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Re:Mattermost: Open-source, on-premises, Slack alternative by dbecker on Wednesday June 24, 2015 @10:13AM (#9771689)
I recently switched from a company using HipChat to a company using Slack, and the differences seem mostly cosmetic and immaterial. Are the differences between these various chat programs big enough to affect user experience or productivity? What distinguishes one from the next?
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Re:Mattermost: Open-source, on-premises, Slack alternative by davis_m on Wednesday June 24, 2015 @11:39AM (#9772349)
One of the biggest differences for us was the option for a self hosted solution with HipChat. Both companies are fairly open about accessing user communications without any sort of permission or audit trail. Being able to self host it ensures that Atlassian or Slack employees aren't dropping into our chats.
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Re:Mattermost: Open-source, on-premises, Slack alternative by dirtmerchant on Thursday June 25, 2015 @06:22PM (#9781281)
Check the fine print. Even with the self-hosted version, Atlassian is scraping the chat data for analytic purposes. This was confirmed by Atlassian support via a HIPPA audit at my last gig.
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Re:Mattermost: Open-source, on-premises, Slack alternative by joesmo on Wednesday June 24, 2015 @11:35AM (#9772307)
You mean that slick, plaid UI with neutral, low key colors doesn't enhance your productivity? That's the whole reason I moved from HipChat to Slack.
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