Houseparty AlternativesGroup Chat Apps like Houseparty

Houseparty is described as 'Connects you with friends in a live video network. When you're in the app, you'll instantly see your friends that are in the app and will be able to communicate with all of them at once through a live video stream. Just one tap gets you connected' and is a Group Chat app in the social & communications category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Houseparty for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, iPhone, Android, iPad and Android Tablet apps. The best Houseparty alternative is Element. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Element or Jitsi Meet. Other great apps like Houseparty are Briefing, Nextcloud Talk, Kosmi and Whereby.

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  1. Element icon

    Element

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    Provides secure collaboration with end-to-end encryption, supporting chat, voice, and video calls. Available on all major platforms, it enables digital sovereignty with a decentralized design and interoperability through bridges to systems like Slack and Teams. Includes enterprise-grade SaaS.

    302 Element alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Matrix.org
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Cloudron
    Video calls for desktop and mobile
     

    • Element is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Houseparty.

    • Element is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Houseparty.

    • Element is Free Personal and Open SourceHouseparty is Free and Proprietary
    • Element is Privacy focused and LightweightHouseparty is not according to our users
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    Jitsi Meet

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    Go ahead, video chat with the whole team. In fact, invite everyone you know. Jitsi Meet is a fully encrypted, 100% open source video conferencing solution that you can use all day, every day, for free.

    148 Jitsi Meet alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Apple Watch
    • F-Droid
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    Zoom

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    Provides video conferencing with high-quality video and screen sharing, supporting up to 100 participants, real-time whiteboard collaboration, group messaging, and VoIP. Compatible across devices including smartphones and PCs, offering flexibility for remote meetings.

    230 Zoom alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple Car Play
    • Android Auto
    • Apple TV
    • Android TV
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    It has so many extra features

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    • Zoom is Freemium and ProprietaryHouseparty is Free and Proprietary
  5. Briefing icon

    Briefing

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    The preservation of privacy is the main driver for this project. Secure technologies, such as WebRTC, are used to establish a direct connection between the participants. The website that provides the web application and mediates the communication stores as little data as...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • npm
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  6. Nextcloud Talk icon

    Nextcloud Talk

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    Self-hosted communication platform with secure audio, video, chat, web conferencing, screensharing, advanced encryption, and metadata privacy, running on user-controlled servers, supporting web and mobile apps, and eliminating third-party data exposure.

    109 Nextcloud Talk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Nextcloud
    • F-Droid
    • Flatpak
    • Chocolatey
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    Kosmi

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    Kosmi is a free real time application and communication platform that offers voice, text and video calls along with games and applications such as SNES Party, NES Party, OpenArena, Poker, Virtual Cardtables, Synced YouTube and Cowatch Video.

    154 Kosmi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. Whereby icon

    Whereby

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    Video conversations with up to 8 people in your browser - no downloads, no login. Just name your channel and you are on. Works in all modern browsers, even mobile.

    127 Whereby alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Rave

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    Rave is a free iOS and Android application where you can watch Netflix, Disney+, YouTube, Prime Video and more with friends while chatting in perfect sync. Rave is also available on Chromebooks, Android TV, and is coming soon to Mac and Windows.

    37 Rave alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  11. Jam icon

    Jam

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    Drop-in audio rooms for meetings, mini conferences, podcasts.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    Conduit Chat Server

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    Conduit is a simple, fast and reliable chat server powered by Matrix. Conduit is an alternative to Synapse and tries to be lightweight and easy to install, but it is still in development.

    243 Conduit Chat Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
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    Airtime

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    Airtime is the best way to stay close to your friends and family anytime, anywhere.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
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    3veta

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    Modern Meeting Experience for Remote Teams Designed by a Remote Team.

    294 3veta alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Team shared calendar
     

    • 3veta is the most popular SaaS alternative to Houseparty.

    • 3veta is the most popular commercial alternative to Houseparty.

    • 3veta is Paid and ProprietaryHouseparty is Free and Proprietary
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