Google Duo Alternatives

Google Duo is described as 'Cross-platform - Get closer to everyone you love with simple, high-quality video calling on iOS and Android' and is a Video Calling app in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Google Duo for a variety of platforms, including Android, Web-based, iPhone, iPad and Windows apps. The best Google Duo alternative is Element, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Google Duo are Skype, Tox, Jitsi Meet and WhatsApp.

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Google Duo alternatives are mainly Video Calling Apps but may also be Instant Messengers or Group Chat Apps.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Google Duo.
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Google Duo alternatives page was last updated Jan 3, 2023
  1. Nextcloud Talk icon
     33 likes

    Nextcloud Talk is a fully self-hosted audio/video and chat communication service. It features web and mobile apps and is designed to offer the highest degree of security while being easy to use.

    102 Nextcloud Talk alternatives
    Nextcloud Talk screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Nextcloud

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Screen Sharing
    2.  End-to-End Encryption
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Real time collaboration
    5.  No registration required
    6.  No Tracking
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  2. Empathy icon
     157 likes

    Empathy is a messaging program which supports text, voice, video chat, and file transfers over many different protocols. You can tell it about your accounts on all those services and do all your chatting within one application.

    138 Empathy alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Empathy Features

    1.  Unified messaging
    2.  Support for Multiple protocols
    3.  Xmpp
    4.  SIP
    5.  Integrated File Sharing
    6.  Voice Chat
    Discontinued

    Empathy is currently unmaintained. Last version, 3.25, released in August 2017, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    Empathy iconGoogle Duo Icon

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  3. Briefing icon
     26 likes

    The preservation of privacy is the main driver for this project. Secure technologies, such as WebRTC, are used to establish a direct connection between the participants. The website that provides the web application and mediates the communication stores as little data as...

    165 Briefing alternatives
    Briefing screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • npm

    Briefing Features

    1.  WebRTC
    2.  Web-Based
    3.  Peer-To-Peer
    4.  End-to-End Encryption
    5.  Video Conferencing
    6.  Audio Conferencing
    7.  Anonymous Chat
    Briefing iconGoogle Duo Icon

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  4. Kosmi icon
     27 likes

    Kosmi is a free real time application and communication platform that offers voice, text and video calls along with games and applications such as SNES Party, NES Party, OpenArena, Poker, Virtual Cardtables, Synced YouTube and Cowatch Video.

    149 Kosmi alternatives
    Kosmi screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Kosmi Features

    1.  Watch Videos Together
    2.  Screen Sharing
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Game Streaming
    Kosmi iconGoogle Duo Icon

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  5. Google Meet icon
     22 likes

    Google Meet is a team-focused videoconference app included with G Suite and G Suite for Education.

    98 Google Meet alternatives
    Google Meet screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Google Workspace

    Google Meet Features

    1.  Screen Sharing
    2.  Picture in Picture
    3.  VoiP Calls
    4.  Desktop Sharing
    5.  Video Conferencing
    6. Gmail icon  Gmail integration
    7.  Multiple languages
    8.  Team Messaging
    9.  Speech to text
    10. Google Calendar icon  Google Calendar integration
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  6. Infomaniak kMeet icon
     17 likes

    kMeet is an unlimited, free, Swiss solution for organising encrypted video-conferences.

    81 Infomaniak kMeet alternatives
    Infomaniak kMeet screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Screen Sharing
    2.  End-to-End Encryption
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Desktop Sharing
    7.  Real time collaboration
    8.  Protected by Password
    9.  Video Conferencing
    10.  Voice Chat
    11. Slack icon  Slack integration
    Infomaniak kMeet iconGoogle Duo Icon

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  7. Whereby icon
     77 likes

    Video conversations with up to 8 people in your browser - no downloads, no login. Just name your channel and you are on. Works in all modern browsers, even mobile.

    133 Whereby alternatives
    Whereby screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Whereby Features

    1.  Screen Sharing
    2.  No registration required
    3.  No installation
    4.  Progressive Web App
    5. Google Docs (Suite) icon  Google docs integration
    6. Trello icon  Trello integration
    7.  Anonymous Email
    8.  Web-Based
    9.  Anonymous Chat
    Whereby iconGoogle Duo Icon

    Whereby VS Google Duo

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  8. Speek! icon
     10 likes

    Speek! is the first messenger that is anonymous and censorship-resistant by design. Speek! messenger encrypts all messages and is secure, private and decentralized.

    85 Speek! alternatives
    Speek! screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  End-to-End Encryption
    4.  Serverless
    5.  Anticensorship
    6.  Anonymous Chat
    7.  Peer-To-Peer
    Discontinued

    The latest version (1.7.0) is from July 2022.

    Speek! iconGoogle Duo Icon

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  9. imo icon
     214 likes

    Imo is a free, simple,secure and faster international video call & instant messaging app.

    134 imo alternatives
    imo screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad

    imo Features

    1.  VoiP Calls
    2.  Expiring Stories
    3.  Push to talk
    4.  Stickers
    5.  Voice messages
    imo iconGoogle Duo Icon

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  10. Status icon
     21 likes

    Status combines a private messenger, secure crypto wallet, and Ethereum Web3 DApp browser into one powerful communication tool. Chat with friends and growing communities. Buy, sell, store, and exchange digital assets.

    186 Status alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • F-Droid
    • APK Downloader

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  End-to-End Encryption
    2.  Decentralized
    3.  Blockchain
    4.  Peer-To-Peer
    5.  Stickers
    6.  Desktop Application
    Status iconGoogle Duo Icon

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  11. Tinode icon
     10 likes

    Fully open source instant messaging server and clients. No proprietary components or non-free dependencies. Backend in pure Go (GPL 3.0), with a command-line administration tool in python + gRPC. Clients for Android, iPhone, and Web - ReactJS (all licensed under Apache 2.0).

    174 Tinode alternatives
    iOS client

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Tinode Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  Real time collaboration
    4.  VoiP Calls
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Command line interface
    8.  React
    Tinode iconGoogle Duo Icon

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  12. Webex icon
     22 likes

    With Cisco Webex Meetings, businesses can seamlessly host online meetings, webinars, and video conferences with added benefits like document sharing, voice conferencing, and video recording.

    153 Webex alternatives
    Webex screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Webex Features

    1.  Screen Sharing
    2.  End-to-End Encryption
    3.  Real time collaboration
    4.  Desktop Sharing
    5.  Integrated File Sharing
    6.  Video Conferencing
    Webex iconGoogle Duo Icon

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