Open source alternatives to Slack

by Janeth Kent Date: 02-12-2019 slack chat opensource


Here are some full-featured Slack alternatives that are open-source software, which means you can download it and run it on whatever server you want. That implies that you’re in charge of security, for better or worse, instead of, say, Slack.

Friends

Friends.

This tool emerged earlier this year, Friends stands out for its ability to let people communicate with others on the same local network, even when there’s no Internet connection.

Kaiwa

Based on the XMPP messaging protocol, Kaiwa was released earlier this year by French software development shop Digicoop.

Mattermost

Available under a GNU AGPL license, Mattermost the platform has been selected by startup GitLab to ship alongside its eponymous open-source code-repository software. Mattermost the company is preparing to launch an enterprise-grade version of the open-source software.

Rocket.Chat

Established earlier in 2015, Rocket.Chat has a wide range of capabilities, like file sharing, video conferencing, and service-desk messaging.

Zulip

Zuplip on Mac and desktop.

Dropbox acquired the team behind Zulip last year and released the Zulip software under an Apache license this past September.

There are other options out there, but these

 
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Janeth Kent

Licenciada en Bellas Artes y programadora por pasión. Cuando tengo un rato retoco fotos, edito vídeos y diseño cosas. El resto del tiempo escribo en MA-NO WEB DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT.

 
 
 

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