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 |
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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 |