# Alternatives to Google Spaces

Small-group sharing experiment. Google Spaces has been discontinued; the active alternatives listed here are maintained products you can switch to.

None of its 12 checklist rows are verified yet.

Source: https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/google-spaces/
Category: Team chat

## Overview

- **Who it's for**: Small groups of friends or family who wanted a shared place to collect and discuss content around a specific topic or interest.
- **What you get**: A "space" was a lightweight group feed built around a topic, where members posted links, photos, and comments. It had built-in search so users could pull in YouTube videos, images, and Google Search results directly into the conversation without leaving the app. It was available as apps for Android and iOS, a Chrome app, and a web version. Google launched it in May 2016 and shut it down in April 2017.
- **How it works**: A user created a space, gave it a topic, and invited others via a shareable link or their Google account; members then dropped in content and replies, using the integrated search bar to find and add web results, images, or videos to the discussion.

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## Ranked alternatives

| # | App | Alt Score | Licence | Platforms |
|---|-----|-----------|---------|-----------|
| 1 | [Discord](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/discord.md) | building | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS |
| 2 | [Element](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/element.md) | building | AGPL-3.0 | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS |
| 3 | [Mattermost](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/mattermost.md) | building | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS |
| 4 | [Microsoft Teams](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/microsoft-teams.md) | building | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS |
| 5 | [Rocket.Chat](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/rocketchat.md) | building | MIT | Web, iOS, Android |
| 6 | [Slack](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/slack.md) | building | ? | ? |
| 7 | [Twist](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/twist.md) | building | ? | ? |
| 8 | [Zulip](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/zulip.md) | building | Apache-2.0 | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS |

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