Xmpp works great for 1:1 chats and small private groups, but there isn’t really an enterprise team chat client for it. Recently some promising projects came up trying to change that, but they are still too new to be serious contenders for that usecase specifically. Maybe in 1-2 years the situation will be different.
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deadcade@lemmy.deadca.de 4 days ago
Matrix (Synapse with Element) can be self-hosted for free, though they have optional paid plans for enterprises. The main goal of Matrix is federation (connecting with other servers), though this can be turned off completely. This is probably the most “business” look/feel you can get fully FOSS, if that’s what you’re looking for.
XMPP has more clients/servers, and is more for the technically oriented end user. I can’t really give recommendations here, as I haven’t extensively used XMPP.
Spacebar (formerly Fosscord) is a Discord clone (API compatibility as a goal) that can be selfhosted.
poVoq@slrpnk.net 4 days ago
SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
Had to move a small team away from skype/teams quickly so renting dedicated matrix hosting in Europe and not federating the instance has been working great, except for some issues like group calls over jitsi not working properly and users reluctant to learn more odd interfaces.
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
Using matrix through element.io on ocassion.
It’s great.