Team Communication
Rocket.Chat
From FreeFree planG2 4.2 · 373 reviews
Government, defense and regulated organizations that need sovereign or air-gapped chat with federation, and small teams under 50 users who want SSO for free.
Quick overview
- Pricing
- Free self-hosted editions; paid plans by quote
- Plans
- Starter: free, self-hosted, up to 50 users, with SSO, LDAP/AD, MFA and unlimited push notifications. Community: free MIT-licensed edition, up to 100 concurrent users and 10,000 push notifications a month. Commercial, Government and Defense plans are priced by quote. The old Pro plan closed to new buyers on April 29, 2026.
- G2 rating
- 4.2 / 5.0
- Comparisons
- Featured in 1 comparison
Key features
- Free Starter for up to 50 users with SSO, LDAP/AD and MFA
- On-prem, private cloud, air-gapped or Rocket.Chat-managed dedicated cloud on paid plans
- Matrix and XMPP federation on Government and Defense plans
- Compliance support for HIPAA (BAA), FINRA, MiFID II, NIS2 and DORA
- Open API, custom integrations and a Sovereign AI add-on
Pros
- Starter includes SSO and LDAP free for up to 50 users
- Matrix and XMPP federation on Government and Defense plans
- Can be self-hosted or run as a dedicated cloud by the vendor
- Defense plan lists Iron Bank and DoD authorization up to IL6
Cons
- No public prices for any paid plan
- Air-gapped support is paid only
- Several listed security features are marked as planned for 2026
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