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 19 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 Group Chat Apps, but if you're looking for Instant Messengers or Encrypted Chat Apps you can filter on that. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Signal.
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An encrypted messaging app focused on privacy, supporting texts, calls, photos, videos, files, and group chats, with no ads or trackers.

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Signal alternatives page was last updated Feb 26, 2025
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  1. Snikket icon

    Snikket

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    Snikket is an ambitious project to build a new kind of XMPP-based messaging platform.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Docker
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  End-to-End Encryption
    3.  Multiple Account support
    4.  No registration required
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Decentralized
    7.  VoiP Calls
    8.  Desktop Sharing
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Public groups chat
    11.  Supports XMPP
    12.  Xmpp

    Snikket VS Signal

     
  2. Tinode icon

    Tinode

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    Fully open source instant messaging server and clients. No proprietary components or non-free dependencies. Backend in pure Go (GPL 3.0), with a command-line administration tool in python + gRPC. Clients for Android, iPhone, and Web - ReactJS (all licensed under Apache 2.0).

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    iOS client

    Tinode Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  Real time collaboration
    4.  VoiP Calls
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Command line interface
    8.  React

    Tinode VS Signal

     
  4. Conduit Chat Server icon

    Conduit Chat Server

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    Conduit is a simple, fast and reliable chat server powered by Matrix. Conduit is an alternative to Synapse and tries to be lightweight and easy to install, but it is still in development.

    243 Conduit Chat Server alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
    Conduit Chat Server screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Scalable

    Features

    1.  Support for @mentions
    2.  Rust
    3.  Matrix Protocol

    Conduit Chat Server VS Signal

     
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    Kontalk Messenger

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    Kontalk is a secure instant messenger, allowing you to send and receive text, image and voice messages (other file types coming soon) to and from other Kontalk users completely free of charge.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
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    Discontinued

    The last version is from July 2020, and the app is not available anymore in the Google Play Store. It can still be downloaded from F-Droid though.

    Kontalk Messenger Features

    1.  End-to-End Encryption
    2.  OpenPGP

    Kontalk Messenger VS Signal

     
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    Cyanide

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    Cyanide is Tox client for Sailfish OS .

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Sailfish OS
    Discontinued

    The project seems no longer developed. Last version, released in January 2017, can be still downloaded from GitHub

    Cyanide Features

    1.  Multiple Account support
    2.  Integrated File Sharing

    Cyanide VS Signal

     
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    palava.tv

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    palava.tv is a cost-free, simple to use, secure, and open source platform for video calls. It is developed and operated by a charitable non-profit organization based in the EU. palava.tv runs directly in the web browser and its usage does not require a registration.

    31 palava.tv alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    palava.tv screenshot 1

    palava.tv Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  VoiP Calls
    3.  No installation
    4.  WebRTC
    5.  Browser-based
    6.  No installation required
    7.  Voice Chat
    8.  Peer-To-Peer
    9.  Multiple languages
    10.  Audio Calling

    palava.tv VS Signal

     
  9. Prose Messaging icon

    Prose Messaging

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    Prose is a distributed, open-source, and native platform for workplace communication.

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • YunoHost
    • Docker
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    Prose Messaging Features

    1.  End-to-End Encryption
    2.  Xmpp
    3.  Third party integrations
    4.  Integrated File Sharing
    5.  Integrated Search
    6.  Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
    7.  Chat history
    8.  Audio Calling

    Prose Messaging VS Signal

     
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