Top 10 Open-Source Alternatives to LAN Messenger

Product categories

Chat Chatbots Communication Group Chat & Notifications Group Messaging Instant Messaging Internet Calls Messaging Productivity Team Collaboration Text Messaging Video Chat

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to LAN Messenger are Rocket.Chat, Signal, and Tox. 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.

Rocket.Chat Landing Page
1

Rocket.Chat

Rocket.Chat is a Web Chat Server, developed in JavaScript, using the Meteor fullstack framework.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Chat 65 social mentions
Signal Landing Page
2

Signal

Fast, simple & secure messaging. Privacy that fits in your pocket.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 180 social mentions
Tox Landing Page
3

Tox

Send messages, files, create groups and make Tox to Tox audio and video calls. Securely.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Instant Messaging 28 social mentions
sdelements.github.io
4

Lets Chat

Open source self-hosted chat app for small teams
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Team Collaboration 1 social mentions
Franz Landing Page
5

Franz

Franz is your messaging app for WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Slack, Gmail, Telegram and many many more.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Freemium
- €4.0 / Monthly
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 28 social mentions
Dino Landing Page
6

Dino

Dino is a modern open-source chat client for the desktop.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 20 social mentions
HexChat Landing Page
7

HexChat

HexChat is a fork of XChat with bug fixes and new features.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 7 social mentions
Wire Landing Page
8

Wire

Private & Secure Messenger
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 14 social mentions
Element.io Landing Page
9

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
Telegram Landing Page
10

Telegram

Telegram is a messaging app with a focus on speed and security. It’s superfast, simple and free.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Messaging #Instant Messaging 128 social mentions