#71 in Collaboration & CommunicationUpdated 2026-08

Twake Chat

by Twake Chat · Open source Matrix messenger for cloud or on-premise use

24.9 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Twake Chat is an open source messenger built on the Matrix protocol, with direct and group chats and optional end-to-end encryption. It runs in the cloud or on your own servers, syncs across phone, tablet and laptop, and bridges messages to apps such as Telegram, Discord and Signal. Contacts come from the phone book or a corporate directory via SSO, and it exposes an HTTPS API.

Best for: Teams wanting a self-hostable, Matrix-based messenger they can run on their own infrastructure
Pricing: No prices are shown; the pages describe the product as free and open source, with on-premise deployment handled through a contact form.
Runs on: iOSAndroidSelf-hosted

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Built on Matrix, so you can run your own federated server
Source code on GitHub for review and contribution
Bridges messages to Telegram, Discord and Signal
Android and iOS apps with sync across devices

Trade-offs

Jitsi videoconferencing is marked coming soon
Connecting corporate domains is marked coming soon
No prices published; on-premise goes through a contact form
End-to-end encryption is described as an option you add, not a default

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
Documentation: 0 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 53 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 20 out of 100
Operational trust: 0 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 40 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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