Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad




Stoat Chat is described as 'Instant messaging with text, voice, video calling, screen sharing, privacy controls, customizable permissions, moderation, bots, and open-source design' and is a very popular instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Stoat Chat for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Linux, Windows, Android and Mac apps. The best Stoat Chat alternative is Telegram, which is free. Other great apps like Stoat Chat are Element, Discord, Matrix and Slack.




Kloak is a privacy-first communication platform built by people who actually use it. No ads. No data harvesting. No bloat. Just communication that works.



Mycelium (formerly Disclone) is a feature-rich, open source communication app and personal-collaborative hub (drive/notes...).





Start your next video call with a single click. No download, plug-in or login required. Just get straight to talking, messaging and sharing your screen.

SadnessChat SadnessChat is a free, real-time chat platform built for real conversations. Whether you're hanging out with friends or building a community, SadLounge has everything you need.



FluxCap is an independent desktop client designed to connect seamlessly with the Fluxer network. Built with Electron, it provides a dedicated, fast, and customizable user interface for Windows, taking Fluxer out of your browser and directly onto your desktop.



Colibri is an open source chat platform built on the AT protocol for communities big and small. It gives you the ability to create communities, manage members, and communicate through text, voice, and forum channels, all while maintaining true ownership of your data.




Self-hostable open-source chat solution offering text, voice, and video with fine-grained roles, forum threads, DM workspace, browser soundboard, custom emoji, PWA offline support, push notifications, analytics tools, and advanced moderation capabilities.


Selene is a comprehensive peer-to-peer chat and file sharing application built on the Tor network. It enables secure, private communication and seamless file transfers between users, leveraging the anonymity and resilience of Tor.


A Custom CRM for Nonprofits with a Full Suite of Apps. We solve the biggest problems nonprofits face in a modern and user-friendly CRM.




Facilitates community collaboration through voice, video, and text chat, integrated docs and tasks, configurable channels, roles, and permissions, seamless mobile and desktop access, rapid message reactions, file sharing, and notification controls for groups.




Requires less information to register (No email or phone number required, only a secret key).
Kloak also says that they don't "micromanage" people with tedious Community Guidelines; unlike Stoat which has very overreaching community guidelines, along with talks of platform moderators micromanaging & nuking anything they don't like.