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Mattermost

Mattermost provides team messaging you can self-host.

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Our verdict

Who it's for

Teams that prioritize data control, compliance, and the ability to self-host their communication platform benefit most from Mattermost.

Who should look elsewhere

Less polished than Slack

Pros

  • +Open source Slack alternative
  • +Self-hostable
  • +Good for compliance
  • +No per-user cloud cost
  • +Customizable

Cons

  • −Less polished than Slack
  • −Smaller integration library
  • −Freemium
  • −Communication
  • −Team Chat

Key features

  • ✓Team collaboration
  • ✓Self-hosted
  • ✓Channels
  • ✓Integrations
  • ✓DevOps
  • ✓Open source

Pricing

PlanPriceBillingNotes
Free$0monthSelf-hosted; Up to 250 users; Basic messaging
Professional$10monthAD/LDAP sync; SSO; Guest accounts
Enterprise—monthCustom compliance; EMM support; 24/7 support

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