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The best alternative to Telegram is Wire. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Wire or FluffyChat. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Telegram and ten of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Telegram are Session, Infomaniak kMeet, KryptEY and TeleGuard.

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  1. Wire icon

    Wire

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    Wire 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.

    282 Wire alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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    Comments about Wire as an Alternative to Telegram
    Top Positive Comment
    cityroler
    10

    always End-to-End encrypted; servers in the EU; high quality audio and video calls;

    gnudesign
    Positive
    0

    Privacy and security focused, lot of features but way behind Telegram's user experience design.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It is fully open source instead Telegram (server and client).

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Wire is a great Telegram alternative.

    • Wire is the most popular SaaS alternative to Telegram.

    • Wire is Free Personal and Open SourceTelegram is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Threema icon

    Threema

     135 likes
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    Threema is a new mobile messaging app that puts security first. With true end-to-end encryption, you can rest assured that only you and the intended recipient can read your messages.

    121 Threema alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
    • Flathub
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    John Fastman
    Positive
    0

    Proper end-to-end encryption makes Threema a good private way to communicate. But not as good as open source alternatives like Signal, for which you can check the source code. But Threema is way better than Facebook Messenger or 'Allo, which come from privacy-destroying companies.

    egami
    Positive
    0

    This is in my opinion the absolut number one if you are looking for privacy.

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    • Most users think Threema is a great Telegram alternative.

    • Threema is the most popular commercial alternative to Telegram.

    • Threema is Paid and Open SourceTelegram is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. Session icon

    Session

     118 likes
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    Session is the world's first open-source, decentralised private messenger to use industry-leading Signal Protocol encryption — without asking for your phone number.

    72 Session alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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    Guest
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    1. Session does not require a phone number unlike telegram.
    2. Unless you create a seperate secret chat, telegram has acess to your chats.
    3. Telegram isn't an open source software.
    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Ryan Balloway
    Positive
    5

    fork of signal. much better privacy due to decentralized servers. great telegram alternative.

    Greg Brinter
    Positive
    3

    similar features but more privtate

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    • Almost everyone thinks Session is a great Telegram alternative.

    • Session is Free and Open SourceTelegram is Freemium and Proprietary
  7. KryptEY icon

    KryptEY

     9 likes
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    Android keyboard for secure E2EE communication through the signal protocol in any messenger. Communicate securely and independent, regardless of the legal situation or whether messengers use E2EE.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    TeleGuard

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    TeleGuard is the data-secure messenger from Swisscows. TeleGuard encrypts every message and all telephone calls with encryption algorithm currently available: SALSA 20. TeleGuard servers are located in Switzerland, they are not subject to the data protection laws of the EU /...

    145 TeleGuard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Snapcraft
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    SafeSwiss

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    SafeSwiss The world’s most effective end to end encryption security solution including P2P Voice, encrypted email, encrypted storage, ephemeral text chat, docs share & group chat for mobile phone devices and PC's.

    157 SafeSwiss alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  11. MyENIGMA icon

    MyENIGMA

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    The one and only secure messaging app Protect your privacy!

    SECURE MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING

    • Send chat messages, videos, pictures, audio and more to friends and colleagues
    • Seamless support for secure SMS when no data connection is available or while roaming
    • myENIGMA contacts ar.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    Chat
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  12. Angle Audio icon

    Angle Audio

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    On Angle, users can discover and join conversations as an active participant, or just quietly listen in without any need to interact. Users can also start their own conversation on any topic anytime, providing an invaluable platform for idea exchange.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
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