A Google Chat alternative

SetSay gives your team channels, direct messages, and files in the browser, with search and pins to keep the conversation easy to find. One DataBorders login covers it and the other apps.
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What a Google Chat alternative should cover
Channels, direct messages, and files that the whole team can find.
Team and private channels
Open a team channel for a project or topic, and a private channel for a smaller group.
Direct messages
Message one teammate directly and keep the files in that thread.
Files with previews
Share a file in a channel or message and open images, PDFs, markdown, and CSVs from the chat.
Search for messages and files
Look up an old message or a shared file from the sidebar.
Pins and mentions
Pin a message and mention a teammate when they need to see it.
One login for more apps
The same DataBorders account opens docs, flowcharts, and pages.
How to try SetSay with one team
Move one project conversation and keep the rest where it is.
1. Pick one project
Choose a team that talks in chat every day.
2. Create the channel
Name it for the project and open it to the team.
3. Invite the team
Add the people working on that project.
4. Use it for a week
Post the next decision there and see how the team likes it.
SetSay and Google Chat
Both cover channels, direct messages, and files. Google Chat connects to Google Workspace and Meet. SetSay is team chat that comes with the other DataBorders apps.
Video meetings built in
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Google Chat
Google Workspace integration
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Included with the other DataBorders apps
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Capability
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Google Chat
Channels and direct messages
Share files in a conversation
Video meetings built in
Google Workspace integration
Included with the other DataBorders apps

Google Chat alternative FAQ

What SetSay covers and how to start.

For team conversations, yes. SetSay has channels, direct messages, files, search, pins, and mentions in the browser. Teams that rely on Google Workspace and Meet can keep Google Chat for those connections.

Yes. SetSay has its own account and workspace, so people sign in with a SetSay login.

Create a channel for the project, invite the people on it, and post the next decision there. Bring forward what is still in force and leave the rest where it is.

Yes. Launch the demo from this page to explore channels and messaging in your browser.

See the Slack alternative page.

In the thread where they are discussed. See share files in chat.
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