Looking for a Microsoft Teams alternative? Meet Ettex Chat.
Channels, direct messages, threads, reactions and teams — realtime over relay. It is part of Ettex — a local-first suite of 19 connected apps, where your work stays on your device and every app shares one login, one design and one price.
What Ettex Chat gives you
- Public & private channels
- Direct messages
- Threaded discussions
- Emoji reactions
- @mentions
- File & image attachments
How the two approaches differ
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$4/month for Chat, or a suite with every app included
Per-seat plans that grow with every extra tool you add
Local-first: your work is stored on your device and synced when online
On the vendor’s servers
Yes — the desktop build keeps working with no connection
Usually needs a connection
19 connected apps behind one login and one design
A separate subscription per tool
Open formats — DOCX, XLSX, PDF, CSV — exported at any time
Export depends on the plan
Free tier plus a 14-day Pro trial without a card
Trial usually asks for a card
Questions people ask
Is Ettex a good Microsoft Teams alternative?
Ettex Chat covers the work people use Microsoft Teams for — Channels, direct messages, threads, reactions and teams — realtime over relay — and it sits inside a suite of 19 apps, so documents, mail, chat and the rest are one click away instead of one more subscription.
How much does it cost compared to Microsoft Teams?
Chat is $4 per month on its own. If you need more than one app, a suite bundles every app for one price, and there is a free tier plus a 14-day Pro trial that does not ask for a card.
Can I move my work over from Microsoft Teams?
Yes. Ettex works with open formats — DOCX, XLSX, PDF and CSV — so you can bring existing files in and take everything back out whenever you want. Nothing is locked to us.
What happens to my data?
Ettex is local-first: your work is stored on your own device and synced when you are online, so it stays readable even without an account or a connection. Desktop builds run fully offline.
Switch at your own pace
Start free, keep your files in open formats, and move the rest when you are ready.