Telegram Telegram is a messaging app with a focus on speed and security. It’s superfast, simple and free. It is like SMS, but more powerful. Smooth, clear, and encrypted messaging and voice calling. Guest • Aug 2017 • 14 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Supports large audio files, does not compress photos when sending assistantphilrichards • May 2020 Disagree Agree Support audio and video conversation, fast and secure. Guest • Apr 2020 Disagree Agree telegram is text messaging app only, and doesn't support audio and video conversation . Guest • Apr 2017 • 10 agrees and 37 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Mac Windows Linux Web Windows Mobile ... Android iPhone Blackberry Android Tablet BSD Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Android Wear PortableApps.com Haiku FreeBSD Stickers Chat Bot Lightweight Cloud sync ... Encrypted chat End-to-End Encryption Channels Integrated File Sharing Secret chats Ad-free Bots Night mode/Dark Theme Privacy focused Large File Transfer Animated stickers Group chat Multi Device Support Persistent History Public groups chat Security & Privacy Security focused Voice Call Auto-delete Chat Cloud based Custom Backgrounds Custom themes Customizable Themes Data-encryption Encrypted calls Instant view Portable Private Chat Switching between platform Sync across Devices Anonymous groups Anonymous Secure Filesharing Built-in Photo editor Chat history Chat organizer Sync Contacts Encrypted VoIP calls Encryption File transfer Folders Free Speech GPS Location Tracking IFTTT integration In-Game Overlay Integrated File Sharing Messages in cloud Messaging Multiple languages Multiple Account support Works Offline Based on phone number Photo Sharing Private messaging Progressive Web App Push to talk Scheduled messages Search by tags Self destructing messages Share Videos Support for Themes Two factor authentication Voice chat Voice messages Add a feature 1441 Like
Discord All-in-one voice, video and text chat for gamers that’s free, secure, and works on both your desktop and phone. A lot more feature-packed and fun to use, though I may be biased as a gamer. AlanLeiken • Apr 2019 Disagree Agree Although it's complex, Discord has way more features than Hangouts and is more reliable than Google's half-hearted messaging efforts. Guest • Dec 2018 • 2 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Because it is the best way to chat, you can make all kinds of fancy edits and also the call quality is much better than hangouts in my opinion Guest • Dec 2018 Disagree Agree Doesn`t Have Video Chat Otherwise Great Guest • Jan 2019 • 0 agrees and 5 disagrees Disagree Agree Discord is aimed at gaming. Gamers prefer this over alternatives like Hangouts and Skype. Guest • Nov 2017 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Chrome OS BSD iPad Electron / Atom Shell FreeBSD Voice Call Ad-free Chat Bot Group chat ... Share your screen Text chat Video calling Voice chat Push to talk Video chat Multi Channel Public groups chat Social & Communications Bots Custom roles Direct Messaging Encrypted chat Group Voice Chat Low Latency Multiple Servers Reactions Share content Text to Speech Voice channels Camera capturing Channel manager Community based Custom Smileys Dedicated Server Hosting Development API Electron based Gaming-focused Gui Group Messaging In-app server browser In-Game Overlay Integrated Chat Integrated File Sharing Interface Overlay Lightweight Low bandwidth usage Low memory usage Multi-platform support Night mode/Dark Theme Noise Reduction Permission system Persistent Chat Photo Sharing Positional audio Responsive design Role-based security access Share your screen Single Sign-On Team Collaboration Voice chat Webcam overlays Youtube Gaming Integration Add a feature 731 Like
Signal TextSecure and RedPhone have been merged to create Signal! Using Signal, you can communicate instantly while avoiding SMS fees, create groups so that you can chat in... No web interface (Otherwise, the service is great.) Guest • Mar 2019 • 2 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Easy security for beginners, multi-platform, current development, doesn't restrict communications to insecure recipients, obvious visual indicators that you are communicating secure or non-secure. Guest • May 2017 • 8 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Unlike Google products, Signal offers end-to-end encryption, meaning that your messages cannot be intercepted or read by anyone except the intended recipient, if they have Signal too. Google's emails and messages are intercepted by mass surveillance and used to profile users as part of Google's business model. Signal is also open source, which means you can inspect the code yourself. JohnFastman • Apr 2018 • 3 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Chrome Ubuntu Touch End-to-End Encryption Encrypted chat Security focused Privacy-friendly ... Encrypted Connection Security & Privacy Self destructing messages Video calling Ad-free Client side encryption Electron based Encrypted calls Encrypted VoIP calls Forward Secrecy Night mode/Dark Theme Privacy focused SMS Messaging Video calling Voice Call Chat Color coding Encryption Group chat Group Messaging Integrated File Sharing Mobile friendly Works Offline Protected by Password Based on phone number Private messaging File Sending Voice chat Voice messages Add a feature 586 Like
Skype An instant messaging app that provides online text message and video chat services. No web interface, numerous privacy concerns, and advertising. 5247009 • May 2017 • 7 agrees and 9 disagrees Disagree Agree They offer the same thing, but Hangouts offers better service Guest • Sep 2016 • 5 agrees and 5 disagrees Disagree Agree Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Blackberry Chrome OS Windows S Android Tablet BSD Windows Phone iPad Android Wear PortableApps.com Share your screen Video calling Voice Call Video calling ... Exchange Integration Microsoft Office integration Video chat Video Conferencing Chat Group Messaging IFTTT integration Messaging Video calling Video chat Voice chat Voice messages Add a feature 2521 Like
Slack Real-time messaging, archiving and search for modern teams to stay focused and productive. Everything Hangouts has + integrations, seems to be their main competitive advantage. michaelchung89 • Apr 2019 Disagree Agree Slack works great as a chat tool but it's much more than that, it's like a centralized notification hub for all other tools. stephenbarrow895 • Nov 2018 • 1 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree Surprised not to see it at the top of the list - best alternative to Hangouts! Fun to use, simple, and integrates with just about any tool. allisoncorrigan • Nov 2018 • 0 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Chrome OS Android Tablet iPad Electron / Atom Shell Software as a Service (SaaS) Group chat Group collaboration Multi Channel Team Collaboration ... Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Channels Electron based Support for @mentions App integration Channel manager Direct file uploading HIPAA compliant IFTTT integration Integrated File Sharing Live Push Notifications Multiple channels Multiple teams Onboarding Out Of The Box Reactions Real time collaboration Team work Video calling Video chat Voice Call Add a feature 762 Like
Riot.im A free instant messaging and collaboration software based on the Matrix protocol. Supports all Hangouts features, as well as encrypted conversations. Respects your privacy, and you don't need an email address to sign up. Guest • Jan 2018 • 2 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted Matrix.org End-to-End Encryption Decentralized Group chat Security & Privacy ... Team Collaboration Federated Federation Privacy-friendly Video chat Video calling Voice Call Add-ons Clean design Custom widgets Direct Messaging Encrypted chat Group collaboration Matrix.org protocol Message redaction Mobile friendly Moderation tools Per-room avatars Privacy focused Read receipts Text chat Typing notifications User Management User mentions Video/Audio Calling Voice chat Web Integaration Active Directory integration Chat Bot Community based Cross-platform DRM Free GitHub integration Integrated File Sharing LDAP support Live Chat MarkDown support Real time collaboration File Sending Server Moderation Server side history Slack integration Social network Video calling Video Conferencing Voice chat Web-Based Add a feature 329 Like
Tox Send messages, files, create groups and make Tox to Tox audio and video calls. Securely. + Encrypted text, voice and video chat + File and Desktop sharing + Emoji and markdown (basic support on qTox) support + Group chat + Open source (Protocol: https://github.com/irungentoo/toxcore) + Multiple cross-platform clients (mainly qTox, uTox) - No true offline messaging (decentralized by design) - Still in development (but fully usable; contribute bug reports by trying out) Guest • Apr 2017 • 5 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android Android Tablet ... BSD Decentralized Encrypted chat Peer-To-Peer Privacy focused ... End-to-End Encryption Built-in player Share your screen Security focused Video calling Ad-free Anonymity Anonymous Secure Filesharing Client side encryption Decentralisation GPLv3 Group chat P2P Network Peer-To-Peer Point-to-point encryption Secure Chat Video calling Video chat Video Conferencing Voice Call White-labeled Add a feature 452 Like
Pidgin Pidgin is an easy to use, multi-protocol chat client client used by millions. Connect to AIM, MSN, Yahoo, XMPP, and more chat networks all at once. It has built-in... Extremely integrated with countless other chat services, but no web service. You can add functionality through plugins, unlike all other alternatives. 5247009 • May 2017 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree A bit basic but super easy to use. gkaeppel • Feb 2019 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com ... Xfce Support for Multiple protocols Support for Multiple protocols Supports XMPP Extensible by Plugins/Extensions ... IRC Plugins Chat Messaging Multiple languages Multiple Account support Multiple chat protocols Portable Video calling Voice Call Xmpp Add a feature 1476 Like
WhatsApp With WhatsApp, you'll get fast, simple, secure messaging and calling, available on phones all over the world. Free Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Wear KaiOS End-to-End Encryption Custom Backgrounds Forums Group chat ... Mobile friendly Stickers Chat Encrypted chat Integrated File Sharing Messaging Based on phone number Video calling Voice chat Voice messages Add a feature 756 Like
Wire Wire is the most secure collaboration platform featuring messenger, voice, video, conference calls, file-sharing, and external collaboration –all protected by the most... My replacement for Hangouts needed to have integrated video/voice/text chat but also keep the text chat server side so any device could jump back into the conversation. Wire has all of these and is also available on any platform AND is open source! Guest • Jul 2019 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Privacy focused alternative with end-to-end encryption. Guest • May 2019 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Freemium Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted Software as a Service (SaaS) End-to-End Encryption Security focused Encrypted chat Video calling ... Voice Call Encrypted calls Encryption Group chat Share your screen Security & Privacy Anonymity Integrated File Sharing Multiple Account support Photo Sharing Privacy focused Privacy Protected Private Chat Secure Chat Secure File Sharing File Sending Video calling Video chat Voice chat Voice messages WebRTC Add a feature 245 Like
Jitsi Jitsi (previously SIP Communicator) is an audio/video and chat communicator with full encryption that supports protocols such as SIP, XMPP/Jabber, ICQ/AIM, Windows Live... Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet BSD iPad SIP Video Conferencing Security & Privacy Support for Multiple protocols ... Privacy-friendly Browser based Chat Cross-platform Desktop Sharing End-to-End Encryption File sharing Group chat iPhone/iPod sync Live Meeting Multiple Account support No download No installation required No Login Required OTR Plugins Privacy focused Share your screen SIP Softphone Unlimited users Video calling Video chat Video Conferencing Voice chat WebRTC Xmpp Add a feature 377 Like
Matrix.org Matrix defines a set of open APIs for decentralised communication, suitable for securely publishing, persisting and subscribing to data over a global open federation of... Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted WebRTC Python JavaScript Go (Programming Language) Cloudron Java Perl Federation End-to-End Encryption Chat Decentralized ... Random video chat Voice chat Chat Bot Distributed Encrypted chat Group chat Messaging Real time collaboration Server side history Team Collaboration Voice Call WebRTC Add a feature 158 Like
Jami Voice, video and chat communications, secure, decentralized, strong privacy and freedoms. Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad File sharing Decentralized File transfer SIP client ... Team messaging Distributed End-to-End Encryption Intercom Support Messaging Multiple languages Peer-To-Peer Privacy focused Privacy-friendly Share your screen SIP Video calling Video chat Video Conferencing Voice chat Add a feature 142 Like
Rambox Free, open source and cross platform messaging and emailing app that combines common web applications into one. Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web application wrapper Multi-messenger Support for Multiple protocols Built-in themes ... Configurable JavaScript Rendering Multi Channel Multiple Account support Portable Publish on LinkedIn Skype integration Slack integration Telegram Add a feature 107 Like
Viber Viber is a mobile application that lets you make free phone calls and send text messages to anyone who also has the application installed. . Freemium Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Windows S Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Blackberry 10 Apple Watch Animated stickers Call Transfer Desktop Sharing Group chat ... Hidden chat Multiple languages Phone calls Push to talk Secret chats Video calling Voice Call Voice chat Add a feature 323 Like
Jitsi Meet Go ahead, video chat with the whole team. In fact, invite everyone you know. Jitsi Meet is a fully encrypted, 100% open source video conferencing solution that you can... Open source, works without account, easy access, good design, stable connection gitbreaker222 • Jan 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Fully functioning, free, open-source, end-to-end encrypted, browser-based (install nothing) Skype- or Google Hangouts alternative. Stable video and sound, screen share, password protection for rooms and a few other handy features. Highly recommended. No more reason to accept Skype and Google's surveillance of your conversations. JohnFastman • Dec 2016 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Open Source Web Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad ... Self-Hosted Apple Watch No registration required Browser based Video streaming Audio Calling ... Share your screen Security & Privacy Stream audio Video chat Video Conferencing WebRTC Audio Chat Collaborative writing Conference Bridging Encrypted chat FLOSS Group chat Lightweight in network Live Broadcasting Live editing Peer-To-Peer Share your screen Security focused Self-hosted in intranet or private cloud Unlimited users Video calling Add a feature 122 Like
Zulip Zulip is a group chat app in which messages are threaded by topic, helping you have long-running, organized conversations. Zulip's threading makes it easy for people... Streams and topics instead of groups hrishikeshpatil • Jan 2018 Disagree Agree Free Personal $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet BSD iPad Self-Hosted Threaded Conversations Group collaboration Chat Bot Chat organizer ... Community based GitHub integration Group chat Integrated File Sharing Live topics MarkDown support Secure Chat Self-hosted in intranet or private cloud Team Collaboration Todos Add a feature 157 Like
Franz Franz is a free messaging app / former Emperor of Austria and combines chat & messaging services into one application. Franz currently supports Slack, WhatsApp... It's not owned by Google and therefore there is a higher chance that any data passing through it will remain private and/or the content of those message is less likely to be used by the company for their own purposes (Google's T+Cs give them the rights to use ANY of your content hosted with them in ANY way they see fit). Guest • Feb 2017 Disagree Agree Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Support for Multiple protocols Unified messaging Whatsapp integration Gitter integration ... Gmail integration iPhone/iPod sync Lightweight wrapper Multi-messenger Multiple Account support Slack client Slack integration Web application wrapper Add a feature 106 Like
Facebook Messenger Facebook Messenger is a faster way to message. Reach friends right on their phones, get and send messages fast, message everyone at once and more. Top Features: •... Messenger is more popular than Hangouts because more people use Facebook than Google+, Google's social network. I wish more people were on Google+, though. It and Hangouts are so much better than Facebook. Guest • Nov 2017 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Windows Web Android iPhone Blackberry ... Windows S Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Android Wear Group chat Chat In-app Money Transfer Messaging ... Private messaging Video calling Voice Call Add a feature 218 Like
Conversations Conversations is a privacy focused, open source XMPP Texting [Jabber] client for Android 4.0+ smart phones with wife-approved easy encryption [OTR, OMEMO, or GPG]. ... Privacy orientated. Very well coded with end to end encryption and very robust. Guest • Dec 2016 Disagree Agree Free Open Source Android Android Tablet Decentralized End-to-End Encryption Encrypted chat Picture sharing ... Encrypted Connection Chat Bot Gpg encryption Group chat Group Messaging Intuitive Interface OTR Self destructing messages Audio Chat Chat Federated File sharing Messaging OMEMO Public groups chat Secure Chat Security & Privacy Xmpp Add a feature 77 Like
