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# Openfire vs Rocket.Chat Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**Openfire**
No pricing available

**Rocket.Chat**

**Free** Per Year · Starter

**Contact Us** Per Year · Enterprise

**Contact Us** Per Year · Government

**Contact Us** Per Year · Defense

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**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Perceived Cost

**Openfire**
Not enough reviews yet

**Rocket.Chat**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Openfire**
Not enough reviews yet

**Rocket.Chat**
9%

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Time to Implement

**Openfire** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Rocket.Chat** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

Return on Investment

**Openfire** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Rocket.Chat** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

 ![Openfire](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_e54c5e67cc525ca35f8f082b7b38ee23/openfire.png "Openfire")

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**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**Openfire**
Not enough data

**Rocket.Chat**

Ease of Use (17)

Features (14)

Not User-Friendly (7)

User Interface (7)

Integrations

**Openfire**
Not enough data

**Rocket.Chat**
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Screenshots

**Openfire**
 ![Openfire screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/37452/Openfire_screenshot2.png)

**Rocket.Chat**
 ![Rocket.Chat screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/104085/Rocket.Chat-UI-image-_1_.png)

**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**Openfire**

**8.8** /10

Based on 14 responses

**Rocket.Chat**

**8.6** /10

Based on 282 responses

Ease of Use

**Openfire**

**8.8** /10

Based on 14 responses

**Rocket.Chat**

**8.7** /10

Based on 289 responses

Ease of Setup

**Openfire**

**9.0** /10

Based on 10 responses

**Rocket.Chat**

**8.2** /10

Based on 130 responses

Ease of Admin

**Openfire**

**9.2** /10

Based on 10 responses

**Rocket.Chat**

**8.3** /10

Based on 123 responses

Quality of Support

**Openfire**

**8.0** /10

Based on 9 responses

**Rocket.Chat**

**8.0** /10

Based on 237 responses

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Openfire**

**9.2** /10

Based on 8 responses

**Rocket.Chat**

**8.2** /10

Based on 110 responses

Product Direction (% positive)

**Openfire**

**10.0** /10

Based on 13 responses

**Rocket.Chat**

**8.4** /10

Based on 278 responses

**Features**
ratings from reviews

Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS)

Not enough data

**8.8** /10

Based on 73 responses

Business Instant Messaging

Not enough data

**8.3** /10

Based on 220 responses

HIPAA Compliant Messaging

Not enough data

**9.0** /10

Based on 10 responses

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Video Conferencing

Not enough data

**8.8** /10

Based on 39 responses

Live Chat

Not enough data

**8.6** /10

Based on 146 responses

User Insights

**Reviewers' Company Size**

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
50.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
21.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
28.6%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
50.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
21.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
28.6%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
35.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
50.6%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
14.0%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
35.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
50.6%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
14.0%

**Reviewers' Industry**

[![Openfire](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_e54c5e67cc525ca35f8f082b7b38ee23/openfire.png "Openfire")](https://www.g2.com/products/openfire/reviews)
Openfire

Information Technology and Services
42.9%

Computer Software
21.4%

Retail
7.1%

Professional Training & Coaching
7.1%

Outsourcing/Offshoring
7.1%

Other
14.3%

[![Rocket.Chat](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/53040764d390ae2c9fb8f8bde33f1bf1/rocket-chat.svg "Rocket.Chat")](https://www.g2.com/products/rocket-chat/reviews)
Rocket.Chat

Information Technology and Services
22.8%

Computer Software
14.6%

Hospital & Health Care
4.3%

Marketing and Advertising
3.6%

Education Management
3.6%

Other
51.1%

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Gitter
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**Rocket.Chat Alternatives**

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Microsoft Teams
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 ![Slack](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1547670687/slack.svg "Slack")

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Slack
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 ![LiveChat](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/04131773581c352e6a7121a9d05737e5/livechat.svg "LiveChat")

[
LiveChat
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## Openfire vs Rocket.Chat

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Openfire easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Openfire overall.

- Reviewers felt that Openfire meets the needs of their business better than Rocket.Chat.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Openfire and Rocket.Chat provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Openfire over Rocket.Chat.