Top 6 Open-Source Alternatives to freenode

The top open-source alternatives to freenode are Matrix.org, HexChat, and Prometheus. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

Matrix.org Landing Page
1

Matrix.org

Matrix is an open standard for decentralized persistent communication over IP.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Instant Messaging 582 social mentions
HexChat Landing Page
2

HexChat

HexChat is a fork of XChat with bug fixes and new features.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 7 social mentions
Prometheus Landing Page
3

Prometheus

An open-source systems monitoring and alerting toolkit.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Monitoring Tools #Performance Monitoring #Log Management 225 social mentions
Grafana Landing Page
4

Grafana

Data visualization & Monitoring with support for Graphite, InfluxDB, Prometheus, Elasticsearch and many more databases
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Data Dashboard #Data Visualization #Data Analytics 197 social mentions
WeeChat Landing Page
5

WeeChat

WeeChat is a fast, light and extensible chat client.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 17 social mentions
Element.io Landing Page
6

Element.io

Secure messaging app with strong end-to-end encryption, advanced group chat privacy settings, secure video calls for teams, encrypted communication using Matrix open network. Riot.im is now Element.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Free
#Group Chat & Notifications #Communication #Chat 1 social mentions