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Swiss alternatives to Microsoft Teams

Looking for team chat tools operated by a Swiss company or hosted in Switzerland? These 4 products overlap with Microsoft Teams. Not every alternative is a one-to-one replacement — check the differences below.

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Microsoft Teams

Microsoft's team chat and video meeting platform, part of Microsoft 365.

Vendor: Microsoft Corporation
Vendor country: United States US
Categories: Team Chat, Video Conferencing
Website: microsoft.com

4 Swiss alternatives

Ordered by Swiss footprint, then alphabetically. Not a ranking of quality.

kChat
Infomaniak · Geneva, GE
Team messaging with channels, threads and guest access, included in kSuite.
Swiss native
- Hosted in Switzerland
- Free Plan
Team ChatFreemium
kMeet
Infomaniak · Geneva, GE
Free video meetings based on Jitsi Meet, run on Infomaniak servers in Switzerland.
Swiss native
- Hosted in Switzerland
- Free Plan
Video ConferencingFree
Threema Work
Threema · Pfäffikon SZ
Encrypted business messenger with central user management and on-premises option.
Swiss company · foreign parent
- Hosted in Switzerland
- Self-hostable
Team ChatPaid
Beekeeper
Beekeeper · Zürich, ZH
Mobile communication and workflow app for frontline employees, now part of LumApps.
Swiss company · foreign parent
Employee CommunicationPaid

At a glance

Key facts side by side, and where we know them, how each product differs from Microsoft Teams.

At a glance
Product	Swiss footprint	Hosting	Open source	Free plan	Paid plans from	Compared with Microsoft Teams
kChatInfomaniak · GE	Swiss native	YesCH	Partly	Yes	CHF 1.76 / month	Covers team chat; video meetings are handled by the separate kMeet service.
kMeetInfomaniak · GE	Swiss native	YesCH	Partly	Yes	—	Covers video meetings only; persistent team chat is provided by kChat.
Threema WorkThreema · SZ	Swiss company · foreign parent	YesCH	Partly	No	CHF 3 / month	Covers chat and calls only; no document collaboration, meeting scheduling or Microsoft 365 integration.
BeekeeperBeekeeper · ZH	Swiss company · foreign parent	Unknown	No	Unknown	—	Focused on communication and workflows for frontline staff rather than general team collaboration and meetings.

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