Open, federated messaging you can host yourself.
OSS self-host EU hosted Element (New Vector Ltd) · GB- host it myself
- hosted in Europe
Messaging & calls · Communication
Messaging
Chat with family and friends without a company reading along or owning the group.
Data at stake: Communications. Shares data with: Video calls, Team chat.
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7 tools
Self-hostable options first. The dots show the verdict for each way of running the tool.
Messaging over e-mail — no new accounts, no central server.
OSS self-host merlinux GmbH (Delta Chat) · DE- host it myself
Encrypted team messenger from Switzerland and Berlin.
OSS self-host EU hosted Wire Swiss GmbH · CH- host it myself
- hosted in Europe
Swiss messenger that needs no phone number.
OSS EU hosted Threema GmbH · CH- hosted in Europe
The gold standard for encrypted messaging, run by a US non-profit.
OSS Signal Foundation · US- hosted outside Europe
Cloud messenger from a company in Dubai.
prop. Telegram FZ-LLC · AE- hosted outside Europe
Meta's messenger.
prop. Meta · US- hosted outside Europe
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