Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to aTalk

Product categories

Audio & Video Calls Chat Communication Group Chat & Notifications Group Messaging Instant Messaging Internet Calls Messaging Text Messaging Video Chat

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to aTalk are Telegram, Zulip, and Signal. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

Telegram Landing Page
1

Telegram

Telegram is a messaging app with a focus on speed and security. It’s superfast, simple and free.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Messaging #Instant Messaging 129 social mentions
Zulip Landing Page
2

Zulip

Chat for distributed teams. Zulip combines the immediacy of real-time chat with an email threading model. With Zulip, you can catch up on important conversations while ignoring irrelevant ones.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 50 social mentions
Signal Landing Page
3

Signal

Fast, simple & secure messaging. Privacy that fits in your pocket.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 180 social mentions
Tinode Landing Page
4

Tinode

Tinode Instant Messaging
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Messaging #Group Chat & Notifications
Wire Landing Page
5

Wire

Private & Secure Messenger
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 14 social mentions
Element.io Landing Page
6

Element.io

Secure messaging app with strong end-to-end encryption, advanced group chat privacy settings, secure video calls for teams, encrypted communication using Matrix open network. Riot.im is now Element.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Free
#Group Chat & Notifications #Communication #Chat 1 social mentions
Tox Landing Page
7

Tox

Send messages, files, create groups and make Tox to Tox audio and video calls. Securely.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Instant Messaging 28 social mentions
Conversations.im Landing Page
8

Conversations.im

XMPP client designed with ease of use and security in mind
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Communication #Instant Messaging 34 social mentions
Matrix.org Landing Page
9

Matrix.org

Matrix is an open standard for decentralized persistent communication over IP.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Instant Messaging 582 social mentions
Xabber Landing Page
10

Xabber

Open source Jabber (XMPP) client with multi-account support, clean and simple interface.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging
yaxim Landing Page
11

yaxim

yaxim Feb 7th, 2013 yaxim (Yet Another XMPP Instant Messenger) is a Jabber/XMPP client with open...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Instant Messaging 1 social mentions
ChatSecure Landing Page
12

ChatSecure

ChatSecure is a free and open source messaging app that features OTR encryption over XMPP.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Instant Messaging 2 social mentions