Franz alternatives
10 apps that do what Franz does, starting with the Team Chat apps that share most of its features.
Ordered by category, then by how many of Franz’s listed features each app shares, then by our organic score (community upvotes, visitor ratings and feedback, listing completeness, freshness). Payment, Pro plans and verification are not inputs. How ranking works
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Franz sits in the middle, joined to the 10 apps listed below; each of those links to its 3 closest alternatives, and every app to the categories it’s listed in. Bigger sphere = higher organic score. Payment never changes this map. How ranking works
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Map of Franz, the 15 apps around it and their 11 categories. Lines join Franz to its alternatives, each other app to its 3 closest alternatives, and every app to each category it is listed in. Bigger spheres have higher organic scores. The map is visual: List view has the same apps and links as text.
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Alternatives to Franz
Organic order. Payment never changes it.How ranking works
Position 1
Why it’s here
- Shares 2 of Franz's listed features: Team chat and Threaded conversations
- Open source
- Available on macOS, Windows and Android
Position 2
Free and fully featured chat app for XMPP
Why it’s here
- Shares 2 of Franz's listed features: End-to-end encryption and Team chat
- Open source
- Available on macOS, Windows and Linux
Position 3
Speak Freely
Why it’s here
- Shares 2 of Franz's listed features: End-to-end encryption and Team chat
- Open source
- Available on macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android
Position 4
Chat, meetings and calls for Microsoft 365
Why it’s here
- Shares 3 of Franz's listed features: Team chat, Threaded conversations and Transcription
- Integrates with Asana, GitHub, Jira and 4 more
- Free plan available
- Available on Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android
Position 5
Open-source communications platform
Why it’s here
- Shares 3 of Franz's listed features: End-to-end encryption, Team chat and Threaded conversations
- Integrates with GitHub, GitLab, Jira and 1 more
- Open source
- Available on Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android
Position 6
Video meetings, team chat and webinars
Why it’s here
- Shares 3 of Franz's listed features: End-to-end encryption, Team chat and Transcription
- Integrates with Google Calendar, HubSpot, Microsoft Teams and 3 more
- Free plan available
- Available on Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android
Position 7
Secure, decentralized messaging on Matrix
Why it’s here
- Shares 3 of Franz's listed features: End-to-end encryption, Team chat and Threaded conversations
- Open source
- Available on Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android
Position 8
Calm project management with everything in one place
Why it’s here
- Shares 2 of Franz's listed features: Calendar and Team chat
- Integrates with Zapier
- Free plan available
- Available on Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android
Position 9
Voice, video and text chat for communities
Why it’s here
- Shares 2 of Franz's listed features: Team chat and Threaded conversations
- Integrates with GitHub
- Free plan available
- Available on Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android
Position 10
Open-source team chat for secure collaboration
Why it’s here
- Shares 2 of Franz's listed features: Team chat and Threaded conversations
- Integrates with GitHub, GitLab, Jira and 1 more
- Open source
- Available on Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android
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