Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Monal IM

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 Monal IM are Conversations.im, Telegram, 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.

Conversations.im Landing Page
1

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
Telegram Landing Page
2

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
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
Kontalk Messenger Landing Page
4

Kontalk Messenger

A fully open source short message service featuring encrypted communication.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Instant Messaging
ChatSecure Landing Page
5

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
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
Xabber Landing Page
8

Xabber

Open source Jabber (XMPP) client with multi-account support, clean and simple interface.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging
Dino Landing Page
9

Dino

Dino is a modern open-source chat client for the desktop.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 20 social mentions
XMPP Landing Page
10

XMPP

is the open standard for messaging and presence.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Instant Messaging 20 social mentions
Briar Landing Page
11

Briar

Secure messaging, anywhere
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Instant Messaging 120 social mentions
Matrix.org Landing Page
12

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