Self-Hosted Mattermost Alternatives

There are many alternatives to Mattermost as a self-hosted solution if you are looking for a replacement. The best Self-Hosted alternative is Element. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Matrix or Rocket.Chat. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Mattermost and many of them are available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Self-Hosted alternatives to Mattermost are Zulip, Mirotalk, Twake and Conduit Chat Server.

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Mattermost alternatives are mainly Group Chat Apps, but if you're looking for Team Collaboration Tools or Instant Messengers you can filter on that. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Mattermost.
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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.

    301 Element alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Clean design

    Features

    1.  End-to-End Encryption
    2.  Decentralized
    3.  Federated
    4.  Team Collaboration
    5.  Encrypted Chat
    6.  Video Calling
    7.  Matrix Protocol
    8.  Voice Chat
    9.  Direct Messaging
    10.  Federation
    11.  Cross-Platform
    12.  Dark Mode

    Element VS Mattermost

     
    Comments about Element as an Alternative to Mattermost
    nrg200
    Positive Jun 16, 2017
    3

    Federated, bridged with many IRC networks.

    Mattermost Icon
    Element icon

    • Most users think Element is a great Mattermost alternative.

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

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

    • Element is Free Personal and Open SourceMattermost is Freemium and Open Source
    • Element is Decentralized and Privacy focusedMattermost is not according to our users
  2. Matrix icon

    Matrix

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    Matrix defines a set of open APIs for decentralised communication, suitable for securely publishing, persisting and subscribing to data over a global open federation of servers with no single point of control.

    162 Matrix alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • WebRTC
    • Python
    • JavaScript
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Cloudron
    • Java
    • Perl
    Main Page

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Security-focused
    3.  Lightweight
    4.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  End-to-End Encryption
    3.  Federation
    4.  Team Collaboration
    5.  Random Video Chat
    6.  Encrypted Chat
    7.  Voice Chat
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Spaces
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Support for @mentions

    Matrix VS Mattermost

     
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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.

    226 Zulip alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    Zulip screenshot 1

    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 Mattermost

     
    Comments about Zulip as an Alternative to Mattermost
    Top Positive Comment
    hritcu
    Jul 17, 2020
    1

    Zulip does threaded conversations right, requiring every message to be in a thread and threads to be named. Like Mattermost, Zulip is also open source and can be self-hosted, but they also provide hosting, and for open source projects and research groups this hosting is free.

    Top Negative Comment
    KazimirPodolski
    Sep 23, 2023
    0

    Zulip is plagued with bugs, incompletenesses and annoyances, creating a ton of friction in everyday work. It doesn't matter how open you are when it's so much harder to work with than competitors.

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    strifel
    Positive Aug 14, 2020
    0

    Also opensource and has the topics feature

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    • Almost everyone thinks Zulip is a great Mattermost alternative.

    • Zulip is Free Personal and Open SourceMattermost is Freemium and Open Source
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    Rocket.Chat

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

    137 Rocket.Chat alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    Rocket.Chat screenshot 1

    Top Rocket.Chat Features

    1.  Omnichannel messaging
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Channels
    4.  Self-Serve Capability
    5. Telegram icon  Telegram integration
    6. WhatsApp icon  Whatsapp integration
    7.  End-to-End Encryption
    8.  Screen Sharing
    9.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    10.  Bots
    11.  Integrated File Sharing
    12.  Video Conferencing

    Rocket.Chat VS Mattermost

     
    Comments about Rocket.Chat as an Alternative to Mattermost
    ruvenssrgw
    Positive Mar 18, 2022
    0

    Is a team collaboration at its core, and also has the alternative of enterprise support.

    Mattermost Icon
    Rocket.Chat icon

    • Almost everyone thinks Rocket.Chat is a great Mattermost alternative.

    • Rocket.Chat is Freemium and Open SourceMattermost is also Freemium and Open Source
  6. Mirotalk icon

    Mirotalk

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    Powered by WebRTC, Real-time video call, chat room and screen sharing entirely browser based.

    62 Mirotalk alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker Hub
    • YunoHost
    Chat window

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Screen Sharing
    2.  End-to-End Encryption
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Desktop Sharing
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Real time collaboration
    7.  VoiP Calls
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Multiple Account support
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Voice Chat
    12.  Peer-To-Peer

    Mirotalk VS Mattermost

     
  7. Twake icon

    Twake

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    Twake is a real-time teamwork platform. It is a suite of collaborative tools that includes the specificities of some bestsellers (Slack, Trello, Google Drive...). We provide professional messaging, storage space, online collaborative editors (Words, Excel, PowerPoint), task...

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Twake screenshot 1

    Twake Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Workspaces

    Twake VS Mattermost

     
  9. Conduit Chat Server icon

    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
    Conduit Chat Server screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Scalable

    Features

    1.  Support for @mentions
    2.  Rust
    3.  Matrix Protocol

    Conduit Chat Server VS Mattermost

     
  10. Virola Messenger icon

    Virola Messenger

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    Secure self-hosted messenger with private and group chat rooms, file transfer and storage, voice and video meetings, meetings recording, issue tracking, screen sharing and remote control, flexible permissions, and many more.

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    Virola corporate messenger desktop app

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Unlimited storage
    2.  Multiple Account support
    3.  VoiP Calls
    4.  Spell Checking
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Scrum Boards
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Support for @mentions
    10.  Kanban Board
    11.  Screen Sharing
    12.  Voice Chat

    Virola Messenger VS Mattermost

     
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    Databag

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    A tiny self-hosted federated messenger for the decentralized web.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    Browser Screenshot

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  End-to-End Encryption
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Decentralized
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  AES-256 Encryption
    6.  VoiP Calls
    7.  Federated

    Databag VS Mattermost

     
  12. Hack Chat icon

    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.

    42 Hack Chat alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
    Hack Chat screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free

    Hack Chat VS Mattermost

     
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