Rocket.Chat
Team Chat · by Rocket.Chat
Open source team chat and communication platform.
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Summary
Open source team chat and communication platform.
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Pricing
$ as listed by the vendor · each price dated
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed annually | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | Price not recorded yet | – | |
| Enterprise (Citizen Engagement) | Pricing on request (contact sales) | – | |
| Commercial | Pricing on request (contact sales) | – | |
| Government | Pricing on request (contact sales) | – | |
| Defense | Pricing on request (contact sales) | – | |
Starter
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Enterprise (Citizen Engagement)
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Commercial
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Government
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Defense
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Features
Overall availability, and what each plan includes where we know it.
Capabilities
| Feature | Overall |
|---|---|
| API access | Included |
| Audit trail | Included |
| Channels | Included |
| Custom assistants | Included |
| File sharing | Included |
| Full-text search | Included |
| Mobile app | Included |
| Multilingual sites | Included |
| Threaded conversations | Included |
| Two-factor authentication | Included |
| Video calls | Included |
| Workflow automation | Included |
- API accessIncluded
- Audit trailIncluded
- ChannelsIncluded
- Custom assistantsIncluded
- File sharingIncluded
- Full-text searchIncluded
- Mobile appIncluded
- Multilingual sitesIncluded
- Threaded conversationsIncluded
- Two-factor authenticationIncluded
- Video callsIncluded
- Workflow automationIncluded
Integrations
| Feature | Overall |
|---|---|
| Slack integration | Limited |
- Slack integrationLimited
Support
| Feature | Overall |
|---|---|
| Priority support | Included |
- Priority supportIncluded
Security and compliance
| Feature | Overall |
|---|---|
| GDPR compliance | Included |
- GDPR complianceIncluded
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What users say about Rocket.Chat
Themes from 21 public Hacker News comments that mention Rocket.Chat (Nov 3, 2024 to Apr 30). These are people’s opinions, not facts we have verified. Counts are comments, not a survey.
What people like
Open source and self-hostable
6 commentsSeveral commenters point to Rocket.Chat as an open source, self-hostable alternative to Slack or Discord.
“Rocket.Chat — Open-source, self-hostable Slack/Discord hybrid with video calls and integrations.”
Hacker News · Feb 11(opens in a new tab) “If you are looking for another self-hostable alternative to Slack, Rocket chat[0] is also worth looking at.”
Hacker News · Feb 2(opens in a new tab) Easy self-hosting with Docker
2 commentsCommenters who self-host say Rocket.Chat is simple to deploy, with one docker-compose command and a MIT-licensed install.
“It's perhaps telling that something like Rocket.Chat just has `docker-compose up` too”
Hacker News · Nov 3, 2024(opens in a new tab) “I'm selfhosting rocket for a small team”
Hacker News · Sep 18, 2025(opens in a new tab)
Common complaints
Paid tiers gate core features
4 commentsSeveral commenters say Rocket.Chat, like other open-core chat tools, puts features such as mobile push notifications or parts of the UI behind paid licenses.
“the UI is also full of stuff that requires an expensive license”
Hacker News · Mar 6, 2025(opens in a new tab) “Mattermost and Rocket.Chat, the other popular self-hostable alternatives to Slack, required a paid plan for mobile push notifications”
Hacker News · May 10, 2025(opens in a new tab) Licensing concerns and open-core doubts
3 commentsSome commenters question how open Rocket.Chat is, calling it open-core and noting license registration concerns.
“open-core military contractors these days”
Hacker News · Feb 9(opens in a new tab) Weak mobile and voice support
2 commentsCommenters looking for Discord-like apps say Rocket.Chat's voice and mobile options were missing or paywalled.
“voice + mobile were either missing or paywalled at a per-user price”
Hacker News · Feb 9(opens in a new tab)
Grouped by AI on Oct 30, 2026. Every quote is copied word for word from the linked comment, and a theme needs at least two separate comments.
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