RocketChat

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Open source slack alternative

What is RocketChat?

Rocket.Chat is a Web Chat Server, developed in JavaScript, using the Meteor fullstack framework. It is a great solution for communities and companies wanting to privately host their own chat service or for developers looking forward to build and evolve their own chat platforms.
RocketChat is a tool in the Group Chat & Notifications category of a tech stack.

Who is using it?

61 companies use RocketChat in their tech stacks, including Alibaba Travels, E-Commerce, and Biting Bit.

Alibaba Travels

E-Commerce

Biting Bit

Rocket.Chat

Mainwebsolutions

OODA

creative.gs

AresRPG

Insoft

Sokhan

5G Systems

DevOps

Why developers like RocketChat

Open source
Can be deployed on premise
Byos (bring your own server)
Faster than Slack
Mobile app for iphone, ipad, and ipod touch
Desktop client for mac and windows
Built using meteor
Easily deployed on Cloud Services (Heroku, etc)
Screen Sharing