Dock
Productivity
team chat
SHOW HN2026
177points
158comments
#343of 4,366 in 2026
Top 8%of 2026 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
3 positive, 29 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 21 critical, out of 56 comments about the project. Thread score -0.33.
Idea: 3 for, 3 againstDesign: 0 for, 5 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 4 againstPricing: 0 for, 4 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Team-based pricing is a better selling point than per-user pricing
From 1 comment
Disclaimer: I'm developing a chat app/serivce as well, but it's not a Slack/Teams competitor. I personally would love to see real alternatives to Slack and Teams. Discord has…
zeras on HN
Decisions feature and async focus look useful
From 1 comment
This looks great. The decisions feature, and the focus on good async, reminds me of Stride (Atlassian's failed chat product). Chat is such a social product, even inside a…
heliostatic on HN
Objections
Cloudflare dependence and US hosting raise data sovereignty concerns
From 2 comments
I might have missed it, but no mention of _where_ data is stored in the FAQ and seems critically reliant on Cloudflare. In a changing world, what's the selling point for those…
TkTech on HNI'd love a self hosted version of something that isn't IRC, allows easy sharing if media. Decoupling from US based companies seems to be prudent with the USA threatening war on…
jacquesm on HN
No self-hosting option
From 3 comments
Just another SaaS whose promises we are forced to trust, but have no way of ensuring they keep them. No self-hosting option? I really don't aee how anyone would migrate to this.…
kevin061 on HNAre you hosted on cloud platforms that are SOC2 compliant? Or have you achieved and been audited for SOC2 compliance yourself? I'm going to have to assume it's the former because…
xmodem on HNyawn, if i can't self host then you've already locked my data in. hard passsssss
NamlchakKhandro on HN
Free forever promise seems unsustainable
From 2 comments
Honest feedback: seeing the promise of 'free, forever' as a selling point on some early-adopter SaaS actually puts me off. It's a promise that is always broken. I don't buy it. I…
ljm on HNDisclaimer: I'm developing a chat app/serivce as well, but it's not a Slack/Teams competitor. I personally would love to see real alternatives to Slack and Teams. Discord has…
zeras on HN
Lacks integrations and external partner support that keep teams on Slack
From 2 comments
Slack but better UX/pricing, sure, but the real reason everyone is on Slack is network effects and integrations. External partners force you onto Slack even if you hate the…
with on HNI run a company that services 1,000+ clients on Slack, another 300+ on Teams, and a < 100 on Email/Gchat I wouldn't wish Teams on my worst enemy, so in that regard, I love Slack…
ryanSrich on HN
Landing page does not show the product
From 1 comment
The value prop sounds solid, but on the homepage I really missed seeing the product. Screenshots or a short demo video showing how the UI looks and how the UX works would help a…
pentagrama on HN
Requests
Self-hosting or open source version
From 3 comments
Are you hosted on cloud platforms that are SOC2 compliant? Or have you achieved and been audited for SOC2 compliance yourself? I'm going to have to assume it's the former because…
xmodem on HNIs there any option to self-host in an air-gapped environment?
chaz6 on HNJust another SaaS whose promises we are forced to trust, but have no way of ensuring they keep them. No self-hosting option? I really don't aee how anyone would migrate to this.…
kevin061 on HN
Localization and i18n, including Spanish
From 1 comment
I've been looking for something like this to coordinate volunteers. Per seat pricing makes it impossible for us to use any existing tool, so we stick to WhatsApp which is…
armandososa on HN
Screenshots or demo video
From 1 comment
The value prop sounds solid, but on the homepage I really missed seeing the product. Screenshots or a short demo video showing how the UI looks and how the UX works would help a…
pentagrama on HN
Local-first or local-only chat history
From 1 comment
Since you are in the comments, I’ll just ask directly… Are you planning to enable a local only version of chat history and maybe an option for local first instancing? In my line…
throwaway17_17 on HN
End-to-end encryption by default
From 1 comment
it seems like a product launching in this space in 2026 should have seamless and default e2ee for everything...
a-dub on HN
Questions
How is it different from Zulip, Mattermost or Matrix?
From 4 comments
How is it different from Zulip?
benterix on HNHow is this better than Rocket Chat and what is the guarantee behind the free forever plan? Slack used to have a generous free tier, until they stopped having it.
herczegzsolt on HNcan someone tell me why won't a matrix server suffice in most situations? stable protocol, ability to federate, rooms/channels... what is lacking?
koziserek on HNCan it do something that Framasoft's Mostlymatter (or any other Mattermost fork) can't do?
antifarben on HN
Where is data stored?
From 1 comment
I might have missed it, but no mention of _where_ data is stored in the FAQ and seems critically reliant on Cloudflare. In a changing world, what's the selling point for those…
TkTech on HN
Does it support external guests and integrations?
From 2 comments
I'm with you on the frustration with Slack and every month when I see our bill I consider forcing the company to change. My co-founder and I tried moving to Google Chat. We…
pedalpete on HNI run a company that services 1,000+ clients on Slack, another 300+ on Teams, and a < 100 on Email/Gchat I wouldn't wish Teams on my worst enemy, so in that regard, I love Slack…
ryanSrich on HN
Alternatives named
Slack
From 1 comment
Disclaimer: I'm developing a chat app/serivce as well, but it's not a Slack/Teams competitor. I personally would love to see real alternatives to Slack and Teams. Discord has…
zeras on HN
Microsoft Teams
From 1 comment
> What kept us on slack is the external partners who are on slack. This is a bigger deal than you might think. We are there as well. Most partners and clients use Windows. Most…
calvinmorrison on HN
Zulip
From 1 comment
How is it different from Zulip?
benterix on HN
Rocket.Chat
From 1 comment
How is this better than Rocket Chat and what is the guarantee behind the free forever plan? Slack used to have a generous free tier, until they stopped having it.
herczegzsolt on HN
Campfire
From 1 comment
Slack but better UX/pricing, sure, but the real reason everyone is on Slack is network effects and integrations. External partners force you onto Slack even if you hate the…
with on HN