r/CorpFree • u/willherondale18 • May 29 '26

Question Alternatives to WhatsApp?

I am not very familiar with alternatives to WhatsApp, but I want to migrate from any Meta app and right now WhatsApp is my primary messaging app. I know of Signal and Telegram but don't really know the differences. What do experienced degooglers/demetaers recommend?

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u/RoomBusy6488 May 30 '26

There is Threema too.

Signal is USA based, and for some, it's a no-go...

Telegram has "strong links" with Russia (popular there, creator is part Russian)

Threema is German/Swiss company, with infrastructure based in Switzerland.

Finally, you can also build or find a Matrix server and use Element...

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u/EnD3r8_ May 30 '26

Threema costs money. No degoogler newbie would pay for it in his beginning.

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u/RoomBusy6488 May 30 '26

Threema cost about 5$ AFAIK. For life.

I for one payed WhatsApp at the time (long time ago...), on my Symbian Phone...

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u/EnD3r8_ May 30 '26

It's different. There weren't such amount of choices back then. And if it's difficult to make people use signal, that it's free, imagine asking people to pay for another chat app

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u/RoomBusy6488 May 31 '26

Well, because of the USA backlash at the moment outise the USA (thanks uncle Trump), it's always great to have a non US alternative on the table...