The Best Open Source Microsoft Teams AlternativesTop Group Chat Apps & Team Collaboration Tools like Microsoft Teams

The best open source alternative to Microsoft Teams is Element. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Element or Jitsi Meet. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Teams and loads of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Microsoft Teams are Jami, Wire, Mattermost and Element X.

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Microsoft Teams alternatives are mainly Group Chat Apps, but if you're looking for Video Calling Apps or Instant Messengers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Self-Hosted + Open Source, Self-Hosted and Free. 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 Microsoft Teams.
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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

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Matrix.org
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Cloudron
    • Snapcraft
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    chtfn
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    Element has come a long way, and is now a fully-featured group chat application, with spaces (to group several rooms), numerous bridges so people are not locked in one single tool, and great integrations.

    tutosfaciles48
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    Riot.im have a lot of mods/plugins which allow us to have video calls, ldap/AD integration, ...

    Guest
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    Clean and simple interface. Bridges is an extremely nice feature.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Element is a great Microsoft Teams alternative.

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

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

    • Element is Free Personal and Open SourceMicrosoft Teams is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Element is Privacy focused and LightweightMicrosoft Teams is not according to our users
  2. Jitsi Meet icon

    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

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Apple Watch
    • F-Droid
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    Nicolas
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    No account required, end-to-end encryption, open source... All good reasons to be happy with Jitsi

    Guest
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    good software alternative to Meet

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Jitsi Meet is a great Microsoft Teams alternative.

    • Jitsi Meet is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Teams is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Jitsi Meet is Security-focused, Privacy focused and LightweightMicrosoft Teams is not according to our users
  4. Zulip icon

    Zulip

     263 likes
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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.

    221 Zulip alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
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    Zulip approach instant messaging in an innovative way, a hybrid between pure IM and old fashioned forum. It helps keeping the messages organized and not jumble around many discussion in the same flow

    JonasF
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    Superior to Teams in terms of performance and most importantly because of the Threading model, which allows asynchronous parallel collaboration on multiple issues.

    samia_
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    A place within the channel where you can have conversations organized by topic.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Zulip is a great Microsoft Teams alternative.

    • Zulip is Free Personal and Open SourceMicrosoft Teams is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Zulip is Privacy focusedMicrosoft Teams is not according to our users
  5. Jami icon

    Jami

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    Jami (formerly GNU Ring, SFLphone) positions itself as a potential free Skype replacement

    160 Jami alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Comments about Jami as an Alternative to Microsoft Teams
    Guest
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    Works as long as there is a connection between the parties as peer-to-peer.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Jami is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Teams is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Jami is Privacy focusedMicrosoft Teams is not according to our users
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    Wire

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    Wire is the most secure collaboration platform featuring messenger, voice, video, conference calls, file-sharing, and external collaboration –all protected by the most secure end-to-end-encryption.

    282 Wire alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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    Mattermost

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

    131 Mattermost alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

    Application types

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Cloudron
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    Guest
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    Mostly the same features, but self-hosted. Although less integrations in my knowledge

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    Easy to install, free of charge and self hosted.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Mattermost is a great Microsoft Teams alternative.

    • Mattermost is the most popular commercial alternative to Microsoft Teams.

    • Mattermost is Paid and Open SourceMicrosoft Teams is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Mattermost is LightweightMicrosoft Teams is not according to our users
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    Element X

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    It is the brand new, and fastest ever, Matrix client. It is for personal and community use, and will support enterprise functionality later this year.

    106 Element X alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  10. 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

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    • Mac
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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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    Comments about Rocket.Chat as an Alternative to Microsoft Teams
    Guest
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    Open source, very powerful. Can be hosted independently on own hardware but also as-a-service. Does the exact same without limiting the user to one service provider or client.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Rocket.Chat is Freemium and Open SourceMicrosoft Teams is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Quiet Chat

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    Quiet is an alternative to team chat apps like Slack, Discord, and Element that does not require trusting a central server or running one's own. In Quiet, all data syncs directly between a team's devices over Tor with no server required.

    55 Quiet Chat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Nextcloud Talk

     33 likes
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application types

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