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Team Chat

Alternatives to Slack

Compare healthier or more active tools in the same use case using ToolVitals public evidence.

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Why compare

Signals behind this alternatives page

  • Useful public signals are available, but not enough for a strong ToolVitals verdict yet.
  • Health score: 79/100.
  • Shipping score: 53/100.
Confidence caveat: Moderate-confidence page: useful public signals are present, but some evidence sources may be missing or stale.

Switching guide

Best alternatives by need

Best overallRocket.Chat

Highest organic ToolVitals fit for this use case.

Healthier optionsRocket.Chat, Mattermost, Notesnook, SimpleX Chat

Stronger current public-health signal than Slack.

Verified open/source-visibleRocket.Chat, Mattermost, Notesnook, SimpleX Chat

Useful when portability and inspectability matter.

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Ranked alternatives

Best-fit team chat options

12 tools
02

Mattermost

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

Active
Health100
Shipping100
Score100
Confidence100
Stars37k
ModeSource-visible project
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03

Notesnook

A fully open source & end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote.

Active
Health94
Shipping95
Score96
Confidence100
Stars14.1k
ModeSource-visible project
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04

SimpleX Chat

SimpleX - the first messaging network operating without user identifiers of any kind - 100% private by design! iOS, Android and desktop apps 📱!

Active
Health98
Shipping98
Score99
Confidence100
Stars11.2k
ModeSource-visible project
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07

Chatwoot

Open-source live-chat, email support, omni-channel desk. An alternative to Intercom, Zendesk, Salesforce Service Cloud etc. 🔥💬

Active
Health94
Shipping89
Score94
Confidence100
Stars30k
ModeSource-visible project
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08

Jitsi Meet

Jitsi Meet - Secure, Simple and Scalable Video Conferences that you use as a standalone app or embed in your web application.

Active
Health90
Shipping89
Score92
Confidence100
Stars29.4k
ModeSource-visible project
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09

Zulip

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

Active
Health92
Shipping86
Score92
Confidence100
Stars25.3k
ModeSource-visible project
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10

Cap

Open source Loom alternative. Beautiful, shareable screen recordings.

Active
Health84
Shipping90
Score90
Confidence100
Stars19.5k
ModeSource-visible project
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12

CryptPad

Collaborative office suite, end-to-end encrypted and open-source.

Active
Health90
Shipping87
Score91
Confidence98
Stars7.7k
ModeSource-visible project
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