Slack Alternatives

Slack is described as 'Facilitates teams' real-time collaboration with versatile chat interface and advanced search in configurable channels across multiple platforms' and is a leading Group Chat app in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Slack for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, Windows and Mac apps. The best Slack alternative is Element. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Element or Zulip. Other great apps like Slack are Rocket.Chat, Discord, Matrix and Wire.

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Slack alternatives are mainly Group Chat Apps, but if you're looking for Team Collaboration Tools or Instant Messengers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Self-Hosted, Self-Hosted + Open Source and Free. 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 Slack.
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  1. Isla icon
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    Isla is your hub to send and receive structured requests, eliminating the hassle of back-and-forth messages, interruptions, and context-switching at the workplace.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  2. ArrowChat icon
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    ArrowChat is a self-hosted live chat software based on PHP script and jQuery. It is placed at the bottom of your website similar to Messenger . The chat integrates right into your existing website using your existing usernames...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. PrivMX Fusion icon
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    PrivMX Fusion is safe and easy collaboration software for all kinds of teams, with virtual workspace protected by end-to-end encryption. Each team uses desktop/laptop client software and its own (zero-knowledge) PrivMX Team Server.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  4. Jive icon
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    Jive is a collaboration and knowledge management tool that integrates the functionality of online communities, microblogging, social networking, discussion forums, blogs, wikis, and IM under one unified user interface.

    51 Jive alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. SquidHub icon
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    SquidHub is a simple, fun and flexible way to collaborate with friends, family and co-workers. Get a great overview and say goodbye to stress.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  6. Blink is a team and employee app, with a Feed, Chat and Hub (for documents, links, files). Blink enabled you to organise your teams communication and content in one place. The Feed is both an internal social feed and integrates with external apps.

    14 Blink - The Frontline App alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Apple Watch
     
  7. Prav icon
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    A user-friendly messenger for everyone with a focus on privacy and freedom.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  8. Neochat icon
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    NeoChat is a client for Matrix, the decentralized communication protocol for instant messaging. It is a fork of Spectral, using KDE frameworks, most notably Kirigami, KConfig and KI18n.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • KDE
    • Matrix.org
    • Flathub
     
  9. Weavy icon
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    Add contextual activity feeds, chat, and secure file sharing directly into your apps to increase user engagement, improve in-app retention, and reduce customer churn.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • .NET Framework
     
  10. Eko icon
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    Eko is the all-in-one platform that drives employee engagement, enables effective training, and streamlines task delegation for your non-desk workforce.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  11. ChatWork icon
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    ChatWork is a group chat app for business. Secure messaging, video chat, task management and file sharing. Real-time communication and increase ...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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