Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. End-to-End encrypted chat using Firebase and WebCrypto API launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Virgil Security▲74

   Build privacy-first apps on Firebase

   2018 · virgilsecurity.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Encryptochat▲68

   True end-to-end encrypted messaging.

   2020 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Keybase Chat▲253

   End-to-end encrypted chat built into Keybase

   2017 · keybase.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Darkwire.io▲70

   Instant encrypted web chat

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   safer.chat▲61

   Group end-to-end encrypted chat that respects your privacy

   2019 · safer.chat · its alternatives →

6. 6
   I created a web app to encrypt/decrypt messages using Web Crypto API▲35

   Send secret messages using Web Crypto API 🤫.

   2024 · webcrypto-private-messages.vercel.app · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Etebase – An open source and end-to-end encrypted Firebase alternative▲308

   An open-source and end-to-end encrypted SDK and backend

   2020 · etebase.com · its alternatives →

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   Darkwire.io – instant encrypted web chat (Socket.io and Web Crypto API)▲118

   2017 · darkwire.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Let's Chat▲323

   Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.

   2015 · sdelements.github.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Let's Chat, a self-hosted chat app for small teams▲350

    Self-hosted chat for small teams.

    2015 · sdelements.github.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    WhatsApp end-to-end encryption▲33

    Cross platform end-to-end encryption for 1:1 & group chat 🔒

    2016 · blog.whatsapp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    CapeChat▲248

    Keep sensitive data private while still using ChatGPT

    2023 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    XChat▲175

    The standalone, encrypted messaging app from X

    Apr 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    ChatSecure iOS v4.0 – OMEMO and Signal Protocol▲107

    Free and open source encrypted chat for iOS.

    2017 · chatsecure.org · its alternatives →

15. 15
    throwaway▲67

    Single-use, 1-1, e2e encrypted messaging, in-browser

    2022 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Keychat▲108

    Start a free secure chat with anyone without signing up

    2020 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Keybase for Chrome▲174

    A secure chat button for every profile

    2017 · book.keybase.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    A decentralized social network with end-to-end encryption▲167

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Back to one-time end-to-end encrypted anonymous chats in 2025▲20

    yaps[dot]chat - one-time end-to-end encrypted anonymous chats

    2025 · yaps.chat · its alternatives →

20. 20
    World Chat▲169

    Connect and send money to real humans on world network

    2025 · world.org · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Misakey 1.0▲112

    Send encrypted documents & messages to anyone

    2020 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Disposable▲126

    A real-time, e2e encrypted ephemeral communication tool

    2023 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Hop Encrypted Email▲132

    Completely private chat email, w/ encrypted email messaging

    2017 · spikenow.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    ZuccNet – Encrypted Facebook Messaging▲76

    🔏 End-to-End Encrypted Facebook Messenger. Contribute to tomquirk/zuccnet development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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