Best Open-Source Communication & Collaboration | open-source.storeAll categoriesCommunication & Collaboration
Chat, video calling, email, helpdesk, and discussion forums.
46 tools found 
Rocket.Chat
Rocket.Chat is an open-source Slack alternative providing self-hosted team messaging, custom TypeScript apps, and complete control over internal data.
46.4kLinuxmacOSWindowstoday MITTeam Chat & Collaboration

Mattermost
Mattermost is an open-source alternative to Slack and Teams that delivers secure team messaging, boards, and incident workflows with self-hosted control.
39.5kLinuxmacOSWindowstoday AGPL-3.0Team Chat & Collaboration

Chatwoot
Chatwoot is an open-source helpdesk replacing Intercom and Zendesk with self-hosted omnichannel support across email, WhatsApp, and live chat.
38.8kLinuxmacOSWindowstoday MITHelpdesk & Support

Jitsi Meet
Jitsi Meet is a self-hosted alternative to Zoom with WebRTC in-browser video calls, end-to-end encryption, and complete infrastructure data sovereignty.
30.2kLinuxmacOSWindowstoday Apache-2.0Video Conferencing

Hey
Hey is a decentralized social web client for Lens Protocol that replaces centralized microblogging on X with portable on-chain identities and open data.
GPL-3.0Forums & Discussions

Zulip
Zulip is an open-source team chat platform replacing Slack with organized topic-based threading, rich Markdown support, and self-hosted data control.
26.2kLinuxmacOSWindows1d ago Apache-2.0Team Chat & Collaboration
Go & gRPC engineer · founder of EasyP
PromotedGo, gRPC and Protobuf done right, LLM agents in production, and the hard parts of shipping a first product.
GogRPCProtobufLLM agents

Forem
Forem is an open-source community platform replacing Bettermode with self-hosted discussions, Markdown publishing, and zero member fees.
22.8kLinuxmacOSDockertoday AGPL-3.0Forums & Discussions

UVdesk
UVdesk is an open-source ticketing system replacing Freshdesk with self-hosted Symfony architecture, multi-mailbox routing, and zero per-agent fees.
19.6kLinuxmacOSWindows27d ago OSL-3.0Helpdesk & Support

Bluesky
Open-source microblogging client and AT Protocol network featuring custom domain handles, open firehose APIs, and user-selected feeds.
MITForums & Discussions

Apache Answer
Apache Answer replaces proprietary forums like vBulletin with a self-hosted, tag-based Q&A platform featuring accepted answers and plugin connectors.
Apache-2.0Forums & Discussions

K-9 Mail
K-9 Mail is an open-source Android email client that replaces Microsoft Outlook with direct IMAP synchronization and zero cloud-proxy data logging.
Apache-2.0Email Clients & Productivity

Thunderbird
Thunderbird is an open-source email client replacing Microsoft Outlook with unified inboxes, native CalDAV calendar sync, and zero subscription costs.
14.2kLinuxmacOSWindowstoday Apache-2.0Email Clients & Productivity
AGPL-3.0Email Clients & Productivity
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AGPL-3.0Team Chat & Collaboration
Windows
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Apache-2.0Team Chat & Collaboration