Autark

Communication

Team chat

Channels and direct messages for the team — searchable, and yours to keep.

Data at stake: Communications, Intellectual property. Shares data with: Video calls, Messaging, Projects & tasks.

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11 tools

Self-hostable options first. The dots show the verdict for each way of running the tool.

Rocket.Chat ★ 46K

Team chat and omnichannel support in one server.

prop. self-host Rocket.Chat Technologies · US
  • host it myself
  • hosted outside Europe
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Mattermost ★ 39K

Self-hosted team chat used by security-conscious organisations.

prop. self-host Mattermost Inc. · US
  • host it myself
  • hosted outside Europe
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Zulip ★ 26K

Threaded team chat that stays readable after a week away.

OSS self-host Kandra Labs (Zulip) · US
  • host it myself
  • hosted outside Europe
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Wire

Encrypted team messenger from Switzerland and Berlin.

OSS self-host EU hosted Wire Swiss GmbH · CH
  • host it myself
  • hosted in Europe
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Machine-readable: /api/needs/team-chat.json