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 | Frameworks |
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| Discord | 350000000 | Discord protocol | Centralised | Mature | 
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| Guilded | 300000 | Bespoke | Centralised | Mature |
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| Revolt | 44000 | Revolt Protocol | Centralised | Beta |
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Donations | Preact |
| Nertivia | 10818 | Bespoke | Centralised | Mature |
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| Fosscord | Discord protocol | Centralised | Alpha |
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| Cirlos | 138 | Bespoke | Centralised | Beta |
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| Lantern | 24 | Bespoke | Centralised | In Development |
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Donations | Solid |
| Ferris Chat | 33 | Bespoke | Centralised | In Development |
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| Mikoto | Bespoke | Unknown | data-sort-value="No" style="background: #FFE3E3; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |
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| Accord | 75 | Bespoke | Centralised | data-sort-value="No" style="background: #FFE3E3; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |
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| Plausch | 5 | Discord protocol | Centralised | data-sort-value="No" style="background: #FFE3E3; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |
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| Memberset | Bespoke | Centralised | data-sort-value="No" style="background: #FFE3E3; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |
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| Hiven | Bespoke | Centralised | data-sort-value="No" style="background: #FFE3E3; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |
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| Valour | 800 | Bespoke | Centralised | data-sort-value="No" style="background: #FFE3E3; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |
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| Hyalus | 100 | Bespoke | Centralised | data-sort-value="No" style="background: #FFE3E3; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |
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| Squirrel | Bespoke | Centralised | data-sort-value="No" style="background: #FFE3E3; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |
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| Concord | Bespoke | Centralised | data-sort-value="No" style="background: #FFE3E3; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |
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| Scintill | Bespoke | Centralised | data-sort-value="No" style="background: #FFE3E3; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |
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| Morse REMI | Bespoke | Centralised | data-sort-value="No" style="background: #FFE3E3; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |
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| Octii | Bespoke | Centralised | data-sort-value="No" style="background: #FFE3E3; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |
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| Kaiheila | Bespoke | Centralised | data-sort-value="Yes" style="background: #DFD; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |
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| Ansen | Bespoke | Centralised | data-sort-value="No" style="background: #FFE3E3; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |
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| Harmony | Bespoke | Federated | data-sort-value="Yes" style="background: #DFD; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |
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| Element | Matrix Protocol | Federated | data-sort-value="Yes" style="background: #DFD; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |
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| FluffyChat | Matrix Protocol | Federated | data-sort-value="Yes" style="background: #DFD; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |
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| Commune | Matrix Protocol | Federated | data-sort-value="Yes" style="background: #DFD; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |
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| Cinny | Matrix Protocol | Federated | data-sort-value="Yes" style="background: #DFD; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |
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| Cabal | Bespoke | Peer-to-Peer | data-sort-value="Yes" style="background: #DFD; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-yes2" |
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