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Open-source alternatives to Microsoft Teams

10 open-source projects that replace Microsoft Teams, 5 of them for the whole job.

Team chat4

Chat for workplaces and projects. See the whole group

Rocket.Chat screenshot
46kActiveWindows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhone · In your browserMITOpen coreRuns on your own server

Rocket.Chat is a team messaging platform for real-time chat, voice calls and federation between organizations. It is aimed at workplaces and organizations that want to host their own chat with strong data protection.

Runs on your own server · GitHub
Mattermost screenshot
39kActiveWindows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhone · In your browserAGPL-3.0Runs on your own server

Mattermost is a team chat platform that you install on your own server, so your company's messages stay under its control. It is aimed at workplaces and IT teams that want chat, workflow automation and voice calls in one place.

Runs on your own server · GitHub
Zulip screenshot
26kActiveWindows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhone · In your browserApache-2.0Runs on your own server

Zulip is a team chat app where conversations are organized by topic, so it combines features of email and chat. It is for workplaces and open-source projects, and can be used on the web or self-hosted on your own server.

Runs on your own server · GitHub
Element screenshot
14kActiveWindows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhone · In your browserVerifiedAGPL-3.0App

Element is a chat app for private messages and group chats over the Matrix network, used in a web browser or as a desktop app. It is for people and teams who want chat they can host and control, with phone apps offered as separate Element X projects.

App · GitHub · Chat network (Matrix); some set-up needed

Video calls6

Meetings and calls with video. See the whole group

Jitsi Meet screenshot
30kActiveWindows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhone · In your browserVerifiedApache-2.0App

Jitsi Meet is a free video meeting tool that runs in a web browser or a mobile app, with screen sharing, chat and polls. It can be used on the public meet.jit.si site or installed on your own server.

App · GitHub · Free public site or self-host; weaker for very big meetings
BigBlueButton screenshot
9.3kActiveLGPL-3.0Replaces partlyRuns on your own server

BigBlueButton is a free video classroom where teachers and students meet online, share audio, video, slides, screens and chat. It is aimed mainly at schools, tutors and online courses, and you install it on your own server.

Runs on your own server · GitHub · Built for classes; you host it
Nextcloud Talk screenshot
2.2kActiveWindows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhoneAGPL-3.0Replaces partlyRuns on your own server

Nextcloud Talk is a video and audio calling app with text chat, screen sharing and password-protected calls. It is for people and teams who run their own Nextcloud server and want calls on it instead of a commercial service.

Runs on your own server · GitHub · Needs a Nextcloud server
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1.4kActiveIn your browserMITReplaces partlyRuns on your own server

Galene is a videoconferencing server you run yourself so groups can hold video calls in a web browser. It is aimed at people or organizations who want to host their own meetings and need it to use few server resources.

Runs on your own server · GitHub · Plain interface; you host it
Element Call screenshot
1kActiveIn your browserAGPL-3.0Replaces partlyRuns on your own server

Element Call is a video and voice calling app built on the Matrix protocol, so calls can work across different servers. It is for people and organizations who want encrypted video meetings without relying on a single company's servers.

Runs on your own server · GitHub · Needs a Matrix account; still maturing
Jami screenshot
44ActiveWindows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhoneGPL-3.0Replaces partlyApp

Jami is a free app for video calls, chat and file sharing. It works without a central company server, so it suits people who want private communication.

App · GitHub · Quality drops in large groups

Before you build

Planning something for an alternative to Microsoft Teams? See what exists first, so you can reuse parts or explain what's different. Paste this into any AI assistant:

Read the list of open-source alternatives at https://opensourceeverything.org/data/groups/team-chat.json. Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do. My project or idea:
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