Rocket.Chat — European Team Communication alternative
Replaces Slack / Microsoft Teams
Rocket.Chat is a European team communication provider based in Brazil / EU and a GDPR-compliant alternative to Slack / Microsoft Teams. Brazilian-European open-source team messaging, self-hostable. Data stays within EU or Swiss jurisdiction, outside the reach of the US Cloud Act.
Last verified: May 18, 2026
Key features
- Open source
- Self-hostable
- Omnichannel
- E2E encryption
Why choose Rocket.Chat?
Rocket.Chat is based in Brazil / EU and operates under European data-protection rules. For organisations that want to move away from Slack / Microsoft Teams, it offers a sovereign, EU-aligned alternative — without the US Cloud Act or FISA 702 exposure that affects US-headquartered services.
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