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Alternatives to Telegram
Telegram: A new era of messaging. 8 products similar to Telegram, compared on pricing, free tier, API, MCP server, SDK and open source. 8 of 8 have a free tier, 5 of 8 have an API, 2 of 8 offer an MCP server, 3 of 8 are open source.
- Element
Secure collaboration and messaging
- Flock
Team messenger and online collaboration platform
- Pumble
Team communication app for messaging, file sharing, and video calls
- Rocket.Chat
Secure communication platform for messaging, voice, video, apps, and AI, deployable on-premises, in sovereign cloud, or air-gapped.
- Keybase
End-to-end encrypted messaging and file-sharing for teams, families, and communities.
- Slack
AI work platform and productivity tools
- Knocket
One Knock. Every Connection.
- Braid
Group chat with discrete conversations and tags instead of chatrooms
Side by side
| Product | Pricing | Free tier | API | MCP server | SDK | Open source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telegram | Free | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| Element | Freemium | yes | no | no | no | yes |
| Flock | Freemium | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Pumble | Freemium · from 2.49 | yes | no | yes | no | no |
| Rocket.Chat | Freemium | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| Keybase | Free | yes | yes | no | yes | — |
| Slack | Freemium | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Knocket | Free | yes | yes | no | yes | no |
| Braid | Freemium | yes | — | — | — | yes |
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