Self-Hosted WhatsApp Alternatives
WhatsApp 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. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Matrix.org or Jitsi Meet. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to WhatsApp and 11 are available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Self-Hosted alternatives to WhatsApp are Wire (Free Personal, Open Source), Kontalk Messenger (Free, Open Source), Dialog Messenger (Free Personal) and XMPP (Free, Open Source).
- Element is a secure collaboration and messaging app based on the Matrix protocol. It’s decentralised to deliver digital sovereignty, and based on an open standard for easy connections and interoperability. It is end-to-end encrypted by default. View 241 alternatives to Element
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Element vs WhatsApp
Element is end-to-end encrypted (including groups unlike Telegram) and does not require a phone number (which is personally identifiable information. Signal requires it). Element is very simple to use for the average person yet very useful for the advanced one (a personal server can be deployed). It is also libre/free (as in freedom) and fully open-source, based on a libre/free protocol (matrix.org).It is open source, encrypted (end to end), the server is also open source, which means that you or your university could run the server for you. This last point makes it very solid in the long run (like email survived because the protocol was federated).This service is an alternative to Slack & MS Teams, but too technical and not designed for individual use.It is floss (free/libre and open source) and the developers are friendly and open to the community.resu Federated, strong focus on privacy and security.Decentralised because of the matrix protocol and open source.UnleavenedEagle Best open-source alternative. - Wire is the most secure collaboration platform featuring messenger, voice, video, conference calls, file-sharing, and external collaboration –all protected by the most secure... View 254 alternatives to Wire
- Free Personal • Open Source
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Wire vs WhatsApp
More a competition for skype then whatsapp. however there's nothing you can do on whatsapp that you cannot do on wire. its trustworthy, has phone calls, can be used on PC/Mac as well.. registration with phonenumber is optional, which is nice.Basically Signal on steroids. Also, open source and doesn't ask for your phone number, allows creation of throwaway accounts as well as basic group conversation functionality. Perfect.More Privacy oriented, more secure, but best of all OpenSource. Unfortunately it ain't free (as in money but free as in freedom).Elegant UI, encrypted communication, on all relevant operating systems, has great VoIP and video call quality and so on.Crossplatform messaging with end-to-end encryption... Just like iMessageYou don't need to give your phone number for use. Still safe, good and nice chat app. On phone and on pc, web too.Cannot check Outlook for common contacts. - 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 servers... View 120 alternatives to Matrix.orgNo screenshots yet
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Matrix.org vs WhatsApp
You can choose, which client you like the most and use it - Secure, fully featured, and completely free video conferencing. View 106 alternatives to Jitsi Meet
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Jitsi Meet vs WhatsApp
EchtWahr Jitsi is a conferencing platform not a messenger - 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... View 51 alternatives to Kontalk Messenger
- Dialog Messenger is a customized self-hosted platform usable across multi operation systems simultaneously. dialog provides SDK tools for client interface as well as for server. View 211 alternatives to Dialog Messenger
- Free Personal • Proprietary
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Dialog Messenger vs WhatsApp
White-label option is a good touch - is the open standard for messaging and presence. XMPP powers emerging technologies like IoT, WebRTC, and social. View 17 alternatives to XMPPNo screenshots yet
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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. View 201 alternatives to Tinode
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Tinode vs WhatsApp
Completely open source and free end-to-end. Download and run. - MyChat is an instant messenger that works in LAN and over the Internet. Reliable in slow connections. Do not require too much system resources. View 45 alternatives to MyChat
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- A decentralized fault-tolerant platform for corporate interaction within companies and for private communication with clients. View 24 alternatives to ARKNet
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