18 self-hosted IRCCloud alternatives

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

38.9k stars8.9k forkslast commit 26 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Open-source team chat server with topic-based threading for focused, asynchronous, and real-time communication in distributed teams.

25.8k stars10.1k forksApache-2.0last commit 25 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Self-hosted web-based IRC client with multi-user support, persistent connections, and a responsive UI for desktop and mobile.

6.3k stars779 forksMITlast commit 18 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Ergo is a modern IRC server (ircd) written in Go, with integrated account management, history storage, bouncer-like features, and strong IRCv3 support.

3.3k stars242 forksMITlast commit 27 Aug 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 stars832 forksMPL-2.0last commit 14 Aug 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.

3.1k stars1.4k forksApache-2.0last commit 25 Aug 2026Actively maintained

ZNC is an advanced IRC bouncer that stays connected to IRC networks, letting you reconnect from one or more clients and replay buffered messages you missed.

2.1k stars404 forksApache-2.0last commit 21 Aug 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 stars323 forkslast commit 16 Aug 2026Actively maintained

InspIRCd is a modular, lightweight Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server with a flexible module system, designed for stable and performant IRC network deployments.

1.3k stars285 forkslast commit 26 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Convos is a multiuser web IRC client with a built-in persistent bouncer, chat history, theming, rich formatting, and optional video chat.

1.2k stars93 forksArtistic-2.0last commit 29 Jul 2026Actively maintained

Kiwi IRC is a web-based IRC client you can self-host as static files, with multi-network support, runtime JSON configuration, themes, plugins, and embeddable web widgets.

982 stars234 forksApache-2.0last commit 3 May 2026Actively maintained

Glowing Bear is a browser-based WeeChat client that connects to WeeChat via the relay plugin, providing a modern interface for IRC from any device.

977 stars184 forksGPL-3.0last commit 6 Aug 2026Actively maintained

Modern, cross-platform IRC client with a detachable core for persistent connections, multi-client access, and searchable chat backlogs.

791 stars226 forkslast commit 25 Jun 2026Actively maintained

ngIRCd is a free, portable and lightweight IRC server for small/private networks, supporting IPv6, TLS, server linking, and optional PAM authentication.

574 stars82 forksGPL-2.0last commit 12 Jul 2026Actively maintained

An IRC network implementation in Go that uses the Raft consensus algorithm to eliminate netsplits and provide transparent client failover via a bridge.

195 stars9 forksBSD-3-Clauselast commit 24 May 2026Actively maintained

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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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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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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