About Zello
Zello is a push-to-talk walkie-talkie app designed for frontline communication. It allows users to push a button and talk instantly, with audio playing in real time regardless of what is on the screen. The app supports one-to-many and one-to-one communication in flexible channels.
Key features
- Push-to-talk instant audio communication
- Flexible channels for one-to-many and one-to-one talk
- AI assistant named Ella that answers questions with company knowledge
- Live voice translations to break language barriers
- Message history with replay, transcriptions, and offline recovery
- Emergency alerts
Good fit for
- Frontline team communication
- Radio replacement
- Dispatch and customer assistance
Zello: questions and answers
- What is Zello used for?
- Zello is a push-to-talk app that turns devices into walkie-talkies for frontline teams. It is a good fit for frontline team communication, and dispatch and customer assistance.
- Is Zello open source?
- No. Zello is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Team Chat category, open-source options include Rocket.Chat, Mattermost and Telegram Desktop.
- What are some alternatives to Zello?
- Zello competes with TeamSpeak.
Open-source alternatives to Zello
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Rocket.Chat
Team Chat
The Secure CommsOS™ for mission-critical operations
OSSvs Slack★ 46k
Mattermost
Team Chat
Mattermost is an open source platform for secure collaboration across the entire software
OSSvs Slack★ 39k
Telegram Desktop
Team Chat
Telegram Desktop messaging app
GPL-3.0vs WhatsApp★ 33kTelegram for Android
Team Chat
Telegram for Android source
GPL-2.0vs WhatsApp★ 30k
Signal Android
Team Chat
A private messenger for Android.
AGPL-3.0vs WhatsApp★ 29k
Zulip
Team Chat
Zulip server and web application. Open-source team chat that helps teams stay productive a
Apache-2.0vs Slack★ 26k
SaaS alternatives to Zello
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TeamSpeak
Team Chat
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SaaS
RingCentral
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GoTo Connect
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Business phone, messaging and meetings suite from GoTo
SaaSMitel
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Unified communications vendor with cloud phone, chat and meetings
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LumApps
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Intranet and employee experience platform that connects company apps and content
SaaS
Beekeeper
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Mobile-first communication app for frontline and deskless employees
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