Best collaboration platform for privacy-focused companies!

Item: Mattermost
Rating: 10
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Communication with the whole team and subteams. Integration with other tools and software like GitLab. Arranging appointments and small planning of to-dos in Mattermost Boards. Possibility of self-hosting/on-premise hosting.

Pros and Cons

easy setup
customization
privacy focused
multi platforms

more integrations
bigger focus on selfhosting

Return on Investment

Better communication
More collaboration on to-dos
transparency for all team members
faster response because of the mobile clients

Open Source Platform

Big companies can't afford to risk a security incident. So, it's great that you have the option of self-hosting. So, you can easily limit the access to the Mattermost instance and thus ensure more security. It's also good when the entire open-source community looks for security gaps and can close them quickly.

Ease of Integration

All important DevOps tools already have an integration with Mattermost and the rest can be easily connected to Mattermost via other interfaces or minor detours.

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft Teams and Webex Meetings

Mattermost is cheaper and offers the possibility of self-hosting compared to other competitors. This is a great advantage for our company.

Key Insights

Do you think Mattermost delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Mattermost's feature set?

Yes

Did Mattermost live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Mattermost go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Mattermost again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Webex Meetings, Microsoft Teams

Likelihood to Recommend

Small and medium-sized teams that need a communication and meeting arranging tool with the possibility to integrate external tools or want to customize their chat platform very specific. Also, when teams need custom plugins / integrations for their work, it is easy to develop the integrations themselves, because of the good documentation and open-source project.