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2 open source tools do the job of Ando. The most starred is Rocket.Chat, with 46.5k stars. Verified on GitHub. About Ando
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Questions about alternatives to Ando
What is the best open source alternative to Ando?
By GitHub stars it is Rocket.Chat, with 46,503 stars and a commit on 13 Nov. Open source team chat you can host yourself. Next come Mattermost (39,606 stars).
Is there a free alternative to Ando?
Yes. The code of all 2 is public under MIT or AGPL 3.0, so you can use them with no licence fee. Running one yourself costs the server and your time to look after it, and some makers also sell a hosted plan.
Which Ando alternatives can I host on my own server?
All 2: Rocket.Chat and Mattermost. Each tool's page says what it needs to run.
Which ones are still being worked on?
All 2 we track had a commit in the last 30 days, among them Rocket.Chat and Mattermost. A recent commit shows the project is kept up, not that it will stay that way.
What licences do they use?
MIT (1), AGPL 3.0 (1). MIT, BSD and Apache let you change and reuse the code freely. GPL and AGPL ask you to share your changes under the same licence when you give the software to others, and AGPL also counts letting people use it over a network.
What do I lose by leaving Ando?
The hosting. Ando's maker runs the servers for you; with an open source tool the updates, backups, security fixes and support are yours, unless you take the maker's hosted plan. Features differ too, so check what each one imports and exports before you move your data.