the need for fax machines.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  10. Free Group / Team chat with persistent history.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Anologue icon
     4 likes

    Disposable online chat. With anologue you can quickly and easily engage in an anonymous (or not) linear dialogue with any number of people (within reason). No accounts. No installations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. ZeroChat icon
     13 likes

    An IRC-like internet chatroom hosted on ZeroNet, a distributed network. 0rc is a fully distributed website, and messages are shared through peers using the ZeroNet stack. In addition, making a new chatroom website is a simple as downloading the files and cloning the site.

    83 ZeroChat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • JavaScript
    • ZeroNet
     
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