Chat App Comparison List
This pages details a list of community-oriented chat platforms, though any entry is welcome. There is a legend at the bottom indicating what each column means.
| Name | Registered Users | Protocol | Protocol Type | Lifecycle | Active | FOSS | Voice | Servers | E2EE | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discord | 350000000 | Discord protocol | Centralised | Mature | VC / Monetised | |||||
| Guilded | 300000 | Bespoke | Centralised | Mature | VC | |||||
| Revolt | 44000 | Revolt Protocol | Centralised | Beta | Donations | |||||
| Nertivia | 10818 | Bespoke | Centralised | Mature | P2P | Donations | ||||
| Fosscord | Discord protocol | Centralised | Alpha | Donations | ||||||
| Cirlos | 138 | Bespoke | Centralised | Beta | Monetised | |||||
| Lantern | 24 | Bespoke | Centralised | In Development | Donations | |||||
| Ferris Chat | 33 | Bespoke | Centralised | In Development | ||||||
| Hyalus | 100 | Bespoke | Centralised | |||||||
| Mikoto | Bespoke | Centralised | In Development | |||||||
| Accord (theADAMJR) | 75 | Bespoke | Centralised | In Development | ||||||
| Accord (Mempler) | ||||||||||
| Plausch | 5 | Discord protocol | Centralised | Alpha | ||||||
| Memberset | Bespoke | Centralised | Beta | Monetised | ||||||
| Hiven | Bespoke | Centralised | Monetised | |||||||
| Valour | 800 | Bespoke | Centralised | |||||||
| Squirrel | Bespoke | Centralised | ||||||||
| Concord | Bespoke | Centralised | ||||||||
| Scintill | Bespoke | Centralised | ||||||||
| Morse REMI | Bespoke | Centralised | ||||||||
| Octii | Bespoke | Centralised | ||||||||
| Kaiheila | Bespoke | Centralised | ||||||||
| Ansen | Bespoke | Centralised | ||||||||
| Harmony | Bespoke | Federated | ||||||||
| Element | Matrix Protocol | Federated | ||||||||
| FluffyChat | Matrix Protocol | Federated | ||||||||
| Commune | Matrix Protocol | Federated | ||||||||
| Cinny | Matrix Protocol | Federated | ||||||||
| Cabal | Bespoke | Peer-to-Peer |