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What are the best self-hosted developer team chat apps?

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6 Options Considered

Best self-hosted developer team chat apps	Price	Platforms	Service integrations
-- Mattermost	Free / paid	Android, iOS, Windows, MacOS, Linux	Yes - Atlassian, Webhooks, Chatbots, Extensions
-- Wire	-	Web iOS Android OSX Windows Linux	No
-- Stride (previously HipChat)	-	Web iOS Android OSX Windows Linux	Yes
-- Circuit by unify	-	-	-
-- Slack	Free	Chrome, iOS, Android, Mac OS, Windows	Yes

Mattermost

Top Pro

Can be self-hosted

You don't need to rely on someone else's servers, you can host Mattermost on your own server. See More

Top Con

No easy End-to-End Encryption setup

liweihua's Experience

Our company is using Mattermost, mainly Mac and iOS versions. See More

Specs

Platforms:Android, iOS, Windows, MacOS, Linux

Service integrations:Yes - Atlassian, Webhooks, Chatbots, Extensions

DIY integrations:Yes - API Library, OAuth 2.0 Apps, Zapier App with over 700 Integrations

Hosting options:Self-hosted

Top Pro

Free - OpenSource

You can download and use it as free for self-hosted server. See More

Top Pro

Desktop app for MacOS, Linux and Windows

Top Pro

Mark-Down support with code highlighting

Yes, it supports markdown + code highlighting. See More

Top Pro

You can change theme

... especially Dark Theme! For Example: https://github.com/dracula/mattermost See More

Top Pro

Similar to Slack

Almost all features of Slack are available in Mattermost. See More

Stride (previously HipChat)

Top Con

Will be discontinued Feb 2019

Slack acquired Stride / Hip Chat. Both Stride and Hip Chat will cease to exist. Sad since they were quite usable. See More

Specs

Platforms:Web iOS Android OSX Windows Linux

Service integrations:Yes

Screensharing:Yes

DIY integrations:Yes

Slack

Top Con

No self-hosting available

If you are worried about third-parties getting access to your data you should consider self-hosting. With self-hosting you are in control over where your data is stored, who has access to it. You will also not be vulnerable to exploits of a third-party provider. See More

Top Pro

Robust integration with a huge number of tools

Slack integrates with tools like Trello, GitHub, Dropbox, Mailchimp, and dozens of others, so you can have a centralized event feed of your project right alongside your chat. This is tremendously useful for keeping context with your discussions. See More

Specs

Platforms:Chrome, iOS, Android, Mac OS, Windows

Service integrations:Yes

Screensharing:Yes

Top Con

Expensive when you need to upgrade

At $6.67 per user / month (or $8 if billed monthly) , Slack is significantly more expensive than the competition if you need features such as unlimited integrations (more than 10) or unlimited message storage (more than 10,000). However, the free version of Slack includes unlimited users. However if you need only unlimited messages you can use storage services like https://slarck.com to upload then browse and search your entire message history, while staying in Slack's free plan. So with a combo of Slack+Slarck this con is not that major. See More

Top Con

No E2E encryption

Data is sent of SSL only, not E2E encrypted. See More

Top Con

Proprietary (non-free/libre)

Teamwire

Top Con

Seems very much mobile only focused, as WhatsApp Replacement

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