What it does
OpenChat from Zeros and Ones is a self-hosted Slack alternative with channels, direct messages, message search, and file sharing. The vendor describes the software as free and labels its license SSPL. The product is positioned for organizations that want conversations on infrastructure they control; no hosted service price or support plan was established on the product page reviewed.
OpenChat is for organizations that want team chat on their own server rather than a vendor-hosted workspace. The product page describes channels, direct messages, search, and file sharing and says the software is free under SSPL. Teams must provision and maintain the server themselves; the page’s throughput and security language is vendor marketing and was not independently tested. No hosted-service or support price was visible, so operators should assess the SSPL terms and ongoing infrastructure requirements before adoption.
Strengths
- Provides channels, direct messages, search, and files in a self-hosted deployment.
- The vendor describes the software as free and states an SSPL license.
Watch out for
- Requires self-managed server operations and backup planning.
- Performance and security statements are vendor claims; no hosted service price was established.
Best for
- Organizations wanting team chat data on infrastructure they control
- Operators comfortable reviewing SSPL terms and maintaining a self-hosted service