The secure self-hosted Microsoft Teams alternative

Get the professional collaboration of MS Teams without the cloud security risks. Host your own private communication server and reclaim 100% data ownership. No cloud-dependency, no third-party data access, just seamless team collaboration.

Why organizations are leaving the cloud

Using a cloud-based platform like Microsoft Teams means your proprietary information, internal discussions, and files are hosted on external servers. Virola provides a self-hosted Microsoft Teams alternative that keeps your data where it belongs: behind your own firewall.

  • 100% data sovereignty: your admin controls the server, the backups, and the access logs.
  • Air-gapped efficiency: Virola operates perfectly in closed networks without Internet access.
  • Stable performance: a lightweight, high-concurrency architecture that doesn't bloat your existing hardware.

Professional features with in-house deployment

Everything your team needs to stay productive, hosted in-house:

Feature What Virola self-hosted messenger provides
Chat and channels Group chat rooms with permanent chat history storage and adjustable user permissions
Voice and video meetings Continuous video and audio conferencing with a recording feature.
Task management An integrated Kanban board and the ability to turn chat messages into issues instantly
Screen sharing and remote control Collaborative screen sharing and remote desktop control for IT support.
Data storage Unlimited file transfer and storage, limited only by your own server capacity.

Control your infrastructure and your costs

A major drawback of Microsoft Teams is the unpredictable licensing costs and the forced cloud updates. With Virola, you are in the driver's seat:

  • Cost predictability: perpetual license with support of all version updates.
  • Update control: you decide when to update your server to ensure 100% uptime during critical periods.
  • Cross-platform: native clients for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android, API for web integration.

Virola is designed to be a unified workspace, while MS Teams often feels clunky due to its heavy reliance on the broader Office 365 ecosystem. Virola is a streamlined, purpose-built on-premise messenger.

Stop sending your corporate data to the cloud. Empower your team with a stable, professional, and self-hosted Microsoft Teams alternative.