Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to ZNC

Product categories

Communication Group Chat & Notifications Instant Messaging Messaging

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to ZNC are HexChat, irssi, and Quassel IRC. 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.

HexChat Landing Page
1

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
2

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
3

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
The Lounge Landing Page
4

The Lounge

The Lounge is a web IRC client that you host on your own server.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 38 social mentions
Kiwi IRC Landing Page
5

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
ngIRCd Landing Page
6

ngIRCd

ngIRCd is a free, portable and lightweight Internet Relay Chat server for small or private...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 2 social mentions
UnrealIRCd Landing Page
7

UnrealIRCd

UnrealIRCd is an Open Source IRC Server, serving thousands of networks since 1999.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication
InspIRCd Landing Page
8

InspIRCd

InspIRCd Internet Relay Chat Daemon is a modular, high performance IRC daemon combining stability and a rich and extensive C++ API with optional features such as SSL and permanent channels.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication
WeeChat Landing Page
9

WeeChat

WeeChat is a fast, light and extensible chat client.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 17 social mentions
KVIrc Landing Page
10

KVIrc

KVIrc is a free portable IRC client based on the excellent Qt GUI toolkit.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication
Convos Landing Page
11

Convos

Convos is the simplest way to use IRC.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 10 social mentions
Textual Landing Page
12

Textual

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