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Skype for Business Server alternative

Modern collaboration that stays on your servers.

Messaging, voice, video and screen sharing, presence and governed AI on servers you control. Keep working with MS Teams users while you modernize.

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Built forDefense & IntelligenceCritical InfrastructurePublic Sector
Runs onOn-premisesSecure cloudAir-gapped

Trusted by the world's most critical organizations

US Navy eu-LISA General Dynamics Mission Systems Swedish Armed Forces US Army UK Home Office US Air Force Finnish Defence Forces Trafikverket Valtori Swedish National Electrical Safety Board
What you get

All that Skype for Business did. And what it couldn't.

Your teams keep what worked and gain a modern workspace, on infrastructure you control.

01 · Stay in control

Keep it on your own servers

Server 2015 and 2019 are out of support, and the vendor's paths lead to a new subscription or the public cloud. Stay self-hosted instead.

On-premisesSecure cloudAir-gapped
See how → 02 · Work modern

Every conversation in one place

No more juggling a chat client, a phone and a meeting tool. Channels, calls and video live together, with history you can find.

Voice and SIPNative videoPexip
See how → 03 · Stay connected

MS Teams users stay one message away

Modernizing shouldn't cut anyone off. Departments and partners on MS Teams stay in the conversation.

MS TeamsMatrixXMPP
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The use case in action

One channel. Every way to talk.

What used to take three clients now happens in one workspace, on servers you control.

  • Context stays with the callMessages, files and calls sit in the same channel, so nobody asks what was decided.
  • One click to talkCall a teammate from any direct message, or start native video from any channel.
  • Everyone caught upRocket.Chat AI summarizes the conversation on your own model.
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01 · Stay in control

Still yours. Finally modern.

Keep the control of running it yourself, without staying on a product at the end of its line.

  • Your infrastructure, your choiceOn-premises, a secure cloud you accredit, or fully air-gapped.
  • Sign in the way you already doActive Directory and LDAP bring your existing users and groups, with single sign-on.
  • Upgrade on your scheduleNew releases go live when you decide, not when a vendor's clock runs out.
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Your optionsSubscription EditionPublic cloud Rocket.Chat
01Where does it run?Your serversThe vendor's cloudYour servers, a secure cloud or air-gapped
02What do people get?The same Skype for Business experienceA modern workspaceA modern workspace, with governed AI
03Who sets the upgrade clock?Microsoft's Modern Lifecycle PolicyThe vendorYou
04Where does AI run?No built-in AIIn the vendor's cloudOn your own model
05Can you inspect the code?NoNoYes, it's open source
02 · Work modern

Every workload. A modern home.

Everything teams relied on in Skype for Business, plus what it never had, so they keep their habits and gain new ones.

  • Talk the way you're used toVoice calls in one click, and SIP to reach any phone.
  • Meetings that fit the momentNative video for your team, Pexip for large and external meetings.
  • Find anything laterChannels and threads keep every decision, with AI search on your own model.
Explore Unified Communications →
Skype for Business ServerIn Rocket.Chat
IM and presenceChannels, direct messages and presence
Persistent ChatChannels and threads with full history
Enterprise VoiceVoice calls, and SIP to any phone
MeetingsNative video and Pexip meetings
FederationMS Teams bridge, native Matrix and XMPP
NewGoverned AI: summaries and search on your model
Same servers you control · no public cloud required
03 · Stay connected

Every contact. MS Teams included.

Departments, suppliers and partners on MS Teams stay in the conversation while you modernize.

  • No one is forced to switchThe MS Teams bridge carries messages between your channels and MS Teams.
  • Meet people where they workRocket.Chat can sit inside MS Teams for people who live there.
  • Reach beyond MicrosoftNative Matrix and XMPP federation connects agencies and allies on their own servers.
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In production

Self-hosted, and trusted in production.

2days from decision to live at a Swedish authority
40+classified programs inside one U.S. systems integrator alone
4,000+participants from 40+ nations at NATO CCDCOE Locked Shields
Customer story · Sweden After Skype for Business, a Swedish authority was live on Rocket.Chat in two days. "One of the standout achievements is reliability. Over three years, we have raised only a few support tickets." Jenny NilssonIT Strategist, Elsäkerhetsverket Read the story →
Federal agencyAir-gapped
"We needed a single, unified platform our teams and our customer's teams could rely on. One that met every compliance requirement without compromise."
Program ManagerU.S. federal systems integratorRead the story →
Provincial governmentPrivate cloud
"We couldn't use a cloud-based solution because of legislative, policy, and security requirements. We needed something very similar, but more secure."
Justin HewittSenior Director of DevOps Platform Services, Government of British ColumbiaRead the story →
Independently assured
GDPRGDPR compliantAligned with EU data protection law.
ISO/IEC 27001 certifiedISO 27001 certifiedInformation security, independently certified.
AICPA SOCSOC 2 assuranceSecurity controls verified by independent audit.