The Open-Source Slack Alternative

How getting started works

The Parletto app showing the #kite-design channel of a demo workspace, with a sidebar of channels, a few messages with emoji reactions, and an open thread where teammates agree on a striped kite tail.

Power your community for less

Parletto is team chat: each organization gets channels, direct messages and threaded replies, and new messages show up in real time. Use it today as a managed service, or host it yourself as open-source software once the source opens shortly.

Built for thoughtful communication

Parletto combines the craft and permanence of traditional correspondence with the utility of contemporary collaboration software.

Channels and direct messages

Talk in public channels, or message one person or a small group directly. Typing indicators, polls, link previews, message search, message links and pinned messages are live on app.parletto.com.

Threads

Reply to any message in a thread so side conversations stay out of the main channel.

Mentions and reactions

@mention a teammate to get their attention, find every mention of you in one place, and react to messages with emoji.

File attachments

Attach files to your messages so everyone in the conversation can open and download them.

Self-hosted or managed

Let us handle hosting with our managed service today, or run Parletto on your own infrastructure once the source is public.

Open source

The source is opening shortly under the MIT license, so you can review the code, contribute improvements, and trust that your platform is transparent.

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Open source, first-class

Parletto is open-source software under the MIT license. The source is opening shortly for review, modification, and contribution. Self-hosting isn't an afterthought — it's a core feature.

Pricing

Choose the option that works best for your team. Self-host for complete control, or let us handle the infrastructure.

Self-hosted

Free

Deploy Parletto on your own infrastructure with complete control and ownership.

  • Open-source software under the MIT license
  • Runs on your own server
  • Your data stays with you
  • Source opening shortly
How to self-host Parletto

Source opening shortly

Managed

$2 per user / month

Free during early access. We host Parletto for you and apply updates.

  • Free during early access
  • Updates applied by us
  • 20GB storage included
  • Nightly database backups, kept 30 days (uploaded files not yet backed up)
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The managed plan is free during early access, and signing up costs nothing. Billing at $2 per user / month starts later, and we will give you notice before it does.

Once billing starts, additional usage charges: $0.50 per GB for stored data above 20GB (managed plans only)