A side-by-side comparison built from catalogue data. Both offer 3 of the same listed features, including End-to-end encryption, File sharing, Video calls.
Private messenger with end-to-end encryption for messages and calls.
Developer
Element
Signal Foundation
Pricing
Free, Freemium
Free
License
GNU AGPL v3
GNU AGPL v3
Open source
Open source: Yes
Open source: Yes
Self-hostable
Self-hostable: Yes
Self-hostable: No
Works offline
Works offline: No
Works offline: No
Privacy-focused
Privacy-focused: Yes
Yes
Feature rows list only features recorded in the catalogue. A missing check means the feature is not recorded for that app, not necessarily that it is unavailable.
