G2 Vendor Directory

AstraChat - Direct XMPP Client vs. Rocket.Chat

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricAstraChat - Direct XMPP Client

by Rockliffe Systems

Rocket.Chat

by Rocket.Chat Technologies

Overall rating4.74.2
Review count39373
Ease of use9.68.9
Ease of setup5.78.5
Quality of support9.48.3
Meets requirements9.68.8
NPS82.05128246.397695
Small Business26.3%36.7%
Mid-Market47.4%49.2%
Enterprise26.3%14.1%
Total page views851,118
Total LLM citations7817,074

AstraChat - Direct XMPP Client

AstraChat is a lightweight, standalone Jabber (XMPP) client designed for direct and secure communication without intermediaries. It connects directly to your XMPP server, ensuring efficient and private messaging. AstraChat is compatible across multiple platforms, including Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS, providing seamless communication across devices. Its efficient design ensures minimal battery and data usage, making it suitable for both personal and enterprise use.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Reliability
  • Setup Ease
  • Versatility
  • Simple
  • Security

Rocket.Chat

Trusted by the world's most critical organizations, Rocket.Chat Secure CommsOS® is built for high-consequence environments to deliver decision advantage: the ability to work together, verify access continuously, and keep every action auditable across agencies, borders, classification levels, and connected systems. It federates natively across protocols like Matrix and XMPP, so partners never have to adopt your system to work with you. Deploy anywhere — self-hosted, air-gapped, or in a sovereign cloud — for chat, voice, video, and governed AI agents, entirely under your control.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Features
  • Easy Communication
  • Communication
  • Security
  • Customization