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Rocket.Chat

by Rocket.Chat Technologies · Communication

Open-source team chat and communications platform.

  • Free
  • Self-host
  • Needs technical setup
  • Open source
  • Community
Cost
Free to self-host
How you use it
Needs technical setup: install it on your own server
Works on
Web, Docker
Open source
Yes · MIT (see note)

Get Rocket.Chat

No ready-to-use version is listed yet.

Rocket.Chat is free, but right now using it means installing it on a server, which takes some technical know-how. Rocket.Chat Technologies may offer a hosted version on their website.

Check Rocket.Chat Technologies's website
View source · github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat

Overview

Open-source team chat and communications platform.

Listed by OPENCTRL from the project's public repository. OPENCTRL isn't affiliated with the project; its maintainers can claim this listing.

Pricing

Free to self-host.

Good to know:
Free to self-host under the MIT license. The maker may also sell hosted plans; see their website for pricing.
License:
Open core: most of the code is under this license; enterprise features in a separate directory use a commercial license.

An alternative to Slack, Microsoft Teams

ProductPricingOpen sourceHosting
Rocket.ChatOpen sourceYes (MIT)Self-hostable
SlackPricing not verified—Vendor-hosted
Microsoft TeamsPricing not verified—Vendor-hosted

OPENCTRL is not affiliated with the products listed here. Names are used to describe what an app replaces.

Self-hosting

Installation and deployment instructions are in the project's repository.

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