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Open source alternative to Threema Work and Wire
It is a peer-to-peer, serverless messaging application prioritizing privacy and security through Tor integration and end-to-end encryption.
Use Quiet when a group needs private chat without depending on a central workspace provider.
You need enterprise administration, app integrations, and formal compliance reporting.
Use Quiet for community spaces where server ownership and metadata exposure are major concerns.
Your members need the simplest possible mainstream onboarding experience.
Quiet is built around group messaging without a traditional central workspace server.
The project uses Tor as part of its privacy model, reducing exposure of network metadata compared with ordinary hosted chat.
Quiet emphasizes local-first communication patterns, which helps groups retain more control over their messages and spaces.
Quiet is better described as peer-to-peer and serverless rather than a traditional self-hosted chat server.
Yes. Quiet uses Tor as part of its privacy-focused communication model.
Secure team chat built on the Matrix open protocol
Free encrypted P2P messaging and voice calls, no servers
Peer-to-peer encrypted chat over Bluetooth mesh network
End-to-end encrypted open source note-taking, cross-platform
Self-hosted status page for communicating incidents
Decentralized open source workplace with chat and docs
Private groups often use hosted team chat even when they do not want a central provider controlling servers, metadata, or access. That creates a trust gap for activist groups, sensitive communities, and teams working under privacy constraints.
Serverless messaging can reduce provider dependence, but it changes expectations around availability, moderation, and administration. Teams need to choose it for the right reason: privacy and ownership, not maximum workplace features.
Quiet can replace Slack for small groups prioritizing privacy, but it is not meant to match Slack's full business workspace ecosystem.