An open-source Slack alternative

Rocket.Chat is an alternative to the widely used proprietary team communication software Slack, which has persistent chat rooms, private groups, and direct messaging among its many features.

And although it has become very popular, users and organizations continue to be in search of a cross-platform product that can replicate many of Slack's features, as well as offer a similar working environment and workflow.

Rocket.Chat is coming up as just such a solution - an open-source app that can be self-hosted for free, or used on a service managed by the company (SaaS version) (special rates and discounts are offered to non-governmental organizations and educational institutions.) The main problem Rocket.Chat is trying to solve is a remote, hybrid, and async work that allows connecting and collaborating with people inside, and outside an organization.

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