Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Skype

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Chat Cloud Contact Center Communication Enterprise Communication Group Chat & Notifications Group Messaging Instant Messaging Internet Calls Messaging Online Meetings Productivity Team Collaboration

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Skype are Telegram, Signal, and Discord. 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
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Telegram

Telegram is a messaging app with a focus on speed and security. It’s superfast, simple and free.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Instant Messaging #Messaging #Internet Calls 137 social mentions
Signal Landing Page
2

Signal

Fast, simple & secure messaging. Privacy that fits in your pocket.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Messaging #Communication #Chat 184 social mentions
Discord Landing Page
3

Discord

Step up your game with a modern voice & text chat app. Crystal clear voice, multiple server and channel support, mobile apps, and more.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Messaging #Communication #Chat 137 social mentions
Element.io Landing Page
4

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
#Instant Messaging #Messaging #Communication 1 social mentions
Tox Landing Page
5

Tox

Send messages, files, create groups and make Tox to Tox audio and video calls. Securely.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Instant Messaging #Communication #Chat 29 social mentions
Wire Landing Page
6

Wire

Private & Secure Messenger
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Messaging #Communication #Chat 14 social mentions
Matrix.org Landing Page
7

Matrix.org

Matrix is an open standard for decentralized persistent communication over IP.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Messaging #Communication #Chat 592 social mentions
RingCentral Landing Page
8

RingCentral

RingCentral is the leading provider of cloud-based communications and collaboration solutions for small business and enterprise companies
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Freemium
- Free Trial
- $19.99 / Monthly (All-in-One Phone, Team Messaging, and Video Conferencing.)
#Enterprise Communication #Communication #Online Meetings 3 social mentions
Rocket.Chat Landing Page
9

Rocket.Chat

Rocket.Chat is a Web Chat Server, developed in JavaScript, using the Meteor fullstack framework.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Messaging #Communication #Chat 68 social mentions
Zulip Landing Page
10

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
#Messaging #Communication #Chat 58 social mentions
Franz Landing Page
11

Franz

Franz is your messaging app for WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Slack, Gmail, Telegram and many many more.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Freemium
- €4.0 / Monthly
#Productivity #Messaging #Communication 28 social mentions
Jami Landing Page
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Jami

Application and Data, Collaboration, and Web and Video Conferencing
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Instant Messaging #Messaging #Communication 13 social mentions