Rocket.Chat
Communications and collaboration platform emphasizing security, compliance, and flexible deployment
- Also known as
- rocket-chat
Available worldwide
What is Rocket.Chat?
Rocket.Chat provides real-time messaging, voice, video conferencing, and third-party integrations designed for organizations with strict security and compliance requirements. It supports deployment in cloud, on-premise, hybrid, and air-gapped environments for defense and critical infrastructure operations.
Rocket.Chat pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Starter
FreeFor technical evaluation, small businesses, and non-profits
Commercial
Contact salesSecure collaboration for commercial enterprises with deployment flexibility and compliance
Government
Contact salesSovereign communications for public sector agencies with data sovereignty control
Defense
Contact salesMission-grade communications for defense and intelligence operations
What Rocket.Chat does
The capabilities that matter for collaboration software, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Messaging
- ✓
- Video meetings
- ✓
- Whiteboard
- -
- Screen sharing
- ✓
- Recording / transcription
- Recording
- End-to-end encryption
- ✓
- SSO / SCIM
- ✓
- Guest / external access
- ✓
- Compliance controls
- ✓
- Hosting
- Cloud + self-hosted
- Max participants
- 4000+
- App marketplace
- ✓
- Public API / bot framework
- ✓
- Free tier
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- iOS
- macOS
- Web
- Linux
- Android
- Windows
- Cloud / SaaS
- Hybrid
- On-premise
- Air-gapped
- Self-hosted
Integrations (27)
Independently observed- GitLab⇄•
- Jira⇄•
- Bitbucket⇄•
- Salesforce CRM⇄•
- Hubspot CRM⇄•
- Confluence⇄•
- Google Meet→
- BigBlueButton→
- Pexip→•
- Dropbox⇄
- Slack←
- Telegram⇄•
- Facebook Messenger⇄•
- Instagram⇄•
- ChatGPT→
- Rocket.Chat AI←•
- Zapier⇄
- Bamboo⇄
- ClamAV←
- Bitbucket Cloud
- GitHub
- Google Drive
- Google Calendar
- Google Workspace
- Trello
- Loom
Security & compliance
Independently observed- SOC 2 Type II · Type IIactive
- ISO 27001active
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Rocket.Chat FAQ
Common questions about Rocket.Chat, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Rocket.Chat?
Rocket.Chat provides real-time messaging, voice, video conferencing, and third-party integrations designed for organizations with strict security and compliance requirements. It supports deployment in cloud, on-premise, hybrid, and air-gapped environments for defense and critical infrastructure operations. It is indexed under Collaboration Software.
Source: https://www.rocket.chat/plans
How much does Rocket.Chat cost?
Rocket.Chat does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, across 4 plans (Starter, Commercial, Government and Defense), so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://www.rocket.chat/plans
What platforms does Rocket.Chat support?
Rocket.Chat supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://www.rocket.chat/plans
Can Rocket.Chat be self-hosted?
Yes. Rocket.Chat can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise, air-gapped and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://www.rocket.chat/plans
What does Rocket.Chat integrate with?
We have confirmed 26 integrations for Rocket.Chat, including Bitbucket Cloud, GitHub, Google Drive, Google Calendar, Google Workspace, Trello, Loom and WhatsApp, plus 18 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://www.rocket.chat/plans
What security certifications does Rocket.Chat have?
We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Rocket.Chat. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Rocket.Chat not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Rocket.Chat alternatives
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Compare Rocket.Chat
Side by side against other collaboration software, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Rocket.Chat, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | 100 | 0.09 | 9.2 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 63 | 0.09 | 5.9 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 85 | 0.06 | 5.4 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.05 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 44 | 0.09 | 4.1 | ✓ |
| Security score | 87 | 0.04 | 3.7 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 50 | 0.06 | 3.2 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 42 | 0.06 | 2.7 | ✓ |
| Stars | 88 | 0.03 | 2.3 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 25 | 0.08 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 100 | mediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 62% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Hosting: both · Sso scim: Yes · Free tier: Yes · Messaging: Yes · Api access: Yes · Soc2 type ii: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 32 | mediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | TypeScript | highsource · 2026-09-07 · 90% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-09-07 · 75% |
Pricing
Release
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| History | 20 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 70% |
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60% |
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gdpr | Yes | highsource · 2026-09-07 · 75% |
| Hipaa | Yes | highsource · 2026-09-07 · 75% |
| Iso27001 | Yes | highsource · 2026-09-07 · 75% |
| Disclosure policy | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60% |
| Scorecard | 8.7 | highsource · 2026-09-07 · 90% |
| Vulnerabilities | Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40rocket.chat%2Fapps-engine&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 | highsource · 2026-09-07 · 90% |
| Certifications | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 | mediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60% |
| Soc2 | Yes | highsource · 2026-09-07 · 75% |
| Trust center | https://www.rocket.chat/blog/nis2-compliance | mediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60% |
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