Rocket.Chat
Rocket.Chat provides open-source team communication.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Teams that require owned communication infrastructure and prioritize data control will find Rocket.Chat most suitable.
Who should look elsewhere
Less polished
Pros
- +Open source team chat
- +Self-hostable
- +Customizable
- +Federation support
- +Free for self-hosted
Cons
- −Less polished
- −Setup complex
- −Freemium
- −Team Chat
- −Communication
Key features
- ✓Team chat
- ✓Self-hosted
- ✓Federation
- ✓Video calls
- ✓Bots
- ✓Open source
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $0 | month | Self-managed hosting only; One workspace per organization; Hierarchical conversations and threaded discussions |
| Pro | $8 | year | All Starter features; Self-managed or Premium hosting; Air-gapped deployment support |
| Enterprise | — | month | All Pro features; Microservices architecture; Multi-instance deployment |