Self-Hosted Skype Alternatives
Skype is not available as a self-hosted solution but there are plenty of alternatives for power users and business that want to host a solution on-premise. The best Self-Hosted alternative is Element, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Skype and many of them are available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Self-Hosted alternatives to Skype are Matrix.org, Mumble, Jitsi Meet and Wire.
Skype alternatives are mainly Video Calling Apps but may also be Group Chat Apps or Instant Messengers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Skype.- Freemium • Open Source
- Group Chat App
- Instant Messenger
- Encrypted Chat App
275 Element alternatives- Mac
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- Matrix.org
- Flathub
- F-Droid
- Cloudron
Element is a secure collaboration and messaging app based on the Matrix protocol. It’s decentralised to deliver digital sovereignty, and based on an open standard for easy connections and interoperability. It is end-to-end encrypted by default.
- - Element is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Skype.
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It's arguably the premier Matrix client, which is free software that is decentralized. Riot.im gives you the option to host a Matrix server yourself and connect to it. It also offers end-to-end encryption and high quality video and audio chat. Not to mention the modern UI.
5FOSS, free, open source, own nodes etc.
1TheEmperorArtDiscord is like Skype but better. Element is like Discord but better.
0Cross platform in terms of Apps and equally good using a browser.
1Alexey KorepovFree, opensource and encrypted, with federation support and can be hosted on your servers.
3- Free • Open Source
- Group Chat App
- Instant Messenger
- Encrypted Chat App
138 Matrix.org alternatives- Mac
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- WebRTC
- Python
- JavaScript
- Go (Programming Language)
- Cloudron
- Java
- Perl
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.
Matrix.org Features
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Alexey KorepovFeature-full modern free opensource instant messaging server with federation.
3- Free • Open Source
- Group Chat App
- Encrypted Chat App
47 Mumble alternatives- Mac
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- PortableApps.com
Mumble was the first and is the most successful and wide spread free and open source software for VoIP. It was the first VoIP software to provide low-latency audio suitable for gaming, and at the same time was a pioneer in high audio quality.
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Completely open source, very high quality
4Communication more lightweight due to new opus codec when communicating
4Mumble requires a server to run
3Lightweight high quality audio chat. Self-hosted and encrypted, so your communications are private.
1Mumble requires a server. Skype is end-to-end
-22- Free • Open Source
- Video Calling App
- Group Chat App
- Instant Messenger
129 Jitsi Meet alternatives- Online
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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 — with no account needed.
Jitsi Meet Features
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This is an excellent Skype replacement. It's free, open source, encrypted and you don't need to install anything. You simply go to the website, choose a link and email it to the person you want to speak with. Everything happens in your browser. You can password protect your session, have group conversations, share screen, chat and collaborate on text documents. Easier even than Skype and much more private.
6Skype for free, with better quality and more secure.
1Fast, secure and Open Source.
0- Free Personal • Open Source
- Group Chat App
- Instant Messenger
- Video Calling App
262 Wire alternatives- Mac
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- F-Droid
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Wire is the most secure collaboration platform featuring messenger, voice, video, conference calls, file-sharing, and external collaboration –all protected by the most secure end-to-end-encryption.
Wire Features
Comments about Wire as a Alternative to Skype
svenjostGroup audio calls with screen sharing functionality, open source, nice UI.
10Great security, open source, video calls, responsive developers.
9Wire is free, open source and easy to use and, most importantly, PRIVATE. It transmits data only in an encrypted way that even the creators of Wire cannot see, so you can be sure your content is YOURS, and not something the likes of Microsoft (who own Skype) can read, analyze, hand on to authorities or lose to hackers.
1Truly secure and feature reach
0someone lastIt's open source, cross-platform, and free!
-3- Freemium • Open Source
- Group Chat App
- Encrypted Chat App
- Team Collaboration Tool
117 Mattermost alternatives- Mac
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- JavaScript
- Go (Programming Language)
- Cloudron
Mattermost is a secure, open source platform for communication, collaboration, and workflow orchestration across tools and teams.
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MasteLrugariusIts oriented on enterprize
0- Free Personal • Open Source
- Group Chat App
- Instant Messenger
- Encrypted Chat App
223 Zulip alternatives- Mac
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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.
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