Rocket.Chat vs Tinode
A side-by-side comparison of Rocket.Chat and Tinode — stars, license, self-host difficulty, deploy options, and what each replaces.
| Tagline | Fully customizable open-source communications platform and Slack alternative | Open-source instant messaging server with a Go backend and multi-platform clients |
| Category | Team Chat & Collaboration | Team Chat & Collaboration |
| Replaces | Slack, Microsoft Teams | Slack |
| GitHub stars | 45k | 13k |
| Language | TypeScript | Go |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 3/5 Moderate | 3/5 Moderate |
| Deploy options | One-Click Docker Docker Compose Kubernetes Manual | Docker Docker Compose Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 4 days ago | 18 days ago |
| View repo | View repo |
