If you aren’t familiar with Band, it’s a tool often used for coordinating kids’ sports teams, school bands, and similar small groups. You invite people to a private workspace which contains a post feed, events calendar, file repository (for permission forms or injury waivers or whatever), and a chat interface for 1-on-1 or group chats among workspace members.
Is anyone familiar with a similar tool that can be self-hosted?
My kids’ groups have tried using a mix of chat/SMS, email, and Google Drive in the past, but fractured communication leads to massive confusion. It’s really nice to have all group communication in one place.
Free is good, of course. But I also have some gripes about how Band functions so I’m interested to see what else is out there. Thanks for the Campfire recommendation; I will check it out.
Well it’s the 37Signals team (if you’re familiar at all). They make good stuff. It’s good to consider supporting any team who makes anything regardless of what you go with, so keep it in mind.
Asking for $10 across a large group families to cover the cost is easy to do.