Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Revolt (for Riot)

Product categories

Chat Communication Group Chat & Notifications Instant Messaging Messaging Phone System Text Messaging Video Chat Video Conferencing

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Revolt (for Riot) are Matrix.org, Element.io, and WeeChat. 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 583 social mentions
Element.io Landing Page
2

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
WeeChat Landing Page
3

WeeChat

WeeChat is a fast, light and extensible chat client.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 17 social mentions
Signal Landing Page
4

Signal

Fast, simple & secure messaging. Privacy that fits in your pocket.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 180 social mentions
HexChat Landing Page
5

HexChat

HexChat is a fork of XChat with bug fixes and new features.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 7 social mentions
irssi Landing Page
6

irssi

Irssi is a terminal based IRC client for UNIX systems.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 6 social mentions
Quassel IRC Landing Page
7

Quassel IRC

Quassel IRC is a modern, cross-platform, distributed IRC client based on the Qt4 framework.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 4 social mentions
WebRTC Landing Page
8

WebRTC

WebRTC is a free, open project that enables web browsers with Real-Time Communications (RTC) capabilities via simple JavaScript APIs. The WebRTC components have been optimized to best serve this purpose.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Video Conferencing #Group Chat & Notifications #Communication 47 social mentions
Tox Landing Page
9

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 29 social mentions
Kiwi IRC Landing Page
10

Kiwi IRC

A hand-crafted IRC client that you can enjoy. Designed to be used easily and freely.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 6 social mentions
Textual Landing Page
11

Textual

Textual is the world's most popular application for interacting with Internet Relay Chat (IRC)...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication
Zulip Landing Page
12

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 54 social mentions