Last checked October 15, 2026

Rocket.Chat

Rocket.Chat is a self-hosted chat server with desktop and mobile apps. The Community edition is MIT and intended for small or experimental deployments. Premium plans add the security and scale features larger organizations buy.

Open sourceMIT (Community)Small teamsEnterprisesDevelopers

Omnichannel, advanced compliance, and premium marketplace apps are commercial.

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Free tier

Community is free to self-host. A hosted Starter plan for up to 50 users is also free.

Hosted

No hosted price recorded.

Self-host

Moderate. Docker Compose is documented. Snapshots, push, and federation add moving parts. About $10–25/mo for a small server. Unverified estimate.

Drop-in scores

Replacing Slack100% of the checklist checked.

Sources checked

https://www.rocket.chat/faqs
https://docs.rocket.chat/docs/our-plans