Microsoft Teams Alternatives

Apps similar to Microsoft Teams include Element, which is open source and free for personal use. Other options are Slack, Jitsi Meet, Jami and Wire. There's no shortage of Team Collaboration Tools like Microsoft Teams, with more than 100 alternatives for the web, iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.

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Most Microsoft Teams alternatives are Team Collaboration Tools, but you can also narrow the list to Group Chat Apps or Video Calling Apps. Other popular filters are Free, Open Source, Linux and Self-Hosted. You can also filter for EU-based alternatives if you prefer software from the European Union.
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  1. BigBlueButton icon
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    BigBlueButton enables universities and colleges to deliver a high-quality learning experience to remote students.

    115 BigBlueButton alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Online
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    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Ubuntu Server
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  2. Buzz icon
     6 likes

    Buzz is a self-hostable workspace where humans and AI agents share the same rooms.

    64 Buzz alternatives

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    • Docker
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  3. Sharry.live icon
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    Browser-based tool enabling instant, end-to-end encrypted screen sharing with a shareable link, requiring no downloads, installs, or accounts. Sessions use peer-to-peer WebRTC connections, store nothing on servers, and support multiple privacy-focused participants.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  4. Encrypted video meetings with unlimited participants, screen sharing, recording with secure storage, no data sale or registration, chat, reactions, calendar and background features, hosted entirely in Switzerland on renewable energy and compliant with strict privacy laws.

    94 Infomaniak kMeet alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
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  5. Trillian icon
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    Trillian is an instant messaging app that works on phones, tablets, and desktops while keeping your chats neatly synchronized between all of them! We think conversation should be easily shared between all of your devices, not trapped as text messages on your phone.

    153 Trillian alternatives

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    • Online
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    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  6. Mirotalk icon
     18 likes

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

    90 Mirotalk alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker Hub
    • YunoHost
    • Cloudron
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  7. Nextcloud Talk icon
     35 likes

    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.

    121 Nextcloud Talk alternatives

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    • Online
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    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Nextcloud
    • F-Droid
    • Flatpak
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    • OpenAPK
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  8. Twake icon
     29 likes

    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...

    133 Twake alternatives

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    • iPhone
    • Android
    • Online
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  9. Huly icon
     14 likes

    Open-source platform unifying project, document, issue, and task management with real-time team collaboration, instant messaging, video conferencing, and GitHub bidirectional sync, all in one customizable workspace for developers and product teams.

    108 Huly alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  10. Dino icon
     23 likes

    Dino is a modern open-source chat client for the desktop. It focuses on providing a clean and reliable Jabber/XMPP experience while having your privacy in mind. Using GTK+/Vala.

    86 Dino alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
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  11. Ripcord icon
     30 likes

    Ripcord is a desktop chat client for group-centric services like Slack and Discord. It provides a traditional compact desktop interface designed for power users. It's not built on top of web browser technology: it responds quickly to input, sips gently from computer...

    174 Ripcord alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Discord
    • Slack
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  12. Briefing icon
     29 likes

    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...

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • npm
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