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12 self-hosted alternatives to Chitchatter (2026)

Peer-to-peer chat app that is serverless, decentralized, and ephemeral.

License: GPL-2.0 · Language: Nodejs source code

Gotify source

Notification server with Android and CLI clients (alternative to PushBullet).

MITGo/Docker

Rocket.Chat source

Communications platform that puts data protection first (alternative to Gitter.im and Slack).

MITNodejs/Docker/K8S

All-in-one customer engagement platform from lead-gen to post-sales, from WhatsApp to your website. With omni-channel live agents and AI-powered chatbots (alternative to Intercom, Zendesk, Tawk.to and Tidio).

MITDocker/K8S

Typebot source

Conversational app builder (alternative to Typeform and Landbot).

AGPL-3.0Docker

AnyCable source

Realtime server for reliable two-way communication over WebSockets, Server-sent events, etc.

MITGo/Docker

Apprise

Apprise allows you to send a notification to almost all of the most popular notification services available to us today such as: Telegram, Discord, Slack, Amazon SNS, Gotify, etc.

MITPython/Docker/deb

Centrifugo source

Language-agnostic real-time messaging (Websocket or SockJS) server.

MITGo/Docker/K8S

Conduit source

A simple, fast, and reliable chat server powered by Matrix.

Apache-2.0Rust

Continuwuity source

Community-driven Matrix homeserver, the continuation of conduwuit focusing on user experience and new features (fork of Conduit).

Apache-2.0Rust/Docker/K8S/deb

Databag

Federated, end-to-end encrypted messaging service for the web, iOS, and Android, supporting text, photos, video, and WebRTC video and audio calls.

Apache-2.0Docker

Element source

Fully-featured Matrix client for Web, iOS & Android.

Apache-2.0Nodejs

GlobaLeaks source

Whistleblowing software enabling anyone to easily set up and maintain a secure reporting platform.

AGPL-3.0Python/deb/Docker

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