# Rocket.Chat

The Secure CommsOS™ for mission-critical operations

Repository: https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rocketchat
Homepage: https://rocket.chat/
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: chat, meteor, javascript, collaboration, webrtc, real-time, slack, foss, free, mit, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-27T00:33:02+00:00
Link (homepage): https://rocket.chat/
Link (site_page): https://www.rocket.chat/platform/secure
Link (site_page): https://www.rocket.chat/platform-overview
Link (site_page): https://www.rocket.chat/rocket-chat-ai
Link (site_page): https://www.rocket.chat/pricing

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4124, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 13, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 193}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 46032, forks 13822 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:09.729293+00:00)

## What it is
Rocket.Chat is an open-source, MIT-licensed team communication platform built in TypeScript on Meteor, offering real-time chat, voice/video calls, federation, and omnichannel customer engagement. It can be self-hosted, air-gapped, or run in the cloud, with extensive security features like E2E encryption, RBAC/ABAC, SSO, and a marketplace/apps-engine for extensibility.

## Use cases
- self-host a slack alternative for my team
- secure team chat with end-to-end encryption
- deploy an air-gapped chat server for classified networks
- add live chat to my website for customer support
- federate messaging between organizations
- run video calls and screen sharing inside my chat app
- build custom apps and integrations on a chat platform
- compliant messaging for HIPAA or FINRA requirements

## When to choose
- you need full data sovereignty with self-hosted, on-prem, or air-gapped deployment
- your organization requires compliance features like E2E encryption, RBAC, audit logs, and SSO (SAML/OAuth/LDAP)
- you want an extensible platform with REST APIs, an apps marketplace, and federation
- you need omnichannel customer engagement including livechat and WhatsApp

## When to avoid
- you want a lightweight chat tool with minimal setup and maintenance overhead
- your team is small and a hosted SaaS like Slack or Discord is sufficient
- you need a fully free turnkey experience - advanced enterprise features and support require paid plans
- you prefer not to manage MongoDB and Kubernetes/Docker infrastructure

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: chat-interface, websocket, webhook, auth, api-framework, self-hosted, video-processing, chatbot
- domain: messaging-platforms, self-hosted, security, privacy, developer-tools, apis
- platform: self-hosted, windows, cross-platform
- tags: team-chat, slack-alternative, webrtc, federation, end-to-end-encryption, air-gapped, omnichannel, livechat, meteor, typescript, apps-engine, sovereign-ai, web-server, docker, kubernetes, linux, macos, android, ios, desktop, mobile, nodejs

## Member repositories
- RocketChat/Rocket.Chat (main) score 95
- RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.ReactNative (frontend) score 98
- RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.Electron (frontend) score 98
- RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.iOS (frontend) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:09.729293+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:21:37.486328+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:09.729293+00:00, sha 949a2981c2eb)
  - homepage: https://rocket.chat/ (fetched 2026-08-29T07:45:34.816463+00:00, sha dcc0b8653ae3)
  - site_page: https://docs.rocket.chat/ (fetched 2026-08-29T07:45:34.834449+00:00, sha ff9d5c81ea94)
  - site_page: https://developer.rocket.chat/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T07:45:34.836317+00:00, sha 9c123d8f17e5)
  - site_page: https://www.rocket.chat/install (fetched 2026-08-29T07:45:34.838992+00:00, sha 7c361376fc36)
  - site_page: https://developer.rocket.chat/docs/modes-of-contribution (fetched 2026-08-29T07:45:34.840882+00:00, sha da85f31cf1b9)
  - site_page: https://www.rocket.chat/platform/secure (fetched 2026-08-29T07:45:34.825628+00:00, sha e1550fd7fe6d)
  - site_page: https://www.rocket.chat/platform-overview (fetched 2026-08-29T07:45:34.827630+00:00, sha 52616189528f)
  - site_page: https://www.rocket.chat/rocket-chat-ai (fetched 2026-08-29T07:45:34.829479+00:00, sha 74ac3e8fe9ce)
  - site_page: https://www.rocket.chat/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T07:45:34.831448+00:00, sha 12d66ee75e56)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.