Chanty

A hosted team chat workspace for organizing internal and external communication, with a free plan.

FreemiumProprietaryWeb

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About Chanty

Chanty is a team communication service that groups employees into channels and groups by location or department, and lets vendors, contractors and suppliers join as free guests without seeing everything. It now also positions itself as a shared workspace for people and AI agents.

The company states HIPAA and GDPR compliance and SOC 2 Type II certification. It offers a free start with paid plans on its pricing page, and desktop and mobile downloads. It suits businesses looking for a Slack alternative.

Strengths

  • Free guest access for external contacts
  • States HIPAA, GDPR and SOC 2 Type II compliance
  • Free plan to get started

Limitations

  • Proprietary hosted service only
  • Growing focus on AI agents may not suit everyone

Details

Pricing
FreemiumFree to start, with paid plans listed on the pricing page.
License
Proprietary
Developer
Chanty
Platforms
Web
How it runs
Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service
Account
Required
Works offline
No
Best suited for
Small and mid-sized businesses wanting a hosted Slack alternative
Last verified
Added
Provenance
Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.

Alternatives to Chanty

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Software that can replace Chanty for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.

  • Slack

    A team chat platform organized into channels, with huddles, file sharing, app integrations and AI features.

    Slack offers the same hosted channel-based chat with a much larger range of integrations, huddles and workflow automation, though many features and AI tools require paid plans.

  • Microsoft Teams (free)

    The free edition of Microsoft Teams for chat, file sharing and video meetings.

    Microsoft Teams (free) combines chat, file sharing and meetings for up to 100 participants, but requires a Microsoft account and ties you to Microsoft services.

  • Google Chat

    Google's team messaging app with spaces, direct messages and threaded conversations.

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    Google Chat provides spaces with threaded conversations integrated with Gmail, Drive and Docs, but it requires a Google account and cannot be self-hosted.

  • Pumble

    A team messaging app with channels, threads, direct messages and voice and video calls.

    Pumble is another hosted Slack-style workspace, offering unlimited users and message history on its free offering along with calls, recording and native desktop and mobile apps.

  • Mattermost

    A self-hosted team chat platform with a desktop client, aimed at organisations that want Slack without the cloud.

    Mattermost is open source and self-hosted, so message data stays on your infrastructure, but you must run a server and some features are in paid editions.

  • Zulip

    Team chat organised by topic inside each channel, so conversations stay readable when you come back hours later.

    Zulip is open source with topic-based threading inside channels, and can be self-hosted or hosted, with free plans for open-source communities.

  • Flock

    A team messaging app with channels, voice and video calls, screen sharing and file sharing.

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    Flock is a similar proprietary hosted team chat with channels, built-in voice and video calls, screen sharing and productivity integrations.

  • Rocket.Chat Desktop

    Connect to Rocket.Chat workspaces from a desktop client.

    Rocket.Chat Desktop is an open-source client for Rocket.Chat workspaces on Windows, macOS and Linux, with server access and licensing handled separately.

Chanty as an alternative

Listings that name Chanty as an alternative.

  • Campfire

    A self-hosted group chat system from 37signals with rooms, direct messages and @mentions.

    Chanty moves your team chat to a proprietary hosted service with a free plan, free guest access for external contacts and stated HIPAA, GDPR and SOC 2 compliance.

  • Twist

    An asynchronous team messaging app that organizes conversations into threads inside channels.

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    Chanty is a hosted team chat with a free plan, free guest access and stated HIPAA, GDPR and SOC 2 compliance, oriented toward real-time chat.

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