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Alternatives to Element

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  • Maintenance and shipping signals are strong.
  • Health score: 96/100.
  • Shipping score: 100/100.

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Best overallRocket.Chat

Highest organic ToolVitals fit for this use case.

Healthier optionsRocket.Chat, Mattermost

Stronger current public-health signal than Element.

Verified open/source-visibleRocket.Chat, Mattermost, Fluxer, wacli

Useful when portability and inspectability matter.

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Mattermost

Mattermost is an open source platform for secure collaboration across the entire software development lifecycle..

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Fluxer

A free and open source instant messaging and VoIP platform built for friends, groups, and communities. Self-hosting and more activity in this repository is coming very soon! See the README.

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Cap

Open source Loom alternative. Beautiful, shareable screen recordings.

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Vexa

Open-source meeting transcription API for Google Meet, Microsoft Teams & Zoom. Auto-join bots, real-time WebSocket transcripts, MCP server for AI agents. Self-host or use hosted SaaS.

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Confidence100
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Haven Chat

Self-hosted private chat — No cloud, no telemetry, no Big Tech. Discord alternative that runs on your own machine.

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Health89
Shipping98
Score92
Confidence88
Stars508
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Zulip

Zulip server and web application. Open-source team chat that helps teams stay productive and focused.

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Health89
Shipping80
Score89
Confidence100
Stars25.6k
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