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 • 16 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Supports large audio files, does not compress photos when sending assistantphilrichards • May 2020 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Support audio and video conversation, fast and secure. Guest • Apr 2020 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree telegram is text messaging app only, and doesn't support audio and video conversation . Guest • Apr 2017 • 12 agrees and 39 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Android Wear PortableApps.com FreeBSD Stickers Cloud sync Lightweight Encrypted chat ... Chat Bot Ad-free Bots End-to-End Encryption Group chat Night mode/Dark Theme Secret chats Privacy focused Large File Transfer Channels Integrated File Sharing Public groups chat Animated stickers Cloud based Multi Device Support Persistent History Security focused Voice Call Auto-delete Chat history Chat organizer Cloud platform Cloud Storage Custom Backgrounds Custom themes Customizable Themes Data-encryption Encrypted calls Encryption Folders Instant view Portable Private Chat Scheduled messages Secure File Sharing Switching between platform Sync across Devices Video/Audio Calling Anonymous groups Anonymous Secure Filesharing Built-in Photo editor Sync Contacts Encrypted VoIP calls File transfer 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 Search by tags Self destructing messages Share Videos Text messaging Support for Themes Two factor authentication Video calling Voice chat Voice messages Add a feature 1502 Like
Discord Discord is about giving people the power to create belonging in their lives. We want to make it easier for you to talk regularly with the people you care about. We want... A lot more feature-packed and fun to use, though I may be biased as a gamer. AlanLeiken • Apr 2019 • 1 agrees and 0 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 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees 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 • 3 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Doesn`t Have Video Chat Otherwise Great Guest • Jan 2019 • 0 agrees and 6 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 Group chat Ad-free Share your screen ... Video calling Chat Bot Multi Channel Text chat Voice chat Push to talk Video chat Multiple Servers Public groups chat Social & Communications Bots Custom roles Custom Smileys Direct Messaging Encrypted chat Games support modding out of the box Group Voice Chat Lightweight Low Latency Noise Reduction Reactions Rich Presence Role-based security access Share content Text to Speech Voice channels Camera capturing Channel manager Community based 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 Low bandwidth usage Low memory usage Night mode/Dark Theme Permission system Persistent Chat Photo Sharing Positional audio Responsive design Share your screen Single Sign-On Team Collaboration Voice chat Webcam overlays Youtube Gaming Integration Add a feature 767 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 • 4 agrees and 2 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 3 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 Privacy focused Video calling Ad-free Self destructing messages Voice Call Centralized model repository Client side encryption Electron based Encrypted Encrypted calls Encrypted VoIP calls Encryption Forward Secrecy GPLv3 Night mode/Dark Theme Over the shoulder view Private messaging SMS Messaging Source code history Stickers Video/Audio Calling Video calling Video chat Voting Color coding Desktop app Group chat Group Messaging Integrated File Sharing Mobile friendly Works Offline Protected by Password Based on phone number File Sending Voice chat Voice messages Add a feature 626 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 • 9 agrees and 11 disagrees Disagree Agree They offer the same thing, but Hangouts offers better service Guest • Sep 2016 • 6 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 Lightweight Microsoft Office integration Secure Chat Video chat Video Conferencing Group Messaging IFTTT integration Messaging Video calling Video chat Voice chat Voice messages Add a feature 2527 Like
Element 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 Cloudron Decentralized End-to-End Encryption Group chat Team Collaboration ... Federated Federation Privacy-friendly Encrypted chat Privacy focused Video calling Video chat Voice Call Active Directory integration Add-ons Clean design Cross-platform Custom widgets Direct Messaging Encrypted Enterprise Group collaboration LDAP support Matrix.org protocol Message redaction Mobile friendly Moderation tools Per-room avatars Read receipts Real time collaboration Self-hosted search Text chat Typing notifications User Management User mentions Version history Video/Audio Calling Video Conferencing Voice chat Web-Based Web Integaration Chat Bot Community based DRM Free GitHub integration Integrated File Sharing MarkDown support File Sending Server Moderation Server side history Slack integration Video calling Voice chat Add a feature 362 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 HIPAA compliant Support for @mentions App integration Channel manager Direct file uploading 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 773 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 Video Conferencing SIP Privacy-friendly Share your screen ... Browser based Cross-platform Encryption End-to-End Encryption Live Meeting Support for Multiple protocols No download No installation required No Login Required Privacy focused SIP client Unlimited users Desktop Sharing File sharing Group chat iPhone/iPod sync Multiple Account support OTR Plugins SIP Softphone Video calling Video chat Video Conferencing Voice chat WebRTC Xmpp Add a feature 399 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 • 6 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 GPLv3 Lightweight Night mode/Dark Theme P2P Network Share your screen Security focused Video calling White-labeled Ad-free Anonymity Anonymous Secure Filesharing Client side encryption Decentralized Desktop app Group chat Peer-To-Peer Point-to-point encryption Secure Chat Video calling Video chat Video Conferencing Voice Call Add a feature 455 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 Mobile friendly Custom Backgrounds Group chat ... Stickers Encrypted chat Integrated File Sharing Messaging Based on phone number Video calling Voice chat Voice messages Add a feature 761 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 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Privacy focused alternative with end-to-end encryption. Guest • May 2019 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Personal Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted Software as a Service (SaaS) End-to-End Encryption Security focused Video calling Encrypted chat ... 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 Chat Secure File Sharing File Sending Video calling Video chat Voice chat Voice messages WebRTC Add a feature 249 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 • 2 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 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Open Source Web Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad ... Self-Hosted Apple Watch No registration required Browser based End-to-End Encryption Stream audio ... Video streaming Audio Calling Audio Chat Lightweight in network Share your screen Security focused Unlimited users Video chat Video Conferencing WebRTC Collaborative writing Conference Bridging Encrypted chat Group chat Live Broadcasting Live editing Peer-To-Peer Share your screen Video calling Add a feature 141 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 End-to-End Encryption Federation Decentralized Random video chat ... Voice Call Voice chat Chat Bot Distributed Encrypted chat Group chat Messaging Real time collaboration Server side history Team Collaboration WebRTC Add a feature 170 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 Video Conferencing Ad-free File sharing ... Peer-To-Peer Team messaging Distributed File transfer Privacy focused SIP client End-to-End Encryption Intercom Support Messaging Multiple languages Privacy-friendly Share your screen SIP Video calling Video chat Voice chat Add a feature 154 Like
Zoom Cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad Video Conferencing Share your screen No registration required Video chat ... Ad-free Automatic Transcript Email invitations Moderation Remote Work Screen recording Breakout rooms Collaborative whiteboard Integrated File Sharing Photo Sharing Share your screen Add a feature 101 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 Desktop Sharing Call Transfer Group chat ... Hidden chat Multiple languages Phone calls Push to talk Secret chats Video calling Voice Call Voice chat Add a feature 323 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 In-app Money Transfer Messaging Private messaging ... Text messaging Video calling Voice Call Add a feature 221 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 Group chat Chat Bot ... Chat organizer Community based GitHub integration Integrated File Sharing Live topics MarkDown support Secure Chat Team Collaboration Todos Add a feature 162 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 Encrypted chat End-to-End Encryption Picture sharing ... Encrypted Connection Chat Bot Gpg encryption Group chat Group Messaging Intuitive Interface OTR Self destructing messages Audio Chat Federated File sharing Messaging OMEMO Public groups chat Secure Chat Xmpp Add a feature 79 Like
Microsoft Teams Team collaboration software by Microsoft that features chat and voice & video comms. Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Windows S Android Tablet iPad Microsoft Office 365 Planner Team Collaboration Access Control Azure DevOps integration ... Calendar view Google Drive integration Microsoft Office integration Noise Reduction Office 365 integration Real time collaboration Reminders Shared calendars Sharepoint integration Spreadsheets Trello integration Video chat Group chat Microsoft Office integration Team messaging Team work Video Conferencing Voice Call Add a feature 37 Like
BigBlueButton BigBlueButton enables universities and colleges to deliver a high-quality learning experience to remote students. Our vision is that starting a web conference should... Free Open Source Windows Linux Web Android Chrome OS ... Self-Hosted Chrome Software as a Service (SaaS) Chromium Firefox Share your screen Group chat Built-in Commenting System Comments and metadata saving ... Interactive Whiteboard Polling Share notes Share Videos Teacher screen broadcasting Team Collaboration Video Conferencing Wordpress integration Desktop Sharing Group collaboration Integrated File Sharing Livestreaming Shared whiteboard Record videos Add a feature 47 Like
