Mattermost
Cisco Webex
| Feature | Mattermost | Cisco Webex |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $10/mo | Free / from $14.5/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.2 / 5 | 4.2 / 5 |
| Best For | devops-teams, security-conscious-orgs, government, enterprise | enterprise, government, healthcare, large-organizations |
| Founded | 2015 | 1995 |
| Messaging | ✓ | ✓ |
| Channels | ✓ | ✗ |
| Playbooks | ✓ | ✗ |
| Integrations | ✓ | ✗ |
| Self Hosting | ✓ | ✗ |
| Compliance | ✓ | ✗ |
| Video Meetings | ✗ | ✓ |
| Calling | ✗ | ✓ |
| Whiteboarding | ✗ | ✓ |
| Ai Assistant | ✗ | ✓ |
| Webinars | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Mattermost Pros
- Self-hostable
- Open source
- DevOps integrations
- Secure
✗ Mattermost Cons
- Smaller ecosystem
- Fewer integrations than Slack
- Self-hosting complexity
✓ Cisco Webex Pros
- Enterprise-grade security
- High-quality video
- AI features
- Hardware ecosystem
✗ Cisco Webex Cons
- Complex interface
- Expensive
- Smaller ecosystem
The Verdict
Mattermost is built for devops teams and security conscious orgs, with a focus on messaging and channels. Cisco Webex targets enterprise and government and leads with video-meetings and messaging.
Pricing is close: Mattermost starts at $10/mo versus $14.5/mo for Cisco Webex — not a deciding factor on its own.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
Both tools are a solid fit for government, enterprise — in those cases, the decision often comes down to workflow style and how your team prefers to organize work.
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.