Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Matrix.org

Product categories

Chat Communication Group Chat & Notifications Group Messaging Instant Messaging Live Chat Messaging Team Collaboration Text Messaging Video Chat Web And Application Servers Web And Video Conferencing

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Matrix.org are Element.io, Signal, and Mattermost. 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.

Element.io Landing Page
1

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
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
Mattermost Landing Page
3

Mattermost

Mattermost is an open source alternative to Slack.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Team Collaboration #Work Collaboration #Web And Video Conferencing 59 social mentions
Rocket.Chat Landing Page
4

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
Tox Landing Page
5

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
Discord Landing Page
6

Discord

Step up your game with a modern voice & text chat app. Crystal clear voice, multiple server and channel support, mobile apps, and more.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 122 social mentions
Revolt.chat Landing Page
7

Revolt.chat

Don't bother with chat apps that don't respect your privacy. Revolt is a brand new chat platform designed around you.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Live Chat #Group Chat & Notifications 87 social mentions
Zulip Landing Page
8

Zulip

Chat for distributed teams. Zulip combines the immediacy of real-time chat with an email threading model. With Zulip, you can catch up on important conversations while ignoring irrelevant ones.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 50 social mentions
Briar Landing Page
9

Briar

Secure messaging, anywhere
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Instant Messaging 120 social mentions
Wire Landing Page
10

Wire

Private & Secure Messenger
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 14 social mentions
Prosody Landing Page
11

Prosody

Prosody is a modern flexible communications server for Jabber/XMPP written in Lua.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Communication #Chat 15 social mentions
ejabberd SaaS Landing Page
12

ejabberd SaaS

Realtime XMPP and MQTT Software and Infrastructure as a Service.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Communication #Chat