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Spokes · Office #59,828

Self-Hosted Discord Alternative for Friends & Family

In the New and alternative social networks neighborhood (Personal). In town since 2 Nov 2026.

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What Tablif read on Spokes's site

Spokes describes itself as: “Spokes | Self-Hosted Discord Alternative for Friends & Family”

What it is

Calls itself “chat platform”.

  • Calls itself: chat platform
“Spokes is a complete self-hosted text, voice, and video chat platform”

Where it puts itself

Rules out “per-user fees”.

  • Says it will not: per-user fees
“Unlike more mainstream chat apps, there is no one analyzing your messages or using your conversations and pictures to train an AI model.”
“There are no per-user fees and never will be.”

What it costs

One-time purchase and yearly plan. A free tier, free forever. No monthly plan. Prices quoted: $385, $45/year, $70/2 years.

  • One-time: yes
  • Monthly: no
  • Yearly: yes
  • Free plan: free forever
  • Price: $385 · $45/year · $70/2 years
“Spokes Pass (Lifetime) One-time pass. Permanent external infrastructure access. Deduct 100% of any passes you already bought. $385 per instance · one-time”
“Spokes Pass (1-Year) 1 Year Pass. Support the project and unlock native push notifications for iOS and Android apps. $45 per instance · 1 year”
“Spokes Pass (2-Year) 2 Year Pass. Great value for multi-year supporters, with two full years of native push notifications. $70 per instance · 2 years ($35/yr)”

Who it sells to

Sells to consumers. Built for teams.

  • Sells to: consumers
  • Company size: teams
“Spokes is a complete self-hosted text, voice, and video chat platform for your family, friend group, or small team.”
“Built for friend groups, gaming squads, families, and small teams.”

How it runs

A mobile app and web app for Android and iOS. Can be self-hosted. Distributed through the App Store and Play Store. Says it uses no AI. Built with Google Analytics and Lemon Squeezy.

  • Kind: mobile · web
  • Runs on: Android · iOS
  • Runs where: self-hosted
  • Distributed via: App Store · Play Store
  • AI role: explicitly no AI
  • Analytics: Google Analytics
  • Payments: Lemon Squeezy
“Spokes is a complete self-hosted text, voice, and video chat platform for your family, friend group, or small team. A simple, private alternative to Discord and Slack with organized channels, low-latency voice/video rooms with noise cancellation, shared photo albums, a group calendar, and free native iOS & Android apps with encrypted push notifications.”
“Enjoy channels, groups, persistent voice, screen sharing, photo albums, and native mobile apps, all running on your home server, NAS, or VPS.”

What it works with

Replaces Discord. Plugin for Klippy. Names LiveKit, Mattermost and 2 more on its pages.

  • Replaces: Discord
  • Plugin for: Klippy
  • Names: LiveKit · Mattermost · Rocket.Chat · +1
“A simple, private alternative to Discord and Slack with organized channels”
“Built-in GIF integration powered by Klippy makes it easy to express yourself in conversations.”

What it offers as proof

Live, no waitlist. Try it without signing up.

  • Instant signup: yes
  • Trial asks for: nothing
“Launch Live Demo”
“No credit card required”

Sources

Tablif read these pages, last on 2 Nov 2026. Everything above is what the product says about itself; Tablif does not verify every claim.

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