Microsoft Teams AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Team Collaboration Tools

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   Element

    844 likes

   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.

   357 Element alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free Personal
   • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Instant Messenger
   • Video Calling

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Self-Hosted
   • Snapcraft
   • Matrix.org
   • Flathub
   • F-Droid
   • Cloudron
   • OpenAPK

   • United Kingdom

   

   

   

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   Positive comment by chtfn · Nov 6, 2021

   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.

   Positive comment by tutosfaciles48 · Jun 19, 2020

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

   Positive comment by Guest · Jan 31, 2020

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

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   • Element is Free Personal and Open SourceMicrosoft Teams is Freemium and Proprietary
   • Element is an Instant Messenger Microsoft Teams is a Group Chat App
   • Element is Decentralized, Privacy focused and LightweightMicrosoft Teams is not according to our users
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   Slack

    885 likes

   Offers unified communication for teams with advanced real-time messaging, contextual features, versatile chat tools, and organized conversations in dedicated channels with integrated file sharing on Mac, Windows, Linux, and mobile platforms for enhanced productivity.

   270 Slack alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Group Chat
   • Instant Messenger

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Chrome OS
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Electron
   • Software as a Service (SaaS)

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Positive comment by carteblanche · Sep 18, 2026

   Slack isn't constantly trying to lock you into its ecosystem. It also lets you set your default browser when opening links to something other than Edge.

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   • Slack is Freemium and ProprietaryMicrosoft Teams is also Freemium and Proprietary
4. 

   

   Zulip

    276 likes

   Threaded group conversations combine live and asynchronous messaging, separating topics for organized collaboration, supporting open-source, cloud, and self-hosted deployments, secure communication with encryption, and multi-platform access for diverse teams.

   253 Zulip alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free Personal
   • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Instant Messenger
   • Group Chat

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

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

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Top Positive Comment by Geobomatic · Oct 31, 2025

   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

   Positive comment by Nakul Verma · Jan 29, 2026

   Zulip is a very good free and open source software that helps people to conversation to each other on random and some important topics separately. A usercan see who is online or ofline at the real time that is awesome.

   Positive comment by JonasF · Nov 21, 2025

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

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   • Zulip is Free Personal and Open SourceMicrosoft Teams is Freemium and Proprietary
   • Zulip is an Instant Messenger Microsoft Teams is a Group Chat App
   • Zulip is Privacy focused and LightweightMicrosoft Teams is not according to our users
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   Mattermost

    256 likes

   Self-hosted collaboration platform featuring chat, workflow automation, voice and video calling, screen sharing, AI capabilities, broad third-party integration support, cross-platform apps, compatibility with Slack imports, and flexible deployment options for secure team communication.

   154 Mattermost alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Group Chat
   • Team Collaboration

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Self-Hosted
   • JavaScript
   • Software as a Service (SaaS)
   • Go (Programming Language)
   • Cloudron

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Mattermost vs Microsoft Teams Comments

   Positive comment by Guest · May 29, 2020

   Mostly the same features, but self-hosted. Although less integrations in my knowledge

   Positive comment by Guest · Sep 7, 2020

   Easy to install, free of charge and self hosted.

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   • Mattermost is Paid and ProprietaryMicrosoft Teams is Freemium and Proprietary
   • Mattermost is LightweightMicrosoft Teams is not according to our users
7. 

   

   Element X

    51 likes

   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.

   140 Element X alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Instant Messenger
   • Video Calling

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Android Auto
   • OpenAPK

   • United Kingdom

   

   

   

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   Rocket.Chat

    163 likes

   Open-source chat server supporting real-time group, direct, and private messaging, video calls, file sharing, helpdesk chat, API integrations, desktop notifications, emojis, LDAP authentication, cross-platform apps, and customizable extensions for teams.

   169 Rocket.Chat alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Group Chat
   • Instant Messenger

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • iPad
   • Self-Hosted
   • Cloudron

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Rocket.Chat vs Microsoft Teams Comments

   Positive comment by Guest · Mar 20, 2020

   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.

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   • Rocket.Chat is Freemium and Open SourceMicrosoft Teams is Freemium and Proprietary
10. 

    

    Zoom

     161 likes

    Provides robust video meetings with up to 100 participants, screen sharing, real-time chat, cloud recording, whiteboard and document collaboration, AI-generated meeting summaries, seamless device switching, phone and messaging integration, and multitasking support.

    255 Zoom alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Video Calling
    • Web Conferencing

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Snapcraft
    • Android Auto
    • Apple TV
    • Flathub
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
    • Android TV
    • Apple Car Play
    • Chocolatey

    • United States

    

    

    

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11. 

    

    BigBlueButton

     88 likes

    BigBlueButton enables universities and colleges to deliver a high-quality learning experience to remote students.

    115 BigBlueButton alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (LGPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Web Conferencing
    • Video Calling

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Ubuntu Server

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Buzz

     6 likes

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

    64 Buzz alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Group Chat
    • Video Calling

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • AppImage
    • iPhone

    • United States

    

    

    

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13. 

    

    Infomaniak kMeet

     25 likes

    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Video Calling
    • Group Chat

    Origin

    • Switzerland

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • F-Droid

    • Switzerland

    

    

    

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    Trillian

     279 likes

    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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Instant Messenger

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Twake

     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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • Team Collaboration

    Origin

    • France
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • iPhone
    • Android
    • Online

    • France
    • EU

    

    

    

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