Rocket.Chat AlternativesTop Group Chat Apps & Team Collaboration Tools like Rocket.Chat

Rocket.Chat is described as 'Web Chat Server, developed in JavaScript, using the Meteor fullstack framework' and is a very popular Group Chat app in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Rocket.Chat for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, Windows and Mac apps. The best Rocket.Chat alternative is Element. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Element or Matrix. Other great apps like Rocket.Chat are Slack, Mattermost, Zulip and Element X.

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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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    James AI
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    Yes its their main competitor, except for the omnichannel feature

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

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

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

    • Element is Free Personal and Open SourceRocket.Chat is Freemium and Open Source
    • Element is Privacy focused and LightweightRocket.Chat is not according to our users
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    Matrix

     380 likes
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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.

    165 Matrix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • WebRTC
    • Python
    • JavaScript
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Cloudron
    • Java
    • Perl
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    Guest
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    Matrix is "a set of open APIs", not team collaboration software.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Matrix is a great Rocket.Chat alternative.

    • Matrix is Free and Open SourceRocket.Chat is Freemium and Open Source
    • Matrix is Privacy focused, Security-focused and LightweightRocket.Chat is not according to our users
  4. Jitsi Meet icon

    Jitsi Meet

     283 likes
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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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    Comments about Jitsi Meet as an Alternative to Rocket.Chat
    luison
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    Jitsi is a video chatting system not a team coms

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    • Jitsi Meet is Free and Open SourceRocket.Chat is Freemium and Open Source
    • Jitsi Meet is Security-focused, Privacy focused and LightweightRocket.Chat is not according to our users
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    Slack

     858 likes
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    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.

    224 Slack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Electron
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • Almost everyone thinks Slack is a great Rocket.Chat alternative.

    • Slack is the most popular SaaS alternative to Rocket.Chat.

    • Slack is Freemium and ProprietaryRocket.Chat is Freemium and Open Source
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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

    Platforms

    • 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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    It's largely the same but completely different under the hood. You might prefer the one or the other.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Mattermost is a great Rocket.Chat alternative.

    • Mattermost is the most popular commercial alternative to Rocket.Chat.

    • Mattermost is Paid and Open SourceRocket.Chat is Freemium and Open Source
    • Mattermost is LightweightRocket.Chat is not according to our users
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    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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  10. Element X icon

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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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
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Microsoft Teams

     55 likes
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    A comprehensive collaboration platform within Office 365, providing centralized chat, file sharing, and HD video meetings. Accessible on multiple platforms, it offers enterprise-grade security and compliance, customizable notifications, and private to group chat sessions.

    248 Microsoft Teams alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Android Auto
    • Microsoft 365
    • Apple Car Play
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    Briefing

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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...

    162 Briefing alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • npm
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  15. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
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