Mattermost alternatives
Team Chat & Messaging · mattermost.com
Mattermost is a channel-based collaboration and messaging platform for teams and enterprises, offered in self-hosted and cloud deployments with playbooks, integrations, and AI agent capabilities.
We only list alternatives we can defend with sourced pricing data.
Top Mattermost alternatives
We compared 12 products and found 10 alternatives · Mattermost pricing is still being verified, so savings are not computed yet · scenario: 10 seats, monthly billing, USD.
We list 10 assessed alternatives; Mattermost's own price is not verified yet, so no cheaper-than claim is made.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Discord Nitro Basic plan · missing: Guest & external collaboration, SAML single sign-on, Self-hosted deployment, Compliance exports & audit logs, AI search & summaries, Workflow automation | 33% | $2.99/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Zoho Cliq Standard plan · missing: Guest & external collaboration, SAML single sign-on, Self-hosted deployment, Compliance exports & audit logs, AI search & summaries | 44% | $18/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Pumble PRO plan · missing: Guest & external collaboration, SAML single sign-on, Self-hosted deployment, Compliance exports & audit logs, AI search & summaries, Workflow automation | 33% | $29.90/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
TOP PICK Zulip Self-hosted Basic plan · missing: Workflow automation | 89% | $35/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Chanty Business plan · missing: Threaded conversations, Self-hosted deployment, AI search & summaries, Workflow automation | 56% | $40/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Microsoft Teams Teams Essentials plan · missing: Threaded conversations, SAML single sign-on, Self-hosted deployment, Compliance exports & audit logs collaboration suite — adjacent | 56% | $40/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Flock PRO plan · missing: Threaded conversations, SAML single sign-on, Self-hosted deployment, Compliance exports & audit logs, AI search & summaries | 44% | $45/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Twist Unlimited plan · missing: SAML single sign-on, Self-hosted deployment, Compliance exports & audit logs, AI search & summaries, Workflow automation | 44% | $60/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Google Workspace Business Starter plan · missing: Threaded conversations, Guest & external collaboration, SAML single sign-on, Self-hosted deployment, Compliance exports & audit logs, AI search & summaries, App integrations collaboration suite — adjacent | 22% | $70/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Slack Pro plan · missing: SAML single sign-on, Self-hosted deployment, Compliance exports & audit logs | 67% | $87.50/mo how? ⓘ | — |
Which Mattermost alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best free plan
- Slack — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 56%
- Best open source or self-hosted
- Zulip — $35/mo (Self-hosted Basic plan) · covers 89%
- Best paid drop-in
- Zulip — $35/mo (Self-hosted Basic plan) · covers 89%
- Need channels & group messaging, threaded conversations, guest & external collaboration, AI search & summaries or app integrations?
- Slack — from $0/mo (Free plan)
- Need SAML single sign-on, self-hosted deployment or compliance exports & audit logs?
- Zulip — from $35/mo (Self-hosted Basic plan)
- Need workflow automation?
- Zoho Cliq — from $0/mo (Free plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Mattermost has that the top alternatives lack.
- Guest & external collaboration — Invite people outside your organization into a conversation.Missing from Zoho Cliq, Pumble.
- SAML single sign-on — Sign in through your company's SAML single sign-on.Missing from Slack, Twist, Zoho Cliq, Pumble.
- Self-hosted deployment — Run the chat platform on your own infrastructure.Missing from Slack, Twist, Zoho Cliq, Pumble.
- Compliance exports & audit logs — Export message history and audit logs for compliance.Missing from Slack, Twist, Zoho Cliq, Pumble.
- AI search & summaries — Search and summarize conversations with an AI assistant.Missing from Twist, Zoho Cliq, Pumble.
- Workflow automation — Automate routine steps directly within chat.Missing from Slack, Twist, Pumble.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
Feature comparison
Mattermost vs the top alternatives, on the 9 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Mattermost | Slack | Twist | Zoho Cliq | Pumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channels & group messaging from Professional | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Threaded conversations from Professional | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Guest & external collaboration from Professional | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| SAML single sign-on from Professional | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Self-hosted deployment from Professional | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Compliance exports & audit logs from Enterprise | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| AI search & summaries from Enterprise | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| App integrations from Professional | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Workflow automation from Enterprise | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | — | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo FREE |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What Mattermost covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Channels & group messaging — from Professional
- ✓ Threaded conversations — from Professional
- ✓ Guest & external collaboration — from Professional
- ✓ SAML single sign-on — from Professional
- ✓ Self-hosted deployment — from Professional
- ✓ Compliance exports & audit logs — from Enterprise
- ✓ AI search & summaries — from Enterprise
- ✓ App integrations — from Professional
- ✓ Workflow automation — from Enterprise
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://mattermost.com/pricing/ (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://mattermost.com/pricing/#skip-nav-target (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
Frequently asked
Is there a free Mattermost alternative?
Yes. Slack has a free plan that covers 56% of the 9 capabilities we compared against Mattermost.
What is the cheapest Mattermost alternative?
In our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing), Slack is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free plan).
What is the cheapest Mattermost alternative with SAML single sign-on?
Zulip covers SAML single sign-on and costs $35/mo (Self-hosted Basic plan) in our scenario.
Does Mattermost have a free plan?
Yes. Mattermost's free plan exists; its limits are not stated on the pricing page.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-10-26 and 2026-10-29, on the vendors' official pricing pages.
