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Team chat · 11 alternatives

Instead of Mattermost, try one of these 11.

Every alternative is lined up against Mattermost on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Mattermost 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
MattermostWhat you have now
Secure, self-hostable collaboration for technical teams.
PriceFreemium
from $10/seat
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
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
Discord#2
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
Element#3
Decentralised, encrypted chat built on the Matrix protocol.
PriceFree
hosting from $5
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Rocket.Chat#4
Open-source communications platform with omnichannel support.
PriceFreemium
from $4/seat
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Zulip#5
Threaded team chat that keeps busy conversations organised.
PriceFreemium
from $7/seat
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Twist#6
Calm, async team communication with threads instead of noise.
PriceFreemium
from $6/seat
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · iOS · Android
Matrix#7
Open federated protocol powering decentralized chat and calls.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Stoat Chat#8
Open-source community chat app with voice and video.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · Android
Movim#9
Federated XMPP social and chat platform you can self-host
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Armada#10
Encrypted, serverless community chat built on the Concord protocol.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Google Chat#11
Google Workspace team chat tied to Docs and Calendar
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android

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Mattermost alternatives at a glance

Mattermost is a freemium team chat app (from $10/seat). We compared 11 alternatives: 7 are open source, 5 are completely free, 6 can be self-hosted and 0 work fully offline. The most popular is Slack, with 4k likes.

Most liked overallSlack

Channel-based messaging for teams and companies.

Freemium
Best free optionElement

Decentralised, encrypted chat built on the Matrix protocol.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best open-source optionRocket.Chat

Open-source communications platform with omnichannel support.

Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best to self-hostZulip

Threaded team chat that keeps busy conversations organised.

Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostable

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