Self-Hosted Signal Alternatives
Signal is not available as a self-hosted solution but there are plenty of alternatives for power users and business that want to host a solution on-premise. The best Self-Hosted alternative is Element, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Signal and many of them are available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Self-Hosted alternatives to Signal are Wire, Matrix, Jitsi Meet and SimpleX Chat.
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Signal alternatives are mainly Instant Messengers but may also be Group Chat Apps or Encrypted 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 Signal.- Instant Messenger
- Free • Open Source
303 Element alternativesProvides secure collaboration with end-to-end encryption, supporting chat, voice, and video calls. Available on all major platforms, it enables digital sovereignty with a decentralized design and interoperability through bridges to systems like Slack and Teams. Includes enterprise-grade SaaS.
License model
- Freemium • Open Source
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Country of Origin
United Kingdom
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Matrix.org
- Flathub
- F-Droid
- Cloudron
Element VS Signal
Comments about Element as an Alternative to Signal
Most Recent CommentCatarinaTelesDecentralization and promotes home-servers
saviour-simpleElement is decentralized, which makes it less conducive to honeypot scheme. compare to Signal (centralized, us-based servers, closed source server code, US govt funding)
281 Wire alternativesWire is the most secure collaboration platform featuring messenger, voice, video, conference calls, file-sharing, and external collaboration –all protected by the most secure end-to-end-encryption.
License model
- Free Personal • Open Source
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Country of Origin
Germany
EU
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- F-Droid
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
Wire VS Signal
Comments about Wire as an Alternative to Signal
jamiegrayBeautiful user interface, recommended by security researchers, open source
Works fairly similarly, easy to use, very smooth for the most part, seems actually a little less buggy than signal at times.. I still prefer signal because of the fact that it's from openwhisper systems and I believe it to be the most secure of all the secure private messengers
162 Matrix alternativesMatrix defines a set of open APIs for decentralised communication, suitable for securely publishing, persisting and subscribing to data over a global open federation of servers with no single point of control.
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- Free • Open Source
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Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- WebRTC
- Python
- JavaScript
- Go (Programming Language)
- Cloudron
- Java
- Perl
Matrix VS Signal
Comments about Matrix as an Alternative to Signal
Most Recent Commentcadetdc1t8xMatrix is a protocol that Element uses. Matrix does not replace the functionality that element offers
James BrowneIts NOT alternative t signal. It is great and I love the Matrix protocol but not a messenger. Its a protocol a messenger could use... those are two distinctly different things.
RemovedUserMatrix is a terrible and bloated protocol, and apart from this, it is not a good alternative to Signal. It is not a messenger that you could expect as an alternative and it is not viable for many reasons.
146 Jitsi Meet alternativesGo 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 use all day, every day, for free.
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- Free • Open Source
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Country of Origin
United States
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- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Apple Watch
- F-Droid
Jitsi Meet VS Signal
Comments about Jitsi Meet as an Alternative to Signal
RemovedUserJitsi is more focused, if not completely, on the video calling functionality. Signal is primarily for messaging. This is not a good alternative for Signal, but only for its video calls.
saviour-simplesignal desktop should not be used due to massive vulnerabilities existing since 2018
59 SimpleX Chat alternativesSimpleX - the most private and secure chat and applications platform - now with double ratchet E2E encryption! Built on Haskell with Love and Coffee.
License model
- Free • Open Source
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Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Self-Hosted
- Flathub
- F-Droid
- Flatpak
SimpleX Chat VS Signal
Comments about SimpleX Chat as an Alternative to Signal
crickySimpleX provides a similar experience to Signal with enhanced privacy
230 Zulip alternativesZulip is the only modern team chat app that is designed for both live and asynchronous conversations. Zulip topics create a separate space for each discussion, so different conversations will never get in each other's way.
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- Free Personal • Open Source
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- United States
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- BSD
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
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Zulip VS Signal
101 Nextcloud Talk alternativesNextcloud 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.
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- Free Personal • Open Source
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- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Nextcloud
Nextcloud Talk VS Signal
No phone number. You can choose a good server, but communicate with all. You can run it over Tor. The app is easy to use but full of features, that Signal still dreams of. There are Apps for every platform, in every Form.