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Slack alternatives? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello! I am looking for suggestions for Slack alternatives that meet the following (likely impossible) criteria:

Modern UI
Self-hosted FOSS
Actively developed, or at least stable and maintained
Comprehensive API for integrations
Non-shit strategy for determining which device to send notifications to

Regarding UI, I am hoping to find something with a more streamlined implementation of threaded conversations - this is my primary complaint with Slack.

I know there are tons of articles on Slack alternatives, but I'm hoping for a more technical perspective. Are there any Matrix-based options that are refined enough for a small team to rely on as primary method of communication?

Thank you!

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

Element/Matrix is pretty much what you're looking for if you need self hosted. Could also look into Jabber/XMPP or IRC but Matrix is going to be way more modern and useable.

[–] littlewonder 8 points 1 year ago

Mattermost

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Zulip

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I found Zulip to be much more intuitive than Slack.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I think Rocketchat is what you're looking for.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm forced to use slack for work and I fuckin hate it

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Could be worse, you could be forced to use teams!