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What are the best Messaging Tools?

Slack, Twilio, Microsoft Teams, HipChat, and Telegram are the most popular tools in the category “Messaging”. “Easy to integrate with” is the primary reason developers pick Slack over its competitors, while “Powerful, simple, and well documented api” is the reason why Twilio was chosen.

1st
Slack

Slack

122k stacks

Top Reasons to Choose Slack

  • •Easy to integrate with
  • •Excellent interface on multiple platforms
  • •Free
2nd
Twilio

Twilio

11.5k stacks

Top Reasons to Choose Twilio

  • •Powerful, simple, and well documented api
  • •RESTful API
  • •Clear pricing
3rd
Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams

2.42k stacks

Top Reasons to Choose Microsoft Teams

  • •Work well with the rest of Office 365 work flow
  • •Mobile friendly
  • •Free
4th
HipChat

HipChat

1.26k stacks

Top Reasons to Choose HipChat

  • •Integrates well with a lot of developer tools
  • •Developer-friendly
  • •Clients for every major platform
5th
Telegram

Telegram

751 stacks

Top Reasons to Choose Telegram

  • •Lightweight
  • •Unlimited history
  • •Great bot API
6th
Mattermost

Mattermost

488 stacks

Top Reasons to Choose Mattermost

  • •Open source
  • •On-premise deployment
  • •Free
7th
WhatsApp

WhatsApp

433 stacks

Top Reasons to Choose WhatsApp

  • •Free
  • •Easy to carry on with contact
8th
RocketChat

RocketChat

372 stacks

Top Reasons to Choose RocketChat

  • •Open source
  • •Can be deployed on premise
  • •Byos (bring your own server)
9th
Hubot

Hubot

276 stacks

Top Reasons to Choose Hubot

  • •Easy setup
  • •Extendable
  • •Slack integration
10th
Gitter

Gitter

232 stacks

Top Reasons to Choose Gitter

  • •Github integration
  • •Free
  • •Markdown support
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SlackMessaging

Bring all your communication together in one place

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Twilio
Messaging

Bring voice and messaging to your web and mobile applications.

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16
Microsoft TeamsMessaging

Chat-based workspace in Office 365

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MessageMedia
Messaging

It enables users to send text messages, review replies, and forward messages to their mobile phone, all within a web browser

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HubotMessaging

A customizable life embetterment robot

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1
Sinch
Messaging

Add calling & messaging to your app in minutes

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HelloFaxMessaging

Send and receive faxes from your computer

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KB ClipMessaging

Turn Slack conversations into documentation in seconds

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Daily.co
Messaging

WebRTC video and audio APIs for every developer

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OpenTokMessaging

Build live interactive video, voice and messaging into your web and mobile apps

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HallMessaging

Real-time business chat & texting for teams

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FriendsMessaging

Like Slack except P2P, offline friendly, and open source

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LINEMessaging

Get engaged in interactive conversations with LINE users

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Lita
Messaging

ChatOps for Ruby

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AiryMessaging

Open source conversational platform & unified messaging APIs

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WhatsAppMessaging

A freeware, cross-platform messaging and Voice over IP service

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4
BertyMessaging

Privacy-first messaging app

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Google VoiceMessaging

Smart voice calling on all your devices

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HipChatMessaging

Supercharge team collaboration with group chat and IM

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Gitter
Messaging

Messaging for people who make software. Integrated with your team, projects and your code.

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