{
  "slug": "stoat",
  "category": "team-chat",
  "name": "Stoat",
  "description": "Open source chat platform for friends and communities with servers, channels, direct messages and voice chat, formerly named Revolt. The server software can be self-hosted.",
  "website": "https://stoat.chat",
  "source": "https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "windows",
    "macos",
    "linux",
    "android",
    "ios",
    "web"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "GB",
    "name": "United Kingdom",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": true,
    "cloud_act": "agreement"
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "C",
  "score": 65,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Stoat scores 65 out of 100 (grade C) on the team chat criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry. It does not meet independent audit. It is based in the United Kingdom: Five Eyes member; GDPR-style data protection law; CLOUD Act data access agreement with the US.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/team-chat/stoat/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/team-chat/stoat/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/blob/main/LICENSE",
      "note": "Server and apps are AGPL-3.0."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/stoatchat/for-web/blob/main/packages/client/src/sentry.ts",
      "note": "The official web and Android builds enable Sentry crash reporting by default; no ad or analytics trackers are used."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://stoat.chat/legal/privacy",
      "note": "No ads; the privacy policy states data is never sold to third parties."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T06:38:23.471Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T06:56:31Z"
}