circles
The premium Open Source alternative to Slack
🎯 Best for:Small to medium teams prioritizing data privacy
What is circles?
A self-hosted messaging platform designed for real-time team collaboration and channel-based communication. Focuses on data sovereignty and privacy-first messaging without per-user licensing fees.
Tech Stack
TypeScriptTeam Collaboration
Why circles?
- • No per-user costs
- • Complete data ownership
- • Extensible architecture
Limitations
- • Requires server maintenance
- • Fewer third-party integrations
- • No official enterprise support
9/10/2025
Last Update
0
Forks
0
Issues
MIT
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,050
/ year (est. based on Slack)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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