Raven vs Rocket.Chat

Comparing two open source alternatives to Discord. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

Raven

AGPL-3.0

Simple, open source team messaging platform

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Rocket.Chat

MIT

Self-hosted team chat with channels, threads, voice and video calls, federation, plus desktop and mobile apps.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Raven	Rocket.Chat
License	AGPL-3.0	MIT
Self-hostable	No	Yes
GitHub Stars	844	46,375
Forks	399	14,097
Open Issues	51	4,374
Last Commit	Nov 5, 2026	Nov 7, 2026
First Released	Feb 10, 2023	May 19, 2015
Categories	Team Chat & Messaging Tools	Team Chat & Messaging Tools
Tags	#chat #messaging	#chat #collaboration #messaging #federation #self hosted

GitHub stars over time

Raven

Rocket.Chat46,375

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