Best Open Source Alternatives to Twist

Compare the best free and open-source alternatives to Twist — self-hosted and desktop replacements you fully control, ranked by GitHub stars, license and platform support.

Curated by open-source.store · Updated November 2026 · 9 alternatives

Twist

Proprietary SaaS

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Open-source alternatives to Twist, compared by stars, license and platform
Tool		License	Platforms	Self-hosted
Rocket.Chat	46,361	MIT	LinuxmacOSWindowsDocker	Yes	Nov 2026	Visit
Mattermost	39,510	AGPL-3.0	LinuxmacOSWindowsDocker	Yes	Nov 2026	Visit
Zulip	26,158	Apache-2.0	LinuxmacOSWindowsDocker	Yes	Nov 2026	Visit
Campfire	4,813	MIT	DockerLinux	Yes	Nov 2026	Visit
Cinny	3,963	AGPL-3.0	Web	No	Nov 2026	Visit
Revolt	3,442	AGPL-3.0	LinuxmacOSWindowsDocker	Yes	Nov 2026	Visit
Quiet	2,661	GPL-3.0	LinuxmacOSWindows	No	Nov 2026	Visit
Wire	2,557	GPL-3.0	Web	No	Jan 2026	Visit
Twake Chat	173	AGPL-3.0	DockerLinux	Yes	Nov 2026	Visit

Top open-source Twist alternatives

Rocket.Chat46,361MIT

Rocket.Chat is an open-source Slack alternative providing self-hosted team messaging, custom TypeScript apps, and complete control over internal data.

LinuxmacOSWindowsDockerWeb

vs Twist: a free, open-source option you fully control, licensed MIT.

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Mattermost39,510AGPL-3.0

Mattermost is an open-source alternative to Slack and Teams that delivers secure team messaging, boards, and incident workflows with self-hosted control.

LinuxmacOSWindowsDockerWeb

vs Twist: a free, open-source option you fully control, licensed AGPL-3.0.

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Zulip26,158Apache-2.0

Zulip is an open-source team chat platform replacing Slack with organized topic-based threading, rich Markdown support, and self-hosted data control.

LinuxmacOSWindowsDockerWeb

vs Twist: a free, open-source option you fully control, licensed Apache-2.0.

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Campfire4,813MIT

Self-hosted group chat by 37signals replacing Slack subscriptions with an MIT-licensed, single-container setup powered by SQLite and custom webhooks.

DockerLinux

vs Twist: a free, open-source option you fully control, licensed MIT.

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Cinny3,963AGPL-3.0

Cinny is an open-source, web-based Matrix chat client offering an intuitive Discord-style interface with end-to-end encryption and total data custody.

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vs Twist: a free, open-source option you fully control, licensed AGPL-3.0.

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Best Open Source Alternatives to Twist

Twist

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Top open-source Twist alternatives

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Revolt

Quiet

Wire

Twake Chat