Rocket.Chat vs The Lounge
A side-by-side comparison of Rocket.Chat and The Lounge — stars, license, self-host difficulty, deploy options, and what each replaces.
| Tagline | Fully customizable open-source communications platform and Slack alternative | Modern, self-hosted web IRC client for always-on team chat |
| Category | Team Chat & Collaboration | Team Chat & Collaboration |
| Replaces | Slack, Microsoft Teams | Slack |
| GitHub stars | 45k | 6.3k |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Self-host difficulty | 3/5 Moderate | 2/5 Easy |
| Deploy options | One-Click Docker Docker Compose Kubernetes Manual | Docker Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 4 days ago | 1 month ago |
| View repo | View repo |
