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Rocket.Chat
Rocket.Chat is a secure team messaging and collaboration platform with self hosting, channels, direct messages, calls, federation, integrations and controlled deployment options.
About Rocket.Chat
Rocket.Chat is a secure communication and collaboration platform designed for organizations that need greater control over messaging infrastructure, data location and access. It supports channels, groups, direct messages, threaded discussions, file sharing, searchable message history and real time communication.
The platform supports voice, video and screen based collaboration alongside messaging. Organizations can collaborate with external users through federation while retaining control over their own infrastructure, identities and policies. Rocket.Chat also provides mobile applications, integrations, Marketplace apps and APIs for extending the workspace.
Rocket.Chat places particular emphasis on deployment flexibility and data sovereignty. Depending on the plan, organizations can operate the platform on premises, in private cloud environments, within isolated infrastructure or in air gapped environments.
Key Features
- Secure Team Messaging: Use channels, groups, direct messages, threads, mentions, reactions and searchable message history for workplace communication.
- Self Hosted Deployment: Deploy Rocket.Chat in your own data center, server or private cloud using supported deployment methods including Docker and Kubernetes.
- Voice and Video Collaboration: Extend messaging with voice calling, video conferencing, screen sharing and supported conferencing integrations.
- Federation: Collaborate across independent Rocket.Chat and compatible federated environments while organizations retain control over their own infrastructure.
- Integrations and Apps: Connect external systems using webhooks, Marketplace apps, custom applications and programmatic integrations.
- Security and Governance: Apply identity controls, encryption, retention policies, audit capabilities and other governance controls according to the selected plan.
Pricing
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Starter: $0 Self managed plan for up to 50 users with many Rocket.Chat capabilities, including channels, direct messages, threads, file sharing, searchable history, identity controls and unlimited push notifications.
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Community: Free open source edition Self hosted option supporting core messaging for up to 100 concurrent users. Rocket.Chat states that Community is intended for basic or non production use rather than business critical deployments.
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Commercial: Custom pricing Designed for commercial organizations and regulated industries that need dedicated infrastructure, advanced security, governance and flexible deployment options.
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Government: Custom pricing Designed for public sector organizations requiring data sovereignty, jurisdictional control, auditability and secure collaboration.
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Defense: Custom pricing Designed for classified and highly controlled environments with support for air gapped deployment and specialized security requirements.
Pricing last updated: October 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Use Cases
- Secure internal messaging for commercial and regulated organizations
- Self hosted communication where organizations need control over infrastructure and data
- Cross organization collaboration using federated channels and messaging
- Government, defense and mission critical communication environments
Pros & Cons
Pros:
- Provides extensive deployment control through self hosted, private cloud and isolated infrastructure options
- Supports secure federation between independent organizations and workspaces
- Offers webhooks, Marketplace apps and extensibility for connecting external systems
Cons:
- Self managed deployments require organizations to operate and maintain their own infrastructure
- Advanced enterprise, government, defense and AI capabilities require paid plans or add-ons
Integrations
Google Meet, Zoom, Jitsi, BigBlueButton, Pexip, Google Drive, Microsoft Teams, Marketplace Apps, Incoming Webhooks, Outgoing Webhooks
FAQ
Last edited
October 1, 2026 at 10:09 AM by Venkatraman Chandrasekaran
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