| title |
date |
author |
layout |
categories |
tags |
| Phone messaging apps comparison |
2016-07-06 |
pesceWanda |
post |
|
| whatsapp |
| telegram |
| signal |
| instant messaging |
| messaging protocols |
|
I made this chart for a presentation at the Berkman Klein Center
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Whatsapp |
Telegram |
Signal |
| Source code |
closed source |
open source |
open source |
| Api |
none |
various |
library |
| Encription protocol |
state of the art |
self made |
state of the art |
| Contact list location |
cloud |
cloud |
cloud, encrypted |
| Forward Secrecy |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Database |
phone storage |
cloud |
phone storage |
| Backup capability |
Icloud or Gcloud |
builtin |
none |
| Revenue |
ads (Facebook) |
donation based |
donation based |
| Federation |
no |
no |
no |
| Alternative download location |
website |
F-Droid |
none |
| Uses third party services |
no |
no |
Google Cloud Messaging |
| Servers location |
US |
Russia |
US |
| Tied to mobile number |
yes |
yes, but nickname available |
yes |
| Desktop client |
no |
yes |
no |
