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 • 12 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree telegram is text messaging app only, and doesn't support audio and video conversation . Guest • Apr 2017 • 8 agrees and 31 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 Lightweight Chat Bot Cloud sync ... Encrypted chat Apps with End-to-End Encryption Integrated File Sharing Channels Bots Group chat Public groups chat Secret chats Security focused Voice Call Ad-free Data-encryption Multi Device Support Persistent History Portable Privacy focused Large File Transfer Anonymous groups Anonymous Secure Filesharing Built-in Photo editor Chat Cloud based Sync Contacts Custom Backgrounds Encrypted calls Encrypted VoIP calls File transfer Free Speech GPS Location Tracking IFTTT integration In-Game Overlay Integrated File Sharing Messages in cloud Multiple languages Multiple Account support Works Offline Based on phone number Photo Sharing Private Chat Progressive Web App Push to talk Search by tags Self destructing messages Share Videos Switching between platform Sync across Devices Support for Themes Two factor authentication Video calling Voice messages Add a feature 1307 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 4 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 FreeBSD Voice Call Share your screen Ad-free Chat Bot ... Text chat Video calling Group chat Push to talk Custom roles Direct Messaging Encrypted chat Group Voice Chat Low Latency Multi Channel Public groups chat Reactions Voice channels Bots Camera capturing Channel manager Community based Custom Smileys Dedicated Server Hosting Development API Electron based Free voice/text servers Gaming-focused Gui Group Messaging In-app server browser In-Game Overlay Integrated Chat Integrated File Sharing Interface Overlay Low bandwidth usage Low memory usage Night mode/Dark Theme Permission system Persistent Chat Photo Sharing Positional audio Responsive design Share your screen Share content Single Sign-On Social & Communications Team Collaboration Webcam overlays Youtube Gaming Integration Add a feature 632 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 • 6 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 Apple Watch Android Wear PortableApps.com Share your screen Video calling Video calling Chat ... Exchange Integration Group Messaging IFTTT integration Microsoft Office integration Video calling Video Conferencing Voice Call Voice messages Add a feature 2472 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 • 1 agrees and 0 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 • 6 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 • 1 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Chrome Ubuntu Touch Apps with End-to-End Encryption Encrypted chat Security focused Open Source apps ... Video calling Encrypted calls Encrypted Connection Privacy-friendly Self destructing messages Video calling Voice Call Chat Client side encryption Color coding Electron based Encrypted VoIP calls Forward Secrecy Group chat Group Messaging Integrated File Sharing Mobile friendly Night mode/Dark Theme Works Offline Protected by Password Based on phone number Privacy focused Private messaging File Sending Voice messages Add a feature 497 Like
Slack Slack brings all your communication together in one place. It's real-time messaging, archiving and search for modern teams. 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 Web Android ... iPhone Chrome OS Windows S BSD Electron / Atom Shell Software as a Service (SaaS) Group chat Group collaboration Multi Channel Team Collaboration ... Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Channels App integration Channel manager Direct file uploading IFTTT integration Integrated File Sharing Live Push Notifications Support for @mentions Multiple channels Multiple teams Onboarding Out Of The Box Reactions Real time collaboration Team work Video calling Voice Call Add a feature 706 Like
Riot.im Riot (formerly Vector) is an opensource interoperable app running on Web, iOS and Android. It is built around chat rooms, both public and private and provides messaging... 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 Chrome Safari F-Droid Firefox Apps with End-to-End Encryption Decentralized Voice Call Custom widgets ... Federated Group chat Matrix.org protocol User Management Video calling Add-ons Clean design Community based Direct Messaging DRM Free Encrypted chat GitHub integration Group collaboration Integrated File Sharing MarkDown support Mobile friendly Privacy-friendly Self-hosted in intranet or private cloud File Sending Server Moderation Server side history Slack integration Team Collaboration Video calling Web Integaration Add a feature 248 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 • 4 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet BSD Decentralized Encrypted chat Peer-To-Peer Privacy focused ... Built-in player Apps with End-to-End Encryption Share your screen Security focused Video calling Ad-free Anonymity Anonymous Secure Filesharing Client side encryption Decentralisation Group chat Peer-To-Peer Point-to-point encryption Video calling Video Conferencing Voice Call Add a feature 416 Like
WhatsApp Messenger WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform mobile messaging app which allows you to exchange messages without having to pay for SMS. WhatsApp Messenger is available for... Free Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... Windows Phone Android Wear Apps with End-to-End Encryption Chat Encrypted chat Group chat ... Integrated File Sharing Java IDE Mobile friendly Based on phone number Video calling Voice messages Add a feature 702 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 Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad Software as a Service (SaaS) Apps with End-to-End Encryption Security focused Encrypted chat Video calling ... Open Source apps Voice Call Encrypted calls Encryption Group chat Share your screen Anonymity Integrated File Sharing Multiple Account support Photo Sharing Privacy focused Privacy Protected Private Chat Secure File Sharing File Sending Video calling Voice messages WebRTC Add a feature 225 Like
Jitsi Jitsi (previously SIP Communicator) is an audio/video and chat communicator with full end-to-end encryption that supports protocols such as SIP, XMPP/Jabber, ICQ/AIM... Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone BSD iPad SIP Video Conferencing Chat Apps with End-to-End Encryption ... Group chat iPhone/iPod sync Support for Multiple protocols Multiple Account support OTR Plugins SIP Video calling WebRTC Add a feature 299 Like
Mattermost Mattermost is an open source, self-hosted Slack alternative. As an alternative to proprietary SaaS messaging, Mattermost brings... Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted JavaScript Go (Programming Language) Cloudron Team Collaboration Group chat Data API Integrated File Sharing ... MarkDown support Multi Channel On-premises software Plugin API File Sending Slack integration Supports XMPP Add a feature 159 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) Java Perl Apps with End-to-End Encryption Chat Decentralized Chat Bot ... Distributed Encrypted chat GNU/linux-libre Group chat Java Random video chat Real time collaboration Server side history Team Collaboration Voice Call WebRTC Add a feature 126 Like
Jami Voice, video and chat communications, secure, decentralized, strong privacy and freedoms. Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Decentralized Distributed Apps with End-to-End Encryption File sharing ... File transfer Peer-To-Peer Share your screen SIP client Team messaging Video calling Add a feature 121 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 Call Transfer Group chat Hidden chat Multiple languages ... Push to talk Secret chats Video calling Voice Call Add a feature 314 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 Private messaging ... Supports archiving conversations Video calling Voice Call Add a feature 202 Like
