Team Chat Platforms
If your project or organization currently uses a platform like Discord or Slack you should pick an alternative here.
{%
include cardv2.html
title="Element"
image="/assets/img/svg/3rd-party/element.svg"
description='Element (formerly Riot) is the reference client for the Matrix network. The Matrix open standard is an open-source standard for secure, decentralized, real-time communication.'
labels="text==VoIP"
website="https://element.io"
privacy-policy="https://element.io/privacy"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-element-io/665"
github="https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web/"
windows="https://element.io/get-started"
mac="https://element.io/get-started"
linux="https://element.io/get-started"
fdroid="https://f-droid.org/packages/im.vector.app/"
googleplay="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=im.vector.app"
ios="https://apps.apple.com/app/vector/id1083446067"
web="https://app.element.io"
%}
{%
include cardv2.html
title="Rocket.chat"
image="/assets/img/svg/3rd-party/rocketchat.svg"
description="Rocket.chat is an self-hostable open source platform for team communication. It has optional federation and experimental E2EE."
labels="color==warning::link==https://rocket.chat/docs/user-guides/end-to-end-encryption/::text==Experimental E2EE::tooltip==Regarding E2EE their documentation states 'This feature is currently in alpha. It's also not yet supported on mobile'. There is no forward secrecy so compromised decryption password would leak all messages. Federation was also added afterwards, potentially causing room for mistakes.|text==VoIP"
website="https://rocket.chat/"
privacy-policy="https://rocket.chat/privacy"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-rocket-chat/1223"
github="https://github.com/rocketchat/"
windows="https://rocket.chat/install"
mac="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rocket-chat/id1086818840"
linux="https://rocket.chat/install"
fdroid="https://f-droid.org/packages/chat.rocket.android"
googleplay="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=chat.rocket.android"
ios="https://itunes.apple.com/app/rocket-chat/id1148741252"
%}