Self-Hosted Zulip Alternatives

There are many alternatives to Zulip as a self-hosted solution if you are looking for a replacement. 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 Zulip 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 Zulip are Matrix.org, Wire, Mattermost and Rocket.Chat.

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  1. Element icon
    Element icon

    Element

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    A secure collaboration and messaging app based on the Matrix protocol. It’s decentralized to deliver digital sovereignty, and based on an open standard for easy connections and interoperability.

    298 Element alternatives
    Video calls for desktop and mobile

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Matrix.org
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Cloudron
    Collaboration widgets
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    Connect with other apps

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  End-to-End Encryption
    2.  Decentralized
    3.  Federated
    4.  Team Collaboration
    5.  Encrypted Chat
    6.  Video Calling
    7.  Matrix Protocol
    8.  Voice Chat
    9.  Direct Messaging
    10.  Federation
    11.  Cloud Hosting
    12.  Simple installation
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    • Most users think Element is a great Zulip alternative.

    • Element is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Zulip.

    • Element is Freemium and Open SourceZulip is Free Personal and Open Source
    • Element is Decentralized and Privacy focusedZulip is not according to our users
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    Matrix.org

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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.

    162 Matrix.org alternatives
    Main Page

    License model

    • 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

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  End-to-End Encryption
    3.  Federation
    4.  Team Collaboration
    5.  Random Video Chat
    6.  Distributed
    7.  Voice Chat
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  VoiP Calls
    11.  Multiple Account support
    12.  Support for @mentions
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  4. Wire icon
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    Wire

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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.

    282 Wire alternatives
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    License model

    • Free Personal • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Properties

    1.  Security-focused
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  End-to-End Encryption
    2.  Video Calling
    3.  Encrypted Chat
    4.  VoiP Calls
    5.  Encrypted calls
    6.  Screen Sharing
    7.  Multiple Account support
    8.  WebRTC
    9.  Secure File Sharing
    10.  Voice Chat
    11.  Voice messages
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  5. Mattermost icon
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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.

    124 Mattermost alternatives
    Mattermost screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Cloudron
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    +1
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Team Collaboration
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Chat Bot
    4.  On-premises software
    5.  Multi Channel
    6.  Full-Text Search
    7.  Built-in viewer
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Real time collaboration
    10.  Support for @mentions
    11.  Support for MarkDown
    12.  End-to-End Encryption
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  6. Rocket.Chat icon
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    Rocket.Chat

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    Rocket.Chat is a Web Chat Server, developed in JavaScript, using the Meteor fullstack framework.

    139 Rocket.Chat alternatives
    Rocket.Chat screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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    +5
    Rocket.Chat screenshot 3

    Top Rocket.Chat Features

    1.  Omnichannel messaging
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Channels
    4.  Self-Serve Capability
    5. Telegram icon  Telegram integration
    6. WhatsApp icon  Whatsapp integration
    7.  End-to-End Encryption
    8.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    9.  Screen Sharing
    10.  Bots
    11.  Integrated File Sharing
    12.  Video Conferencing
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  7. Mirotalk icon
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    Mirotalk

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    Powered by WebRTC, Real-time video call, chat room and screen sharing entirely browser based.

    58 Mirotalk alternatives
    Chat window

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker Hub
    • YunoHost
    Settings
    Login

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Screen Sharing
    2.  Desktop Sharing
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  End-to-End Encryption
    5.  Real time collaboration
    6.  VoiP Calls
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Multiple Account support
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Voice Chat
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  9. Tinode icon
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    Tinode

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    Fully open source instant messaging server and clients. No proprietary components or non-free dependencies. Backend in pure Go (GPL 3.0), with a command-line administration tool in python + gRPC. Clients for Android, iPhone, and Web - ReactJS (all licensed under Apache 2.0).

    174 Tinode alternatives
    iOS client

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    iOS client
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    Android client

    Tinode Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  Real time collaboration
    4.  VoiP Calls
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Command line interface
    8.  React
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  10. Hack Chat icon
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    Hack Chat

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    hack.chat is a minimal, distraction-free chat application. Channels are created and joined by going to https://hack.chat/?your-channel. There are no channel lists, so a secret channel name can be used for private discussions.

    Source code : [https://github.com/hack-chat/mai...

    42 Hack Chat alternatives
    Hack Chat screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free
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  11. Conduit Chat Server icon
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    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.

    244 Conduit Chat Server alternatives
    Conduit Chat Server screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Support for @mentions
    2.  Rust
    3.  Matrix Protocol
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  12. Kontalk Messenger icon
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    Kontalk Messenger

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    Kontalk is a secure instant messenger, allowing you to send and receive text, image and voice messages (other file types coming soon) to and from other Kontalk users completely free of charge.

    58 Kontalk Messenger alternatives
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    +1
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Self-Hosted

    Kontalk Messenger Features

    1.  End-to-End Encryption
    2.  OpenPGP
    Discontinued

    The last version is from July 2020, and the app is not available anymore in the Google Play Store. It can still be downloaded from F-Droid though.

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  13. dirc icon
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    dirc

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    Dirc is a peer-to-peer web application which uses WebRTC to set up connections between chat participants without requiring a back-end server. The static files can be self-hosted. Other features:

    43 dirc alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    dirc Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  IRC
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  14. Let's Chat icon
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    Let's Chat

     37 likes
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    Self-hosted chat for small teams.

    60 Let's Chat alternatives
    Let's Chat screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Let's Chat Features

    1.  Web interface
    Discontinued

    As stated at https://github.com/sdelements/lets-chat/issues/781 , the project is no longer developed since August 2017. Last version, 0.4.0, released in June 2015, can be still downloaded from GitHub together with the source code.

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