Rocket.Chat hosting for teams
Rocket.Chat hosting from Firemný Cloud is business team chat in the EU. An alternative to Slack, Teams, WhatsApp, and Viber at work. Messages, channels, and files on our servers under a Slovak contract, for a flat fee.
Why not a consumer messenger at work
WhatsApp and Viber are for private life. At work you mix personal and official messages, and data goes to foreign companies.
Slack and Teams are better, but the cloud often ends up in the US and cost grows with headcount. Rocket.Chat gives a similar experience with data in the EU.
Phone number per person, weak admin on groups. Export for an office is painful. Meta processes content, not your policy.
Viber
Consumer channel without AD or team channels. When someone leaves, work chat stays on their phone.
Slack / Teams
More professional, but foreign cloud and per-user pricing. EU and audit often mean a long enterprise sales cycle.
Your own Rocket.Chat
Channels by department or project, desktop and mobile, messages on an EU server. Contract with a Slovak company.
Why self-hosted (with us)
“Self-hosted” does not mean you run it yourself. We handle the server, updates, backups, and monitoring. You handle people and usage rules.
Data control
Chat content does not belong to Meta or Slack. You know where it runs, who has access, and what is backed up. Important for GDPR and official communication.
Work vs private
Employees do not take institutional knowledge away in a private group chat. Company accounts and channels stay with the organisation.
Predictable cost
Without per-user billing to a US SaaS vendor. A flat fee by agreement, without a surprise when ten seasonal staff join.
Slovak support
You solve problems by phone or email with us directly.
What you get in practice
- Public and private channels, direct messages, file sharing.
- Mobile apps so people are not tied to a desk.
- Optional link to Nextcloud (files and chat in the EU in one place).
- Suitable for offices, schools, and companies where WhatsApp is no longer defensible.
AI chat is something else. See AI services. Comparison with big US clouds: comparison.