Compare Mattermost and ryver on pricing, features, platforms, and ratings — both Team Chat tools, Freemium vs free_trial pricing to decide which fits your team.
At a Glance
Mattermost
ryver
Primary category
Team Chat
Team Chat
Rating
Not documented
Not documented
Pricing model
Freemium
free_trial
Starting price
Free (Starter, self-hosted); Professional from $10/user/month
$69/mo
Free plan
Yes
Not documented
Free trial
Not documented
Yes
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android, Mac, Windows
Not documented
Team collaboration
Not documented
Not documented
AI features
Not documented
Not documented
Public API
Not documented
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Pricing Compared
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
Mattermost
Starter — Free N/A
Professional — $10/user/month annual
Enterprise — Custom annual
ryver
No individual plan breakdown documented yet.
Pros & Cons
Mattermost
Pros
Fully open-source core with self-hosted and air-gapped deployment options
Strong fit for regulated industries, government and defense customers
Playbooks provide built-in workflow automation not native to Slack
Deep integrations with developer and DevOps tooling
Lightweight architecture (single Go binary) makes self-hosting comparatively simple
Cons
Smaller app/integration marketplace than Slack or Microsoft Teams
Enterprise pricing is custom-quoted and not publicly transparent
Self-hosting requires ongoing server maintenance and updates
UI and mobile experience is generally considered less polished than Slack
Annual prepaid billing only for official Professional and Enterprise licenses, no monthly option
ryver
Use Cases
Mattermost
Incident response and DevOps workflows — Engineering teams use Playbooks to coordinate incident response with automated checklists and dedicated channels.
Regulated and government communication — Public-sector and financial-services organizations need self-hosted or air-gapped messaging to meet compliance requirements.
Secure internal team chat — Organizations that want Slack-like messaging while keeping full control of where data is stored.