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Team chat · 14 alternatives

Instead of Discord, try one of these 14.

Every alternative is lined up against Discord on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Discord sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
DiscordWhat you have now
Voice, video and text chat for communities and friends.
PriceFreemium
Nitro $10/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Slack#1
Channel-based messaging for teams and companies.
PriceFreemium
from $8/seat
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Telegram#2
Cloud chat with channels, bots and large group support.
PriceFree
premium $5/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Signal#3
End-to-end encrypted messaging from a nonprofit.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Element#4Our pick
Decentralised, encrypted chat built on the Matrix protocol.
PriceFree
hosting from $5
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Mattermost#5
Secure, self-hostable collaboration for technical teams.
PriceFreemium
from $10/seat
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Rocket.Chat#6
Open-source communications platform with omnichannel support.
PriceFreemium
from $4/seat
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Zulip#7
Threaded team chat that keeps busy conversations organised.
PriceFreemium
from $7/seat
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Revolt#8
Open-source, Discord-like community chat you can host.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Mumble#9
Low-latency open-source voice chat built for gamers.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux · iOS
Matrix#10
Open federated protocol powering decentralized chat and calls.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Wire#11
Encrypted messaging and calls aimed at business users.
PriceFreemium
from $7/mo
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
TeamSpeak#12
Classic gaming voice chat with server-based rooms.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Stoat Chat#13
Open-source community chat app with voice and video.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · Android
Fluxer#14
New open-source chat app with voice and screen sharing.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android

How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. Our pick, marked in lime, is the option we would point most people leaving Discord to first. How we compare.

Discord alternatives at a glance

Discord is a freemium team chat app (Nitro $10/mo). We compared 14 alternatives: 11 are open source, 7 are completely free, 7 can be self-hosted and 3 work fully offline. The most popular is Slack, with 4k likes, while our pick is Element.

Most liked overallSlack

Channel-based messaging for teams and companies.

Freemium
Best free optionTelegram

Cloud chat with channels, bots and large group support.

Free
Best open-source optionSignal

End-to-end encrypted messaging from a nonprofit.

Free · Open source
Best to self-hostElement

Decentralised, encrypted chat built on the Matrix protocol.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable

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