Mattermost
Stormboard
| Feature | Mattermost | Stormboard |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $10/mo | Free / from $10/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.2 / 5 | 4.1 / 5 |
| Best For | devops-teams, security-conscious-orgs, government, enterprise | facilitators, meeting-leaders, teams, consultants |
| Founded | 2015 | 2011 |
| Messaging | ✓ | ✗ |
| Channels | ✓ | ✗ |
| Playbooks | ✓ | ✗ |
| Integrations | ✓ | ✓ |
| Self Hosting | ✓ | ✗ |
| Compliance | ✓ | ✗ |
| Sticky Notes | ✗ | ✓ |
| Templates | ✗ | ✓ |
| Voting | ✗ | ✓ |
| Ai Reports | ✗ | ✓ |
| Video Conferencing | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Mattermost Pros
- Self-hostable
- Open source
- DevOps integrations
- Secure
✗ Mattermost Cons
- Smaller ecosystem
- Fewer integrations than Slack
- Self-hosting complexity
✓ Stormboard Pros
- Good for brainstorming
- Meeting templates
- AI report generation
- Easy to use
✗ Stormboard Cons
- Limited free tier
- Less polished than Miro
- Fewer integrations
The Verdict
Mattermost is built for devops teams and security conscious orgs, with a focus on messaging and channels. Stormboard targets facilitators and meeting leaders and leads with sticky-notes and templates.
Both tools come in at similar price points ($10/mo for Mattermost, $10/mo for Stormboard), so pricing won't make the decision for you.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.