18 self-hosted Element Matrix (Hosted) alternatives

Rocket.Chat is an open-source communications platform for secure team messaging, channels, DMs, voice/video, integrations, and customer omnichannel support.

45.9k stars13.8k forkslast commit 28 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Open-source, self-hosted messaging platform for secure team collaboration with real-time chat, audio calls, screen sharing, and integrations.

38.6k stars8.9k forkslast commit 28 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Open-source, decentralized messaging network built on a Haskell core with Kotlin Multiplatform and native iOS clients; end-to-end encrypted messaging without user IDs.

19.1k stars1.2k forksAGPL-3.0last commit 3 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Element is a Matrix client for secure team messaging and collaboration, offering end-to-end encrypted chats and calls with interoperability across the Matrix network.

13.3k stars2.7k forksAGPL-3.0last commit 27 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Synapse is a Matrix homeserver implementation for running federated, secure real-time chat and collaboration on your own infrastructure.

4.5k stars571 forksAGPL-3.0last commit 27 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Converse.js is an open-source, client-side web XMPP/Jabber chat app that can run standalone or be embedded into sites, with group chat and OMEMO encryption.

3.3k stars833 forksMPL-2.0last commit 24 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Openfire is an open source XMPP (Jabber) server for real-time messaging and collaboration, with a web admin console and a plugin ecosystem.

3k stars1.4k forksApache-2.0last commit 24 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Movim is a federated social platform and web-based XMPP client for blogging, chat, communities, and real-time messaging with a responsive cross‑platform interface.

2k stars279 forksAGPL-3.0last commit 26 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Ech0 is a lightweight open-source, self-hosted federated publishing platform (ActivityPub) with a Vue-based UI, SQLite storage, Docker deployment and built-in Markdown editor.

2k stars150 forksAGPL-3.0last commit 28 Jul 2026Actively maintained

RetroShare is a decentralized friend-to-friend platform for encrypted chat, mail, forums, channels and secure file sharing, with optional Tor/I2P support.

2k stars322 forkslast commit 23 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Self-hosted, open-source XMPP-based messaging server providing end-to-end encryption, multi-device sync, federation, secure backups, and integrated WebRTC audio/video calling.

437 stars49 forksApache-2.0last commit 10 Jul 2026Actively maintained

SAMA is a Node.js-based open-source chat server using uWebSockets.js, MongoDB and Redis, providing WebSocket/HTTP APIs, E2EE, clustering, and web/mobile clients.

158 stars14 forksGPL-3.0last commit 22 Jul 2026Actively maintained

A single-binary, low-resource Matrix homeserver in Rust; simple setup, RocksDB (default) or SQLite backends, built with axum and Ruma.

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Continuwuity is a fast, lightweight Matrix homeserver written in Rust, focused on stability, performance, and improved Matrix specification compliance for federation.

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Libervia is a modular XMPP-based communication suite offering chat, microblogging, file sharing, and other social features across web, desktop, and CLI interfaces.

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Salut à Toi (SàT) is a self-hostable, XMPP-based communication suite with web, desktop, and CLI frontends, supporting chat and collaborative features via plugins.

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Hubzilla is a federated server platform for social networking, groups, publishing, and file sharing with strong privacy controls, nomadic identity, and SSO across hubs.

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Prosody IM is a modern, resource-efficient XMPP (Jabber) server written in Lua, designed to be easy to configure and extend for private messaging and federation.

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