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What was it?
Atlassian's team chat app. Persistent rooms, file sharing, integrations. Enterprise Slack before Slack.
What happened?
Atlassian killed HipChat and its successor Stride, invested in Slack instead. Users migrated to Slack.
Migration Guide
Slack, Microsoft Teams, or Discord for team communication.
Timeline & context
HipChat shut down in February 2019, 7 years ago. It sat in the design category, where Soft.xyz tracks 7 discontinued products in total. If you are still running it in production, the migration path above is the shortest route off it.
FAQ
Why did HipChat shut down?
Atlassian killed HipChat and its successor Stride, invested in Slack instead. Users migrated to Slack.
What should I migrate HipChat to?
No drop-in replacement is tracked yet — check the design category for current options.
Is there a free alternative to HipChat?
Not among the tracked alternatives.