Side by side
Compare tools
3 tools selected
featured
Zulip
Organized team chat with topic threads inside channels, plus a self-hosted option
4.6
FreeFree cloud for small teams…
featured
Mattermost
Self-hosted team chat and collaboration for channels, calls, and playbooks
4.5
FreeFree self-hosted team edit…
featured
Lemmy
Federated communities with upvotes and threads, without ads or a central silo
4.4
FreeFree / self-hosted
| Spec | Zulip | Mattermost | Lemmy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Social Media Management | Social Media Management | Social Media Management |
| Pricing | Free cloud for small teams; paid plans and self-hosted | Free self-hosted team edition; paid Enterprise plans | Free / self-hosted |
| Rating | 4.6 (4,200) | 4.5 (14,000) | 4.4 (7,200) |
| Community | 88/100 | 87/100 | 85/100 |
| Tier | featured | featured | featured |
| Best for | chat, threads, self-hosted, open-source | chat, self-hosted, collaboration, open-source | fediverse, forums, self-hosted, open-source |
| Top features |
|
|
|