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Open source alternatives to Chanty[011]

Chanty is a team chat app for small teams, with channels, direct messages, voice calls and built-in task management. Below are 11 self-hostable open source alternatives, ranked by GitHub popularity.

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Rocket.Chat

Rocket.Chat

TYPESCRIPT

The communications platform that puts data protection first

★ STARS

45.3k

⑂ FORKS

9.9k

OPEN PROJECT→
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Mattermost

Mattermost

TYPESCRIPT

Mattermost is an open source platform for secure collaboration across the entire software development lifecycle

★ STARS

36.6k

⑂ FORKS

8.6k

OPEN PROJECT→
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Nextcloud

Nextcloud

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Nextcloud server, a safe home for all your data

★ STARS

34.8k

⑂ FORKS

4.8k

OPEN PROJECT→
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Huly

Huly

TYPESCRIPT

All-in-One Project Management Platform (alternative to Linear, Jira, Slack, Notion, Motion)

★ STARS

25.6k

⑂ FORKS

1.9k

OPEN PROJECT→
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Zulip

Zulip

PYTHON

Zulip server and web application. Open-source team chat

★ STARS

25.2k

⑂ FORKS

9.8k

OPEN PROJECT→
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Fluxer

Fluxer

TYPESCRIPT

A free and open source instant messaging and VoIP platform built for friends, groups, and communities. Self-hosting and more activity in this repository is coming very soon! See the README.

★ STARS

8.5k

⑂ FORKS

488

OPEN PROJECT→
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Colanode

Colanode

TYPESCRIPT

Open-source and local-first Slack and Notion alternative that puts you in control of your data

★ STARS

4.8k

⑂ FORKS

291

OPEN PROJECT→
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Campfire

Campfire

RUBY

Super simple group chat, without a subscription

★ STARS

4.3k

⑂ FORKS

722

OPEN PROJECT→
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Stoat

Stoat

RUST

The software powering Stoat

★ STARS

3.0k

⑂ FORKS

344

OPEN PROJECT→
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Wire

Wire

Overview of the open source code for Wire

★ STARS

2.5k

⑂ FORKS

179

OPEN PROJECT→
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twake-chat

twake-chat

DART

A multi-platform (Flutter) application for connecting to Matrix - an open network for secure, decentralized communication, with your favorite devices.

★ STARS

154

⑂ FORKS

43

OPEN PROJECT→

// EDITOR'S TAKE

Mattermost is the closest fit, giving you Chanty's straightforward channel-and-DM model on a server you control, while Rocket.Chat adds voice, video and omnichannel support at the cost of a heavier stack to operate. Campfire is the least work to run if all you need is rooms and DMs, and Zulip suits teams that would rather read threaded topics than scroll a busy channel.

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What is the best open source Chanty alternative?

Rocket.Chat is the most popular open source Chanty alternative by GitHub stars (45,269 stars). The other 10 options are ranked above.

Are these Chanty alternatives self-hostable?

Yes — every project listed here is open source and runs on your own infrastructure. Click into a project to see its license, stars, language, and current health status.

Are they free?

All projects shown are free and open source. Check each project's license page for the terms — most are MIT, Apache 2.0, or AGPL.

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