Prose
Team chat, without the noise.·prose.org
Prose is an open-source, self-hosted workplace chat application positioned as an alternative to Slack and Teams. It is built on the XMPP protocol and offers end-to-end encrypted messaging, file sharing, and unlimited chat history, with native apps for macOS and Windows and a web-based admin dashboard for managing a self-hosted server.
What it's for
Features 20
- Admin dashboard for server management
- API for building bots and integrations
- Audio & video calls (planned)
- Community-made integrations
- Configurable data retention/auto-removal policies
- Custom DNS domain for self-hosted server
- Data export for server migration
- End-to-end encryption of all messages and chat history
- Group messaging (private & public)
- Image and file sharing without stated limits
- Native apps for macOS and Windows
- Open source, auditable codebase
- Peer-to-peer messaging with other workspaces
- Personal messaging (DMs)
- Powerful search (planned)
- Scales from small to very large teams
- Self-hosted deployment on your own premises
- Threads (planned)
- Unlimited chat history storage
- Voice messages
Pricing
Business plan pricing is stated as 5€/user/month, billed monthly or annually (annual billing saves 20%, but the discounted monthly-equivalent amount is not itself stated). VAT is not included in prices. Refunds are available within the first month of a paid subscription.
Self-Host Prose yourself for free.
Limited to 20 users. No support, no updates. Self-hosted on your own server.
Recommended plan. Guided setup, cancel anytime. Annual billing available with a discount; monthly billing possible without the discount.
Unlimited users; hosted on your own premises.
Save 20% with annual billing on the Business plan.