Microsoft Teams Alternatives

Microsoft Teams is described as 'Integrates seamlessly with Office 365 to centralize chat, files, and tools. Supports HD audio and video meetings, available across multiple platforms' and is a popular Group Chat app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Teams for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac apps. The best Microsoft Teams 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 Microsoft Teams are Wire, Zulip, Jami and Mattermost.

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Microsoft Teams alternatives are mainly Team Collaboration Tools, but if you're looking for Group Chat Apps or Video Calling Apps you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Free, Self-Hosted + Open Source, Linux and Self-Hosted. 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. kMeet is an unlimited, free, Swiss solution for organising encrypted video-conferences.

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  2. Nextcloud Talk icon
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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.

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  3. 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.

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  4. Thirdlane Connect is a versatile collaboration tool that combines messaging, voice, video, and app integration into a cohesive and efficient experience on any platform.

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  5. Briefing icon
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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...

    164 Briefing alternatives

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  6. Dino icon
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    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.

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  7. Twake icon
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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...

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  8. Huly icon
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    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.

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  9. Ripcord icon
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    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...

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  10. Cisco Webex icon
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    Leading solution for video conferencing and webinar hosting, features document sharing, voice conferencing, video recording, screen sharing, and supports up to six webcams, making it ideal for secure and scalable online meetings across platforms.

    154 Cisco Webex alternatives

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  11. Google Chat icon
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    Secure team messaging platform with organized topic-based conversations, real-time collaboration on Docs, Sheets, Slides, integrated calendar scheduling, one-click meetings, shared tasks and files, Google Workspace support, admin controls, compliance, and advanced search.

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