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Rocket.Chat

Team Communication · Free · since 2015 · open source

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Rocket.Chat is an open-source communication platform that combines internal team messaging with omnichannel customer engagement. Self-host it or use their cloud offering.

pros

  • Self-hosted with full data ownership
  • Combines internal chat and customer-facing messaging
  • Active open-source community
  • Federation support for cross-organization chat

cons

  • UI feels dated compared to Slack
  • Self-hosting requires significant DevOps effort
  • Fewer integrations than mainstream alternatives
  • Can be resource-intensive to run

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