Talk to people Created by Google Hangouts is not available as a self-hosted solution but there are plenty of alternatives for power users and business that want to host a solution on-premise. The most popular Self-Hosted alternative is Riot.im, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn’t suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Hangouts and 17 are available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Self-Hosted alternatives to Hangouts are Wire (Paid, Open Source), Matrix.org (Free, Open Source), Mattermost (Freemium, Open Source) and Zulip (Free, Open Source).
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Hangouts
Alternatives
# | Image | App Name | Features | Platforms | Price | Website Link |
1 | BlackBerry Messenger | Discontinued | Android iPhone Blackberry Apple Watch Android Tablet Windows Phone Android Wear Kindle Fire iPad |
Freemium | Website | |
3 | RebTel | Windows Android iPhone Blackberry Windows Phone |
Free | Website | ||
4 | Android Messages | Web | Chrome OS Android Android Wear |
Free | Website | |
5 | Proficonf | Web | Freemium | Website | ||
6 | Hubl.in | Web | Free | Website | ||
7 | Dasher Messenger | Web | Android iPhone |
Free | Website | |
8 | Digsby | Discontinued | Windows | Free | Website | |
9 | Sesame Chat | iPhone iPad |
Free Personal | Website | ||
10 | Phoner Second Phone Number | Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad |
Freemium | Website | ||
11 | Spectrum Chat | Web | Self-Hosted Software as a Service (SaaS) |
Freemium | Website | |
12 | Toky |
Web Chrome |
Mac Windows Android iPhone iPad Linux Android Tablet |
Commercial | Website | |
13 | Web | Mac Windows Android iPhone Linux Android Wear |
Free | Website | ||
14 | textPlus | Nokia Store | Android iPhone Android Tablet Windows Phone Kindle Fire iPad |
Freemium | Website | |
15 | Seat | Web Discontinued |
Freemium | Website | ||
16 | Telegram | Web | Linux iPad Mac Windows Mobile Android iPhone Haiku Android Tablet Windows Phone FreeBSD PortableApps.com Windows Blackberry BSD Apple Watch Android Wear |
Free | Website | |
17 | Bettergram Messenger | Mac Windows |
Free | Website | ||
18 | Talkonaut | S60 | Windows Android iPhone iPad |
Free | Website | |
19 | Riot.im |
Web Chrome |
Mac Safari Windows Android iPhone F-Droid iPad Self-Hosted Firefox Linux Android Tablet |
Free | Website | |
20 | AtomJump.com | Mac Windows Android iPhone Linux iPad |
Free | Website | ||
21 | Windows S Mac Windows Android iPhone Blackberry Apple Watch Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad |
Freemium | Website | |||
22 | FaceTime | Mac iPhone iPad |
Free | Website | ||
23 | Tkabber | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | ||
24 | FireRTC |
Web Discontinued |
Chrome OS Firefox |
Free | Website | |
25 | Telegram X | Telegram | Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad |
Free | Website | |
26 | Tango | Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad |
Freemium | Website | ||
27 | Gajim | Mac Xfce Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | ||
28 | Skype | Web | Windows S Mac Chrome OS Windows Android iPhone Blackberry BSD iPad Apple Watch Linux Windows Phone Android Wear PortableApps.com Android Tablet |
Freemium | Website | |
29 | mySMS Alternatives and Similar Software | Mac Windows Online Android Chrome OS Windows S Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Google Chrome Mac Online |
Free with limited functionality | Website | ||
30 | Franz Alternatives and Similar Software | Mac Windows Linux |
Free with limited functionality | Website | ||
31 | Conversations | Android Tablet Android |
Free | Website | ||
32 | Paltalk | Web | Mac Windows Android iPhone Kindle Fire |
Freemium | Website | |
33 | Mattermost | Mac Windows Go (Programming Language) Android iPhone iPad Self-Hosted JavaScript Cloudron Linux Android Tablet |
Freemium | Website | ||
34 | Palringo | S60 | Mac Windows Mobile Java Mobile Windows Android iPhone Blackberry |
Freemium | Website | |
35 | Empathy | Discontinued | BSD Linux |
Free | Website | |
36 | Sblack | Slack | Mac | Free | Website | |
37 | Matrix.org Alternatives and Similar Software | Mac Windows Linux Online Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted WebRTC Python JavaScript Go (Programming Language) Java Perl |
Free | Website | ||
38 | dirc | Web | Mac Chrome OS Windows Android iPhone Self-Hosted Linux |
Free | Website | |
39 | Discord Alternatives and Similar Software | Mac Windows Linux Online Android iPhone Chrome OS BSD iPad Electron / Atom Shell FreeBSD Chrome OS |
Free with limited functionality | Website | ||
40 | Tencent QQ | Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad |
Free | Website | ||
41 | KakaoTalk | Mac Windows Android iPhone Blackberry Windows Phone Android Wear Kindle Fire |
Freemium | Website | ||
42 | aTalk | Android | Free | Website | ||
43 | Kiax | Mac Windows Linux |
Free | Website | ||
44 | FreeConferenceCall.com | Web | Mac Chrome OS Windows Android iPhone Linux iPad |
Freemium | Website | |
45 | Delta Chat | Mac Windows Android iPhone Linux Android Tablet |
Free | Website | ||
46 | Tinode | Web | Android iPhone Self-Hosted Software as a Service (SaaS) |
Free | Website | |
47 | Zulip Alternatives and Similar Software | Mac Windows Linux Online Android iPhone Android Tablet BSD Self-Hosted BSD Self-Hosted |
Free | Website | ||
48 | iMessage | Mac iPhone Apple Watch iPad |
Free | Website | ||
49 | Rambox | Mac Windows Linux |
Freemium | Website | ||
50 | Linphone | Web | Mac Windows Mobile Xfce Windows Android iPhone iPad Linux Windows Phone Android Tablet |
Free | Website | |
51 | Facebook Messenger Alternatives for Android Tablet tagged with End To End Encryption | Windows Online Android iPhone Blackberry Windows S Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Android Wear |
Free | Website | ||
52 | LINE | Web | Mac Windows Android iPhone Blackberry Apple Watch Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad |
Freemium | Website | |
53 | Nextcloud Talk | Web | Android iPhone Self-Hosted iPad |
Free Personal | Website | |
54 | Slack | Web | Windows S Mac Chrome OS Electron / Atom Shell Windows Android iPhone BSD Linux Software as a Service (SaaS) |
Freemium | Website | |
55 | Mood SMS | Android | Freemium | Website | ||
56 | Dialog Messenger Alternatives and Similar Software | Mac Windows Linux Online Android iPhone Self-Hosted Software as a Service (SaaS) Self-Hosted |
Free for personal use | Website | ||
57 | Imo | Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad |
Free | Website | ||
58 | Signal Alternatives and Similar Software | Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad Google Chrome Ubuntu Touch Linux Google Chrome |
Free | Website | ||
59 | Xabber | Web | Android | Free | Website | |
60 | Disa | Android Android Tablet Kindle Fire |
Free | Website | ||
61 | GoToMeeting | Web | Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad |
Freemium | Website | |
62 | Jami | Mac Windows Android iPhone iPad Linux Android Tablet |
Free | Website | ||
63 | Orbit | IPFS | Mac Windows Go (Programming Language) JavaScript Linux |
Free | Website | |
64 | Say Hi! | iPhone | Free | Website | ||
65 | Voxeet | Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad |
Commercial | Website | ||
66 | Jitsi Meet | Web | Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad |
Free | Website | |
67 | Viber Alternatives and Similar Software | Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone Windows S Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Blackberry 10 Apple Watch |
Free with limited functionality | Website | ||
68 | Tox | Mac Windows Android iPhone BSD Linux Android Tablet |
Free | Website | ||
69 | QuteCom | Discontinued | Mac Windows Linux PortableApps.com |
Free | Website | |
70 | Google Duo | Web | Chrome OS Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad |
Free | Website | |
71 | Ayttm | Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | ||
73 | Wire Alternatives and Similar Software | Mac Windows Linux Online Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted Software as a Service (SaaS) Android iPhone |
Commercial | Website | ||
74 | Whereby | Web | Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad |
Freemium | Website | |
75 | Jitsi | Web | Mac Windows Android iPhone BSD Linux iPad |
Free | Website | |
76 | VK Me | Android iPhone iPad |
Free | Website | ||
77 | Plus Messenger | Android Tablet Android |
Free | Website | ||
78 | Pidgin | Mac Xfce Windows BSD Linux PortableApps.com |
Free | Website | ||
79 | Trillian | Web | Mac Windows Android iPhone Blackberry Linux iPad Software as a Service (SaaS) |
Freemium | Website | |
80 | Ekiga | Windows Linux PortableApps.com |
Free | Website | ||
81 | Async | Web | Free | Website | ||
82 | YakYak Alternatives and Similar Software | Mac Windows Linux Hangouts |
Free | Website | ||
83 | JumpChat | Web | Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad |
Free | Website | |
84 | CSipSimple | Discontinued | Android | Free | Website | |
85 | ZOOM Cloud Meetings | Warning | Mac Windows Android iPhone iPad Linux Android Tablet |
Free | Website | |
86 | Messenger Lite | Android Tablet Android |
Free | Website | ||
87 | VideoMeeting | Web | Chrome OS Self-Hosted |
Free | Website |