When comparing Campfire vs Chatwee, the Slant community recommends Campfire for most people. In the question“What is the best team chat software?” Campfire is ranked 30th while Chatwee is ranked 47th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Supports optional 128-bit SSL encryption
Pro Guest access
You can invite people to join conversations even if they don't have a Campfire account. Campfire will generate a link to share and the guest will only need to enter their name to join the conversation.
Pro Easy conferencing
When you need to make a conference call, all you need to click is "Start A New Call" and Campfire instantly embeds a phone number and password code in the message thread.
Pro Mobile apps
Campfire supports only iOS, but third party apps can be used for Android. There are also other third party apps that build upon Campfire and extend its functionality.
Pro Embeds images
Images that are uploaded in the GIF, PNG, or JPEG formats are represented as thumbnails in the chat room.
Pro Has a free-forever option
A bit less options available but works nonetheless.
Pro Real-time media and file sharing
Including YouTube videos and pictures preview in the chat window.
Pro Plenty of customization options
Chat size, color, fonts, language, log in methods, notifications, emojis, privacy, powerful moderation and many more.
Pro Single Sign-on
Users, who log in to the site, are automatically logged in to the chat.
Pro Integrated with 25+ most popular CMS
Developers provide easy to follow, clear plugin installation instructions.
Pro Clean design
Chatwee has a clean and easy to use UI. On the left there's a clean and defined user list, each name has a flag next to it. It's also very easy to move from one side of the screen to the other. There's only the most useful information on the screen at any time and the design never feel overwhelming or cluttered.
Cons
Con Future of Campfire is uncertain
37signals have "changed direction" away from Campfire, focusing on Basecamp. They've ruled out shutting it down, but at this stage it's uncertain whether it'll be spun off as a separate company, sold off, or run in maintenance mode without any new features.