We built our own chat to get off Slack. Here's how it went.

Okay, so this started out of genuine frustration!

We're a small team building Tixio, and for a while we were doing what most teams do- bouncing between Slack for chat, and for everything else we use Tixio (projects, documentation, wireframing).

Slack has been our genuine favourite; there was a point we literally couldn't think of anything else than Slack to manage the team. But over time, more and more tasks, docs, and ideas got created in Tixio, which required sharing or mentioning in conversations, and Slack became less useful than it was before.

It's tiring, frustrating, and most importantly, we are paying a big amount to Slack monthly.

So we figured 3 problems we could solve if we build our own chat system:

1. We don't need to switch to another tool just to share an update or have a discussion.

2. It's easier to connect our projects with dedicated chat groups.

3. It could save us money, which we can spend on something more useful.

So here we are, testing our own chat system for our day-to-day to see if we can successfully move our dependency from Slack to Tixio. The goal- become a team that uses Tixio 100% for product and operations management, with no other tool in the mix.

We're launching on Product Hunt very soon, and honestly, I'd rather hear what's broken in your current setup before we go live than find out after.

The chat is already live along with the mobile app. The meetings feature drops next month. If you want to try it as a beta tester and help us shape it, that would mean a lot. Judge the design yourself (heavily inspired by Slack, we didn't want the team to feel we are making a big switch)

A few things I'd genuinely love to know:

• Is "chat inside your project tool" something you've tried and hated, or something you've always wanted?

• What would make you actually switch, or is that not even on the table?

Not here to pitch. Just want a real conversation before we put this in front of a bigger crowd.