Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Skype Lite

The top open-source alternatives to Skype Lite are Wire, Discord, and CloudTalk. 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.

Wire Landing Page
1

Wire

Private & Secure Messenger
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 14 social mentions
Discord Landing Page
2

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
CloudTalk Landing Page
3

CloudTalk

Work locally, grow globally
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Paid
- Free Trial
- $25.0 / Monthly
#Communication #Enterprise Communication #Call Center Software
RingCentral Landing Page
4

RingCentral

RingCentral is the leading provider of cloud-based communications and collaboration solutions for small business and enterprise companies
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Freemium
- Free Trial
- $19.99 / Monthly (All-in-One Phone, Team Messaging, and Video Conferencing.)
#Communication #VoIP #Cloud Contact Center 3 social mentions
Mumble Landing Page
5

Mumble

Mumble is an open source, low-latency, high quality voice chat software primarily intended for use...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Chat 2 social mentions
Signal Landing Page
6

Signal

Fast, simple & secure messaging. Privacy that fits in your pocket.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 180 social mentions
Telegram Landing Page
7

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 129 social mentions
BigBlueButton Landing Page
8

BigBlueButton

Engage Your Online Students. BigBlueButton is a web conferencing system designed for online learning.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Web And Video Conferencing #LMS #Group Chat & Notifications 17 social mentions
Rocket.Chat Landing Page
9

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
Element.io Landing Page
10

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
Matrix.org Landing Page
11

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
Tinode Landing Page
12

Tinode

Tinode Instant Messaging
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Messaging #Group Chat & Notifications