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Empathy vs HipChat

A side-by-side look at Empathy and HipChat. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Empathy

Empathy

Social & Communications

Empathy is an open source instant messaging client that supports text, voice and video chat. It uses the Telepathy framework and integrates with the GNOME desktop environment. Empathy supports popular protocols like XMPP, IRC, Facebook Messenger, and more.

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HipChat

HipChat

Social & Communications

HipChat is a team communication app that allows coworkers to privately message each other or have group conversations. Key features include video chat, screen sharing, file sharing, searchable message archives, and integrations with other software.

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