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Signal
Who runs Signal, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest encrypted messaging app alternatives.
- Who’s behind it
- Not stated
- Online since
- Unknown
- Trackers
- Prices
- No pricing page
- Last price change
- –
- Closest alternative
- Wire
Measured from Signal’s own pages, the Internet Archive and public records. Hover a dotted value for its source and date.
Visit Signal01 · Who’s behind it
Who runs Signal
Signal signal.org
Say "hello" to a different messaging experience. An unexpected focus on privacy, combined with all of the features you expect.
Wikidata: privacy-focused encrypted messaging app
- Company
- No imprint we could read
- Online since
- Not in the Internet Archive
- Audience
- In English
02 · Privacy
What Signal tracks
What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.
trackers that follow visitors
None of the 19 alternatives below has fewer; 8 have more.
Privacy-friendly alternatives →- Cookie banner
- None found
We found no trackers, ad pixels or third-party embeds on Signal’s homepage.
03 · Alternatives
Alternatives to Signal
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Signal, thumbs down if it isn’t.
- 01 Wire wire.com
instant messaging client
Very close - 02
WhatsApp | Secure and Reliable Free Private Messaging and Calling
Use WhatsApp Messenger to stay in touch with friends and family. WhatsApp is free and offers simple, secure, reliable messaging and calling, available on phones all over the world.
Very close - 03
Threema – Secure Communication For Individuals and Companies
The secure instant messenger from Switzerland. GDPR-compliant messaging for individuals and organizations that value privacy, security and data protection.
Very close - 04
Telegram Messenger
Fast. Secure. Powerful.
Very close - 05
Home | Viber
cross-platform instant messaging voice-over-Internet Protocol application for smartphones
Very close - 06
Element | Secure collaboration and messaging
Element is a Matrix-based end-to-end encrypted messenger and secure collaboration app. It’s decentralised for digital sovereign self-hosting, or through a hosting service such as Element Matrix Services. Element operates on the open Matrix network to provide interoperability and easy connections.
Very close - 07
GroupMe | Group chat app
Group text messaging to every phone. The easy way to connect with all the groups in your life, big and small.
Very close - 08
Messenger
Hang out anytime, anywhere—Messenger makes it easy and fun to stay close to your favorite people
Very close - 09
LINE｜always at your side.
More than just a messenger app. LINE is new level of communication and the very infrastructure of your life.
Very close - 10
MAX — быстрое и легкое приложение для общения и решения повседневных задач
MAX позволяет отправлять любые виды сообщений и звонить даже на слабых устройствах и при низкой скорости интернета.
Very close - 11
Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games
Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.
Very close - 12
Interoperable by Design. Governed by You | Rocket.Chat
Messaging, voice, video, apps, and AI that connect you with allies and partners on any system. Deployed anywhere, entirely under your control.
Very close - 13
Mattermost | Operational and AI Sovereignty for Critical Infrastructure and National Security
Zero-trust collaboration, automation and AI in private cloud, self-hosted, and air-gapped environments. Built for national security, critical infrastructure, and regulated enterprises.
Very close - 14
WeChat - Connects with over 1 billion users | Chats · Calls · Life Services
WeChat is a social communication app serving over 1 billion users, supporting free chat, HD voice and video calls, Moments, and mobile payments, making communication and life more convenient.
Very close - 15
Proton: Privacy by default
Over 100 million people use Proton to stay private and secure online. Get a free Proton account and take back your privacy.
Very close - 16
Tuta: Turn ON privacy for free with secure emails, calendars & contacts | Tuta
Tuta guarantees your data stays private for free & without ads. Quantum-resistant encryption makes Tuta the best secure technology solution to protect your privacy.
Very close - 17
MEGA
MEGA provides free cloud storage with convenient and powerful always-on privacy. Claim your free 50GB now!
Very close - 18
TeamSpeak
TeamSpeak — the trusted voice communication platform for gaming, business, and communities. Crystal-clear audio, military-grade security, and cross-platform support.
Very close - 19
Eppie
Encrypted peer-to-peer instant email
Very close - 20
Private, Secure and Encrypted Email You Can Trust | StartMail
Secure your emails with StartMail's encryption and customizable aliases, ensuring ultimate privacy and protection for your data.
Very close
Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Signal’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Signal uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.
04 · History
What changed
Price and policy history →No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Signal adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.
05 · Details
How we measure
Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.
The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 8 technologies
- Neighbours
- k = 20
- Sites searched
- 9,195
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 31 ms
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Signal’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
Built with
- JavaScript libraries
- jQuery asset https://signal.org/assets/javascripts/vendor/jquery-3.7.1.min.js
- Payments
- Stripe TXT stripe-verification=5CDC9F59F979D40BC9364506CB06E0795AD4487F53BA791A3…
- CDN
- Cloudflare header cf-ray: a5630a49c9b4ff54-HAM
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- Microsoft 365 TXT MS=ms64370964
- DNS hosting
- Cloudflare DNS NS zita.ns.cloudflare.com
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=E0za3YlmgyiE3wck1TFwdW1j0dbRUDsSNh9VBjr…
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=E9NOI9LjgLb5GEyCWbHTr8yumWFOdOuCtFkCeQ_GhVM
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 16/20
- Microsoft 365 8/20
- Google Workspace 7/20
- Atlassian 6/20
- Cloudflare 6/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on signal.org 6/20
- Zendesk · not on signal.org 6/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on signal.org 5/20
- Stripe 5/20
- Amazon SES · not on signal.org 4/20
- nginx · not on signal.org 4/20
- Google Fonts · not on signal.org 4/20
- HubSpot · not on signal.org 4/20
- Cloudflare DNS 4/20
- Apple Business · not on signal.org 3/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on signal.org 3/20