Alternatives to Dyte
Dyte ranks #35 in Collaboration & Communication with a BenchRank score of 42.8/100. These are the 91 other collaboration & communication tools we rank, best first. Rank numbers show each tool's position in the full Collaboration & Communication ranking.
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90.8 — BenchRank score out of 100Novu
Novu · Open-source notification infrastructure for multi-channel product messaging
Best for: Development teams adding multi-channel product notifications to a web or mobile app.
Ranked 2
79.4 — BenchRank score out of 100Plane
Plane · Project management, wiki and AI agents in one workspace
Best for: Teams leaving Jira or Linear that want projects, docs and AI agents in one self-hostable tool
Ranked 3
78.5 — BenchRank score out of 100AgentMail
AgentMail · Email inbox API that gives AI agents their own addresses
Best for: Developers giving AI agents their own email inboxes for two-way threads, attachments and webhooks.
Ranked 4
76.5 — BenchRank score out of 100Slack
Slack · Channel-based team messaging with built-in AI and workflow automation
Best for: Teams wanting channel-based messaging, huddles and AI summaries in one place, plus external chat.
Ranked 5
70.8 — BenchRank score out of 100Macro Tasks
Macro Tasks · Task management with GitHub-linked status and agents, inside your email workspace
Best for: Engineering teams wanting tasks, email, chat and docs in one keyboard-driven workspace
Ranked 6
69.2 — BenchRank score out of 100Baserow
Baserow · Open-source no-code database and application builder, cloud or self-hosted
Best for: Teams replacing spreadsheets with a database and no-code apps who need self-hosting or compliance
Ranked 7
63.9 — BenchRank score out of 100Xmind
Xmind · Mind mapping with AI generation, Gantt charts and team collaboration
Best for: Individuals and small teams who want mind maps that turn into tasks, timelines and presentations
Ranked 8
63.2 — BenchRank score out of 100Plunk
Plunk · Open-source transactional, marketing and automation email in one platform
Best for: Developers and small teams wanting transactional, campaign and automation email in one self-hostable tool
Ranked 8
63.2 — BenchRank score out of 100Whereby
Whereby · European-hosted video calling with an embeddable API
Best for: Teams and developers wanting GDPR- and HIPAA-compliant video calls, hosted or embedded via API
Ranked 10
61.3 — BenchRank score out of 100LearnHouse
LearnHouse · Open-source LMS for building, hosting and selling courses
Best for: Course creators, schools and teams wanting a self-hostable LMS with built-in payments and white-labelling
Ranked 11
60.7 — BenchRank score out of 100Inbox Zero
Inbox Zero · AI email assistant that labels your inbox and drafts replies
Best for: Gmail or Outlook users wanting an AI assistant to label email and pre-draft replies
Ranked 12
57.6 — BenchRank score out of 100Affine
Affine · Open-source docs, whiteboards and databases in one local-first workspace
Best for: Individuals and small teams wanting docs, whiteboards and databases in one self-hostable workspace.
Ranked 13
55.5 — BenchRank score out of 100Discourse
Discourse · Community forum platform with chat, plugins and self-hosting
Best for: Tech companies running a public support forum or product community they want to own outright.
Ranked 14
54.7 — BenchRank score out of 100MindMeister
MindMeister · Online mind mapping with real-time collaboration and AI-generated maps
Best for: Individuals and small teams who want browser-based mind mapping with real-time collaboration.
Ranked 15
53.3 — BenchRank score out of 100Storyden
Storyden · Self-hosted forum and community knowledge library
Best for: Groups that want a self-hosted forum plus a library of lasting pages, on their own hardware.
Ranked 16
52.4 — BenchRank score out of 100Slack
Screenhero · Audio, video and screen sharing inside Slack
Best for: Teams already working in Slack who want ad-hoc audio, video and screen sharing in the same app.
Ranked 17
52 — BenchRank score out of 100Sayr
Sayr · Source-available project management with a public feedback portal
Best for: Small product teams wanting their internal board and public feedback portal in one self-hostable tool.
Ranked 18
51.4 — BenchRank score out of 100Miro
InVision · Shared visual canvas for planning, diagramming and workshops
Best for: Product, design and engineering teams that plan and run collaborative work on a shared visual canvas
Ranked 18
51.4 — BenchRank score out of 100Rocket.Chat
Rocket.Chat · Self-hosted messaging, voice and video for classified environments
Best for: Government, defence and regulated enterprises needing self-hosted or air-gapped team messaging.
Ranked 20
51.2 — BenchRank score out of 100useSend
useSend · Open source transactional and marketing email, billed per message sent
Best for: Developers and small teams sending transactional and marketing email who want open source and low cost
Ranked 21
50.2 — BenchRank score out of 100Lucidchart
Lucidchart · Diagramming with AI, data imports and real-time collaboration
Best for: Teams documenting processes, org structures and technical systems as shared, editable diagrams.
Ranked 22
49.4 — BenchRank score out of 100Franz
Franz · Messengers, email and Signal in one desktop workspace
Best for: Consultants, recruiters and founders juggling client chat, team chat, email and Signal on the desktop
Ranked 23
49.1 — BenchRank score out of 100Huly
Huly · Open-source all-in-one platform for projects, docs, chat and calls
Best for: Developer and product teams wanting issues, docs, chat and video calls in one open-source tool
Ranked 24
48.9 — BenchRank score out of 100ONLYOFFICE Docs
ONLYOFFICE Docs · Open source editor for documents, spreadsheets, slides, PDFs and forms
Best for: Teams that want one editor for documents, spreadsheets, slides and PDFs inside their own platform
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48.5 — BenchRank score out of 100Teable
Teable · AI spreadsheet-database for apps, automations and workflows
Best for: Small teams replacing scattered spreadsheets with a shared database, AI fields and automations
Ranked 26
48.3 — BenchRank score out of 100Ranked 27
48.2 — BenchRank score out of 100RustDesk
RustDesk · Open-source remote desktop run on self-hosted servers
Best for: IT support and admin teams wanting remote desktop access on servers they host themselves.
Ranked 28
46.9 — BenchRank score out of 100CryptPad
CryptPad · End-to-end encrypted, open-source collaborative office suite
Best for: Teams wanting collaborative documents kept end-to-end encrypted, hosted publicly or self-run
Ranked 29
46.7 — BenchRank score out of 100Fluxer
Fluxer · Open-source messaging, voice and video for groups and communities
Best for: Friends, groups and communities wanting a free, open-source chat app with voice, video and self-hosting
Ranked 30
46.6 — BenchRank score out of 100Zulip
Zulip · Open-source team chat organised by conversation topics
Best for: Distributed teams that want threaded team chat and a choice of managed cloud or self-hosting.
Ranked 31
43.9 — BenchRank score out of 100Apache Answer
Apache Answer · Open-source Q&A platform for forums, help centres and knowledge bases
Best for: Teams running a community forum, help centre or knowledge base they host themselves.
Ranked 32
43.8 — BenchRank score out of 100Fider
Fider · Public feedback board where customers post and vote on feature requests
Best for: Product managers and small SaaS teams wanting a public board for feature requests and voting
Ranked 33
43.7 — BenchRank score out of 100Jami
Jami · Peer-to-peer, end-to-end encrypted messaging and calls
Best for: Individuals and small groups wanting private calls and messaging with no accounts or servers
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43 — BenchRank score out of 100ntfy
Ntfy · HTTP pub-sub push notifications to phone, desktop and web
Best for: Developers and sysadmins sending push alerts to phone or desktop from scripts, cron jobs and APIs
Ranked 36
42.7 — BenchRank score out of 100Hyvor Relay
Hyvor Relay · Open-source, self-hosted email API for developers
Best for: Developers who want to self-host a transactional email API instead of using SES, Mailgun or SendGrid.
Ranked 37
41.2 — BenchRank score out of 100Etherpad
Etherpad · Self-hosted real-time collaborative editor with full authorship history
Best for: Teams and institutions that must self-host collaborative editing and keep full authorship history.
Ranked 38
40.3 — BenchRank score out of 100Sessy
Sessy · Open-source email observability for AWS SES
Best for: Developers sending through AWS SES who want delivery, bounce and engagement tracking they host themselves
Ranked 39
40.2 — BenchRank score out of 100Nextcloud
Nextcloud · Open source self-hosted content collaboration platform
Best for: Organisations that want file sync, chat and office collaboration hosted on their own servers.
Ranked 40
39.2 — BenchRank score out of 100BigBlueButton
BigBlueButton · Open source virtual classroom software for teachers and schools
Best for: Teachers and schools wanting an open source virtual classroom they self-host or buy hosted
Ranked 41
38.9 — BenchRank score out of 100Wire
Wire · End-to-end encrypted messaging, calls and file sharing for organisations
Best for: Organisations needing end-to-end encrypted messaging, calls and file sharing they control
Ranked 42
38.8 — BenchRank score out of 100Ever Teams
Ever Teams · Self-hosted or cloud work and time tracking with embeddable components
Best for: Small teams and agencies wanting work and time tracking they can self-host or embed.
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38.6 — BenchRank score out of 100Stoat
Stoat · Open-source group chat for friends and communities
Best for: Friends and online communities wanting a self-hostable, open-source group chat app
Ranked 44
38.3 — BenchRank score out of 100Trillian
Trillian · Instant messaging for individuals, business and healthcare
Best for: Teams and healthcare practices wanting hosted or on-premises instant messaging with HIPAA options
Ranked 45
38 — BenchRank score out of 100Excalidraw
Excalidraw · Browser whiteboard for hand-drawn style diagrams
Best for: People who want a quick browser-based sketch of a diagram with a hand-drawn look.
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37.7 — BenchRank score out of 100Google Voice
Google Voice · Cloud business phone system for Google Workspace
Best for: Google Workspace organisations wanting a cloud phone system managed from the Admin console.
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36.9 — BenchRank score out of 100Tuta
Tuta · Encrypted email, calendar and contacts hosted in Germany
Best for: Individuals and small teams wanting encrypted email, calendar and contacts hosted in Germany.
Ranked 48
36.5 — BenchRank score out of 100Sync-in
Sync-in · Open-source, self-hosted file sync, sharing and document collaboration
Best for: Organisations that need file sharing and co-editing to stay on infrastructure they control.
Ranked 49
35.9 — BenchRank score out of 100Mattermost
Mattermost · Self-hosted collaboration and workflow automation for high-security teams
Best for: Security, defence and critical infrastructure teams needing self-hosted, controlled collaboration.
Ranked 50
35.8 — BenchRank score out of 100Linphone
Linphone · Open-source VoIP, instant messaging and video conferencing, built in France
Best for: Organisations and developers who need open-source SIP voice, video and messaging they can embed
Ranked 51
35.8 — BenchRank score out of 100Keila
Keila · Open source email newsletters, self-hosted or EU-hosted cloud
Best for: Teams wanting an open source newsletter tool they can self-host or run on EU-hosted cloud
Ranked 52
35.4 — BenchRank score out of 100Collabora Online
Collabora Online · Open-source browser document editing you host yourself
Best for: Organisations wanting browser-based document editing on their own infrastructure or via a partner
Ranked 53
34.7 — BenchRank score out of 100Jitsi
Jitsi · Open-source video conferencing for web and mobile
Best for: Teams wanting free, open-source video meetings they can self-host or embed in their own app
Ranked 54
34.6 — BenchRank score out of 100Flarum
Flarum · Open-source, self-hosted forum software built on Laravel
Best for: Teams self-hosting a community forum on their own PHP stack who want extensions and no licence cost
Ranked 55
34.2 — BenchRank score out of 100ClearFlask
ClearFlask · Open-source feedback, roadmap and announcement tool
Best for: Product teams collecting customer feedback and publishing a public roadmap, self-hosted or cloud
Ranked 56
33.9 — BenchRank score out of 100Keybase
Keybase · End-to-end encrypted messaging and file sharing for teams
Best for: Families, clubs and companies wanting encrypted group chat and shared file storage
Ranked 57
32.4 — BenchRank score out of 100Matrix
Matrix · Open protocol for secure, decentralised communication
Best for: Communities and developers wanting decentralised chat they can host themselves or build on
Ranked 58
32 — BenchRank score out of 100Docs
Docs · Open-source collaborative document editor you can self-host
Best for: Teams wanting a self-hosted, real-time collaborative document editor with full control of their content.
Ranked 59
31.5 — BenchRank score out of 100Remmina
Remmina · Open source remote desktop client for RDP, SSH, VNC, SPICE and X2Go
Best for: Linux desktop users who need one client for remote access to machines over RDP, SSH, VNC or X2Go
Ranked 60
30.4 — BenchRank score out of 100Mezon
Mezon · Community chat platform with clans, payments and AI agents
Best for: Gaming and social communities wanting clan-based chat with voice, payments and bots
Ranked 61
29.4 — BenchRank score out of 100Campfire
Campfire · Self-hosted group chat you install and own, source included
Best for: Teams wanting internal group chat on a server they run themselves, without a recurring subscription.
Ranked 62
29.3 — BenchRank score out of 100SendPortal
Sendportal · Open-source self-hosted email marketing and newsletter software
Best for: Teams with server capability who want to run their own newsletters instead of paying per subscriber
Ranked 63
29 — BenchRank score out of 100eM Client
eM Client · Desktop email, calendar and chat client for Windows and macOS
Best for: Individuals and companies wanting one desktop app for email, calendar, contacts, notes and chat
Ranked 64
27.4 — BenchRank score out of 100UltraVNC
UltraVNC · Free GPL VNC remote desktop and support tool for Windows
Best for: IT and help-desk staff who need free remote control of Windows PCs, including commercial use.
Ranked 65
26.6 — BenchRank score out of 100Disroot
Disroot · Donation-funded platform of privacy-focused online services
Best for: Individuals and groups wanting privacy-focused email, cloud and chat on a donation-funded platform
Ranked 66
26.2 — BenchRank score out of 100Twake Mail
Twake Mail · Open-source JMAP e-mail with PGP encryption and on-premise deployment
Best for: Teams wanting an open-source, self-hostable e-mail service with PGP encryption
Ranked 67
26 — BenchRank score out of 100Buzz
Buzz · Shared workspace for human and agent teams
Best for: Dev teams wanting chat, planning and git work with AI agents in one shared workspace
Ranked 68
25.6 — BenchRank score out of 100Snapify
Snapify · Open source async screen recording and video sharing
Best for: Teams that want async screen recordings they can self-host or have hosted for them.
Ranked 69
25.5 — BenchRank score out of 100Roundcube
Roundcube · Open source browser-based IMAP webmail client written in PHP
Best for: Mail hosts and self-hosters wanting a browser front end for an existing IMAP server
Ranked 70
25.2 — BenchRank score out of 100Ethora
Ethora · Chat and AI agent SDKs for web and mobile apps
Best for: Dev teams adding chat or AI assistants to regulated apps needing HIPAA-ready, self-hosted options
Ranked 71
24.9 — BenchRank score out of 100Twake Chat
Twake Chat · Open source Matrix messenger for cloud or on-premise use
Best for: Teams wanting a self-hostable, Matrix-based messenger they can run on their own infrastructure
Ranked 72
24.1 — BenchRank score out of 100OpenCloud
OpenCloud · Open source file sharing and collaboration for digitally sovereign teams
Best for: Public sector, research, education and business teams needing on-premise or partner-hosted file sharing
Ranked 73
23.7 — BenchRank score out of 100Threema
Threema · Swiss end-to-end encrypted messenger for individuals and organisations
Best for: Organisations needing GDPR-compliant encrypted messaging with central user management
Ranked 74
23.6 — BenchRank score out of 100Colanode
Colanode · Open-source, local-first workspace for chat, notes, databases and files
Best for: Teams wanting a self-hostable Slack and Notion alternative with chat, docs, databases and files
Ranked 75
22.8 — BenchRank score out of 100FreeOffice
SoftMaker FreeOffice · Free office suite for Windows, macOS and Linux
Best for: Individuals and businesses wanting a free suite that opens Word, Excel and PowerPoint files
Ranked 76
22.6 — BenchRank score out of 100Element
Element · Matrix-based encrypted messaging and collaboration you host yourself
Best for: Governments and organisations needing self-hosted, encrypted messaging they run and control.
Ranked 77
22.3 — BenchRank score out of 100Hypothesis
Hypothes.is · Social annotation for course readings inside the LMS
Best for: Higher-education faculty who want students annotating course readings inside their LMS.
Ranked 78
21.8 — BenchRank score out of 100Chrome Remote Desktop
Chrome Remote Desktop · Remote access to your own computers, plus screen sharing for support
Best for: People who need to reach their own home or work computer remotely, or give ad-hoc remote support.
Ranked 79
21.8 — BenchRank score out of 100Cinny
Cinny · Open-source Matrix chat client with end-to-end encryption
Best for: Communities already on Matrix wanting an open-source web client with end-to-end encryption
Ranked 80
21.7 — BenchRank score out of 100mailbox
mailbox · Email, Drive, Meet and Office hosted in German data centres
Best for: Individuals and businesses wanting email, files and meetings hosted under EU data-protection rules
Ranked 81
21 — BenchRank score out of 100Lemmy
Lemmy · Decentralised, self-hostable discussion platform for communities
Best for: Communities that want an ad-free, self-hostable Reddit-style discussion forum they run themselves
Ranked 82
20.8 — BenchRank score out of 100WorkAdventure
Workadventure · Virtual office and event world with avatars and proximity conversations
Best for: Remote and hybrid teams, event hosts and educators wanting a browser-based virtual office space
Ranked 83
20.6 — BenchRank score out of 100PeekFlow
FeaturePeek · Real-time comment and reaction overlay for any webpage or app
Best for: Remote product teams and educators giving visual feedback directly on a webpage or app
Ranked 84
19.7 — BenchRank score out of 100FreeScout
Freescout · Self-hosted open source help desk and shared mailbox
Best for: Teams wanting a self-hosted shared inbox and help desk on ordinary PHP/MySQL hosting
Ranked 85
19.6 — BenchRank score out of 100NoMachine
NoMachine · Remote desktop and terminal access over the NX protocol
Best for: Individuals and IT teams needing remote desktop and shell access to Mac, PC or Linux machines
Ranked 86
19.3 — BenchRank score out of 100Quiet
Quiet · Peer-to-peer team chat over Tor with no servers
Best for: Teams and communities wanting Slack-style chat without servers, phone numbers or a host
Ranked 87
16.9 — BenchRank score out of 100dDocs
dDocs · Open-source, end-to-end encrypted document editor
Best for: Writers and teams who want an encrypted, AI-free editor for drafting and collaborative review
Ranked 88
16 — BenchRank score out of 100TigerVNC
TigerVNC · Platform-neutral VNC client and server for remote graphical applications
Best for: Teams needing remote graphical desktop access across Linux, Windows and macOS, including 3D apps
Ranked 89
15.8 — BenchRank score out of 100Zenter
Zenter · Insights from Googlers into our products, technology, and the Google culture
Best for:
Ranked 90
15 — BenchRank score out of 100TightVNC
TightVNC · Free, open-source VNC-compatible remote desktop software
Best for: Teams needing free, open-source remote desktop access to Windows, Unix/Linux or macOS machines
Ranked 90
15 — BenchRank score out of 100UnInbox
UnInbox · Shared inboxes, infinite addresses, and per email workflows
Best for: Teams sharing email addresses that need to track who has replied, using an open source tool
Ranked 92
14.8 — BenchRank score out of 100Flok
Flok · Corporate retreat design and delivery for distributed teams
Best for: Remote and distributed tech companies outsourcing the design and delivery of a company retreat.
