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executesorder66
1 - Bitrix24

2 - HipChat

3 - Hall

4 - Pie

5 - eXo Platform

6 - Yammer

7 - Microsoft Lync

8 - Skype

9 - Fuze

10 - glip

At my work "Lync" just updated to "Skype for Business". Is there even a difference?

Also, why the hell is IRC not on the list?

GordonS
there is a difference - Skype for Business is buggy as HELL! Hundreds of our users (myself included) are always having problems with it
doozy
Email + IRC + Mumble + Any combination of version control, bugtracker and wiki.

Why people pay for this kind of thing is beyond me.

parent5446
You may not work at a company, but for anything other than personal use, it is very easy to see why a homebrew IRC + Mumble solution is not going to work. I love open source as much as the next guy (and am waiting for Mattermost to incorporate E2E so I can switch my personal communications over to it), but it's a bit elitist to "not be able to imagine" why people would pay for a chat service.
parent5446
Did not see the other comment before posting mine. api's comment linked below has a much better explanation.
nickpsecurity
What's the best FOSS alternative or collection of components currently available? And that people like to use? ;)