20 Telegram Alternatives to Chat With in 2024

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Telegram

If you're looking for a Telegram alternative that actually does a lot of the same things, Facebook Groups is an option. Like Telegram, Facebook lets you cultivate large groups of people ("members") and curate content for them. And like Telegram, you can broadcast to the group (either via posts or livestreaming). People can react and join the conversation.

#Communication #Messaging #Instant Messaging 129 social mentions

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Mighty Networks

Let's round out this list with a Telegram alternative for those established creators who want to build community, broadcast, and message on their own app. Mighty Pro brings G2's top-rated community platform (Mighty Networks) and deploys it on your native app in the App Store and Google Play Store.

#Community Platform #Communication #Forums And Forum Software 2 social mentions

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WhatsApp

WhatsApp’s other claim to fame is its security features, with end-to-end encryption. These security features, although not perfect, are still considered much better than Telegram’s. WhatsApp does a good job replicating Telegram’s chat features, but isn’t the best replacement for building groups of people who don’t know each other or for live streaming.

#Communication #Messaging #Instant Messaging 24 social mentions

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Discord

You probably know about Discord. It’s a forum-builder with a mix of live streaming tools built in. Created for gamers to share about the games they love plus show off their skills, Discord has some good features. You can chat with other members, create channels, and grow a community.

#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 122 social mentions

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Viber

Viber has really good security and privacy features. It has user verification options plus end-to-end encryption, giving you a combination of safety factors. And it has other cool tools, like setting messages to disappear after a certain time. Viber also has a phone connection so you can call landlines and mobile numbers around the world.

#Chat #Group Messaging #Internet Calls

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Microsoft Teams

Another thing Teams does well is events. It integrates with MS Office to add “one-click” event scheduling, giving you functionality for meetings and webinars. The MS Teams event has a good interface, an in-meeting chat, and it’s easy to join and invite others (although users either need to use Teams or a Microsoft Edge browser). MS Teams is also a really secure software with end-to-end encryption.

#Enterprise Communication #Team Collaboration #Communication 1 user reviews

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Slack

Slack works more like a forum than Teams does – falling somewhere in between a forum and a chat software. It lets you organize discussions into different channels, as well as by thread. You can invite others into a thread by @mentioning them, and it lets you add lots of different types of content. Slack works really well for 1:1 audio meetings, “huddles,” that give you the power to call someone in real time.

#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Chat 208 social mentions

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Snapchat

Snapchat was launched to counteract the idea that anything you create online sticks around forever. It focuses on quick interactions and personalization. Snapchat works as a Telegram alternative only for 1:1 or group photo/video messaging.

#Social Networks #Communication #Messaging 7 social mentions

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Google Chat

Google Chat is Google’s answer to chatting with friends, sort of like Facebook Messenger. You need to send an invitation to chat with someone and, if they accept, you’re off to the races. Google Chat is pretty simple (much like other Google products), but it works really well for 1:1 or small group chats.

#Team Collaboration #Group Messaging #Group Chat & Notifications 5 social mentions

If you're looking for a Telegram alternative that actually does a lot of the same things, Facebook Groups is an option. Like Telegram, Facebook lets you cultivate large groups of people ("members") and curate content for them. And like Telegram, you can broadcast to the group (either via posts or livestreaming). People can react and join the conversation.

#Community Platform #Productivity #Chrome Extensions 1 social mentions

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Geneva

Geneva is definitely equal to Telegram when it comes to video calling (either 1:1 or groups), and they've created a cool interface. You can create and schedule events with Geneva, and the app will give notifications to members when it starts.

#Messaging #Video Streaming #Tech 3 social mentions

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Twitch

Like with Telegram, you can build a following on Twitch. And if you're a streamer looking for an audience, Twitch is probably a better place to grow.

#Video #Video Platform #Video Streaming

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YouTube

If you're a video creator, YouTube also has the advantage of being the world's second largest search engine. This means that even if people miss your livestream, they can catch your content by searching for it (even for years to come). And if you snip the best parts of it into shorts, viewers can find you organically that way too.

#Video #Video Platform #Social Media 1746 social mentions

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Flock

Flock is a Telegram alternative that looks a lot like a basic Slack or Discord; it organizes group discussions as a forum. It does, however, also include messaging and calling features: voice + video calling between either two people or groups.

#Communication #Project Management #Group Chat & Notifications 2 social mentions

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Discourse

Discourse is a basic forum function that could be an alternative to Telegram if you want to stick to text discussions. It's pretty analog, missing both video and livestreaming tools. Instead, Discourse is a basic community that lets you organize discussions--it feels a bit like having your own reddit or Quora.

#Forums #Forums And Forum Software #Community Platform 23 social mentions

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TeamSpeak

Unlike Telegram, THERE IS NO VIDEOCHAT feature on Teamspeak. That's important to know. It could be a cool option for broadcasting and voice features, but it doesn't have video. And there are no monetization features either.

#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Chat

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Circle.so

Like Mighty Networks, Circle is a community platform that can work as an alternative to Telegram. It has a combination of forum, course, and livestreaming features to build a community around a shared interest. And your members can share text and video content.

#Community Platform #Communication #Group Chat & Notifications 31 social mentions

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Chanty

Chanty is a Telegram alternative that feels a bit like Slack. It's made for the workplace, and has ways to share content and organize it into spaces. It also has some project management features and Kanban views.

#Communication #Project Management #Group Chat & Notifications 1 social mentions

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Skype

You can use Skype for messaging, including things like emojis and reactions. But the real strength of Skype is its calling features. It can do video calling and screen sharing between devices, but it also has a landline calling feature (for a price), meaning you can do both chats and old-school phone calls.

#Group Chat & Notifications #Communication #Chat

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Signal

Signal is not a broadcasting app (although it does have a stories feature), nor is it a community-building app. It's a simple messaging Telegram alternative for those wanting to chat with friends.

#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 180 social mentions

Let's round out this list with a Telegram alternative for those established creators who want to build community, broadcast, and message on their own app. Mighty Pro brings G2's top-rated community platform (Mighty Networks) and deploys it on your native app in the App Store and Google Play Store.