Top 10 Open-Source Alternatives to Textnow.com

Product categories

BitTorrent Chat Chat SDK Cloud Communications Cloud Contact Center Communication Communications SDK Corporate Intranets Group Chat & Notifications Instant Messaging Messaging VoIP

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Textnow.com are LAN Messenger, Signal, and SMS-man.com. 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.

LAN Messenger Landing Page
1

LAN Messenger

LAN Messenger is a decentralized UDP IM-style chat client which supports usernames...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Work Collaboration
Signal Landing Page
2

Signal

Fast, simple & secure messaging. Privacy that fits in your pocket.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 180 social mentions
SMS-man.com Landing Page
3

SMS-man.com

SMS-man offers a virtual numbers to receive SMS and create multiple accounts on WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram, Twitter, Amazon and others. The SMS-man service provides numbers of such countries as China, US, India, Russia, UK, Germany, Ukraine etc.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Freemium
- Free Trial
- $0.09 / One-off (One-time SMS receiving)
#Communication #VoIP #Virtual Phone Number 4 social mentions
Telegram Landing Page
4

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
RingCentral Landing Page
5

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.)
#Communication #VoIP #Cloud Contact Center 3 social mentions
Zulip Landing Page
6

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
Nyaa.si Landing Page
7

Nyaa.si

A BitTorrent community focused on Eastern Asian media including anime, manga, music, and more.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#BitTorrent #Torrent Sites #Online Services 430 social mentions
Linphone Landing Page
8

Linphone

Linphone is an internet phone or Voice Over IP phone (VoIP).
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 4 social mentions
Tinode Landing Page
9

Tinode

Tinode Instant Messaging
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Messaging #Group Chat & Notifications
Twilio Landing Page
10

Twilio

Brings voice and messaging to your web and mobile applications.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Cloud Communications #Customer Engagement