What is Rocket.Chat?
Team chat with channels, threads, calls and video that organisations run on their own servers.
Who is Rocket.Chat best for?
Rocket.Chat is best for public sector and regulated teams that must keep chat, calls and files on their own servers.
Data that cannot leave your network
The whole workspace runs on your own servers, a private cloud or, on paid plans, a fully air-gapped network.
Chat across organisations
Native Matrix and XMPP federation lets teams share channels with partners who run their own servers.
Small teams on a budget
The Starter plan is free for up to 50 users and includes SSO, LDAP, two-factor sign-in and end-to-end encryption.
Custom integrations
Apps-Engine, a marketplace and an open API let you add bots, workflows and links to your own systems.
How much does Rocket.Chat cost?
Rocket.Chat's MIT-licensed Community edition and its Starter plan for up to 50 users are free to self-host; paid plans for larger or air-gapped deployments are quoted by sales.
- For teams past 50 users, up to 100 online at once
- 3 private and 5 marketplace apps
- 10,000 push notifications a month
- Self-managed workspace
- SSO, LDAP, MFA and end-to-end encryption
- Community support only
Paid plans (Commercial, Government and Defense) have no public prices; sales quotes them. They add unlimited users, dedicated cloud hosting, air-gapped deployment, Rocket.Chat AI and enterprise support. Non-profits can get a reduced-price Commercial plan. Full pricing on rocket.chat. We checked these prices on .
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Is Rocket.Chat open source?
Yes. Rocket.Chat's code is public under the MIT licence, so you can run it on your own server.
On GitHub
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- Last commit
- 13 Nov
- Repository age
- 11 years
- Latest release
- 10 Nov
- Licence
- MIT
- Self-hosted
- Yes
- Repository
- RocketChat/Rocket.Chat
What are the best Rocket.Chat alternatives?
Rocket.Chat is an open source alternative to Slack, Zoho Cliq and Ando. Buzz, Mattermost and Campfire do the same job and are open source too.
SlackFreeTeam messaging with AI summaries, search and huddle notes.
Zoho CliqFreeTeam chat, calls and integrations from Zoho.
AndoPaidTeam messaging app where AI agents join channels and work beside people, built to replace Slack.
BuzzOpen SourceBlock's open-source team chat where people and agents share channels.
MattermostOpen SourceChannels, calls, playbooks and AI agents for engineering, security and operations teams.
CampfireOpen SourceGroup chat for companies that you install on your own server, with rooms, DMs and @mentions.
Questions about Rocket.Chat
What is the difference between Rocket.Chat Community and Starter?
Community is the MIT-licensed edition for teams past Starter's 50-user limit; it keeps the basic features and is sized for up to 100 concurrent users. Starter is also free and self-managed, but adds paid-plan features such as read receipts and data loss prevention.
Who is Rocket.Chat for?
Rocket.Chat is best for public sector and regulated teams that must keep chat, calls and files on their own servers.
Is Rocket.Chat free?
Yes. Rocket.Chat has a free Community plan: for teams past 50 users, up to 100 online at once.
Is Rocket.Chat open source?
Yes. Rocket.Chat's code is public under the MIT licence, so you can run it on your own server.
What are the best Rocket.Chat alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are Slack, Zoho Cliq, Ando, Buzz, Mattermost and Campfire.
Where can I try Rocket.Chat?
On its official website, rocket.chat.
Does Rocket.Chat have desktop and mobile apps?
Yes. Rocket.Chat has desktop apps for macOS, Windows and Linux and mobile apps for iOS and Android, and they connect to your own self-hosted workspace.
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