Rocket.Chat
Rocket.Chat is a Web Chat Server, developed in JavaScript, using the Meteor fullstack framework.
Cost / License
- Freemium (Subscription)
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Cloudron
Features
- Omnichannel messaging
- Ad-free
- Channels
- Team Collaboration
- Self-Serve Capability
Telegram integration- End-to-End Encryption
- Screen Sharing
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Whatsapp integration- Bots
- Integrated File Sharing
- Chat Bot
- Video Conferencing
- Encrypted VoIP calls
Slack integration- Encrypted Chat
- Location Mapping
- Voice messages
Tags
- Live Chat
- Video Chat
- meteor-js
- Chat Rooms
- chat-servers
Rocket.Chat News & Activities
Recent News
Recent activities
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What is Rocket.Chat?
Rocket.Chat is a Web Chat Server, developed in JavaScript, using the Meteor fullstack framework.
It is a great solution for communities and companies wanting to privately host their own chat service or for developers looking forward to build and evolve their own chat platforms.
VIDEO CONFERENCE Chat with your colleagues and friends face-to-face over audio and video.
HELPDESK CHAT Have your website visitors contact you in real-time and increase conversions.
FILE SHARING Drag-and-drop files or select them from your computer or mobile device.
VOICE MESSAGES Record and transmit voice messages to a channel, group or private conversation.
LINK PREVIEW Post a link and immediately view its content. YouTube, Twitter, Gifs!
API Integrate your chat to multiple services: GitHub, GitLab, JIRA, Confluence and others.
EXTENDABILITY Want a killer new feature? Add a new package. It is as simple as that.
NATIVE APPLICATIONS Native client applications available for download on Linux, Windows and OSX.
MOBILE APPLICATIONS Mobile client applications available for iOS and Android on their respective stores.
Other features:
- BYOS (bring your own server)
- Multiple Rooms
- Direct Messages
- Private Groups
- Public Channels
- Desktop Notifications
- Mentions
- Avatars
- Markdown
- Emojis
- Transcripts / History
- I18n - Internationalization with Lingohub
- Hubot Friendly - Hubot Integration Project
- Media Embeds - Iframely Responsive Web Embeds
- Link Previews
- LDAP Authentication
- REST-full APIs
- Remote Locations Video Monitoring
- Native Cross-Platform Desktop Application
Rocket.Chat Videos
Rocket.Chat information
Developed by
RocketChat Licensing
Open Source (MIT) and Freemium product.Pricing
Subscription that costs up to $3 per month + free version with limited functionality.Alternatives
142 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
Comments and Reviews
The last version is enterprise-ready, and support is pretty much what you pay for, you can also package it with your own theme, and is a fully white-label product
Hosting a rocketchat instance is painful. None of the deployment methods seem to be properly maintained and the documentation is flawed. Software quality seems to have only degraded within the last two years with many important bug tickets and PRs on github ignored for years rendering documented features (e.g. invite links) unusable.
I assume that few people are running a recent version from the 4.5 series; I have no other explanation for the amount of positive reviews here.
Simple to deploy and use, pluggable through its interface with many other online services. Rights are easily managable.
The ability to self host puts you in the drivers seat and makes for a trustworthy platform. Excellent UI!
Easy installation/configuration. Good device-support.
It is great for working in teams and since you can selfhost it makes it more customizable
If you want a feel of what Rocket.Chat is like, you can sign up for a temporary account and see try out the demo: https://demo.rocket.chat/home