Meta Workplace is shutting down. Control your future with self-hosted collaboration.

In May 2024, Meta announced that Workplace — its business collaboration solution launched in 2016 — would be shutting down in September 2025, with read-only support available through May 2026. As a result of this decision, thousands of organizations are scrambling to find a Workplace alternative.

For organizations that relied on Workplace for team communication and collaboration, this shutdown is a reminder of the risks associated with depending on a third-party SaaS platform for critical functions and essential business operations.

As businesses continue looking for a Workplace replacement, the last thing they want is to switch to a new platform — migrating data, training their team, and absorbing associated productivity losses — only to find themselves facing the same situation at some point in the future.

The challenge ahead is clear: Businesses need to migrate to a new collaboration solution quickly while minimizing downtime and ensuring the long-term stability of the platform they choose. 

An Alternative to Meta Workplace

The solution? Mattermost, the open core, self-hosted collaboration platform designed to provide organizations with complete control over their communication and workflows while safeguarding their mission-critical collaboration data.

With a self-hosted solution in place, your organization benefits from complete control over your collaboration needs. Unlike third-party SaaS tools, self-hosted platforms give you full ownership of your data. Since the technology is hosted on infrastructure you own, these solutions also enable you to sharpen your security and compliance posture. 

When paired with open source technology, you can unlock even more benefits. Open source solutions are entirely customizable, allowing your team to adjust the platform to meet your unique business requirements. Most importantly, open source technology doesn’t lock you into a single vendor’s vision; you can modify, maintain, and scale the platform on your own terms.

If your organization has relied on Workplace for collaboration, it’s time to rethink your strategy. By choosing an open source, self-hosted platform, you can ensure your communication tools are future-proof, secure, and suited to your exact business requirements.

Why Mattermost is the ideal Workplace replacement

While Meta does suggest a migration path to a new solution, Workplace’s end of life provides the perfect opportunity for businesses to reassess their needs and take a proactive approach to choosing their next collaboration platform. 

As an open source solution designed for defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure enterprises, Mattermost was purpose-built to enhance collaboration in the most secure environments. By migrating from Workplace to Mattermost, your organization benefits from:

• Future-proof your collaboration tools. With Mattermost, your organization maintains full ownership of your data and control over your infrastructure. As a result, you’re able to steer clear of vendor lock-in, avoid surprise end-of-life announcements, and set the direction of your own collaboration tools.

• Ease of migration and adoption. It’s no secret that switching platforms can be daunting. Mattermost ensures a smooth transition with migration tools, comprehensive documentation, and expert support to help you move your data and onboard teams quickly, minimizing the risk of productivity loss.

• A stronger security and compliance posture. Mattermost delivers enterprise-grade security features, including encryption at rest and in transit, granular access controls, audit logs, and more. When you deploy self-hosted Mattermost, you can also meet specific compliance requirements — including GDPR, HIPAA, and ISO 27001.

• Complete customization. Unlike Workplace, Mattermost’s open source nature offers endless customization options, enabling you to adjust the platform to your team’s unique workflows and branding. From building custom plugins to integrating with your favorite tools, Mattermost adapts to your organization’s needs — not the other way around.

If your organization is still using Workplace, you need to start thinking about your next collaboration solution right now — don’t wait until it’s too late!

As you begin searching for a new platform, it’s important to prioritize long-term stability, security, and operational resilience to future-proof your collaboration needs.
Talk to a Mattermost expert today and discover how we can help you make the transition away from Meta Workplace as quick and painless as possible.