name: Rocket.Chat
website_url: https://rocket.chat/
description: Communications platform that puts data protection first (alternative to Gitter.im and Slack).
licenses:
  - MIT
platforms:
  - Nodejs
  - Docker
  - K8S
tags:
  - Communication - Custom Communication Systems
source_code_url: https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat
stargazers_count: 44853
updated_at: '2026-03-10'
archived: false
current_release:
  tag: 8.0.2
  published_at: '2026-03-04'
commit_history:
  2025-04: 173
  2025-05: 151
  2025-06: 128
  2025-07: 166
  2025-08: 124
  2025-09: 130
  2025-10: 168
  2025-11: 137
  2025-12: 303
  2026-01: 143
  2026-02: 203
  2026-03: 54