Team chat
Discord: Discord is a voice, video and text chat platform for communities and groups. These tools do a similar job: indie picks from our Friday drops and open source projects, each one chosen by a person.
Updated How we pick
5 alternatives to Discord
Free to use, and you can host them yourself
Team chat and omnichannel communication
Best for Organisations wanting full control of chat
rocket.chat ↗GitHub ↗Free community edition, paid plans
Secure team chat and collaboration
Best for Teams that need self-hosted chat
Building an alternative to Discord?
Get it in front of people who want to try it. Free for makers.
Submit your toolThreaded team chat built for focus
Best for Async teams with lots of conversations
zulip.com ↗GitHub ↗Free self-hosted, paid cloud plans
Secure Matrix-based chat and calls
Best for Decentralised, end-to-end-encrypted community chat
element.io ↗GitHub ↗Free; paid business plans
Open source chat platform for communities (formerly Revolt)
Best for Discord-style servers and voice on a privacy-focused platform
