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24 alternatives to Hermes

A decentralized, encrypted chat app

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hermes launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Keybase for Chrome▲174

   A secure chat button for every profile

   2017 · book.keybase.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Mitter▲137

   Flexible, private cloud chat API for developers

   2019 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   blockslack.io▲78

   Chat for small teams — encrypted and decentralized

   2019 · blockslack.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   An Elliptic Curve-Based Secure Chat, Written Using Rust and Protobuf▲66

   This is a project I made to learn more about crypto. I've also written a [post](https://vaktibabat.github.io/posts/ecurvechat/) that explains all the crypto concepts and algorithms used in the project, and how I implemented them. I'd be very glad for any feedback about both the code and the post :)

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Cryptocat▲61

   In-browser encrypted chat (open source)

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   ADAMANT Messenger▲79

   Decentralized anonymous blockchain messenger. Crypto In-Chat

   2020 · adamant.im · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Enigma Chat▲70

   A minimalist, locked-down one-to-one chat app.

   2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   World Chat▲169

   Connect and send money to real humans on world network

   2025 · world.org · its alternatives →

9. 9
   XChat▲175

   The standalone, encrypted messaging app from X

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

10. 10
    KoiHi▲97

    Make your own WhatsApp with E2EE self hosted chat solution

    2023 · koihi.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Tunnel X▲55

    A tool for secure and private conversations.

    2014 · tunnelx.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Chot.xyz▲71

    Privacy focused chat that doesn't store your messages

    2019 · chot.xyz · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Vuash▲105

    Send secret messages safely.

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    LyzrGPT▲162

    Private, secure & model-agnostic AI chat for enterprises

    Jan 2026 · lyzr.ai · its alternatives →

15. 15
    safer.chat▲61

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

    2019 · safer.chat · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Disposable▲126

    A real-time, e2e encrypted ephemeral communication tool

    2023 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Blarb▲137

    A free, frictionless web chat. No sign ups. No installs.

    2025 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Push Chat▲113

    Your decentralized, uncensorable & web3-native chat solution

    2023 · app.push.org · its alternatives →

19. 19
    StealthChat - Private Messaging▲66

    Encrypted calls and chats

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Chatex▲79

    The simple service for everyday use of cryptocurrencies

    2019 · chatex.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Darkwire.io▲70

    Instant encrypted web chat

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    positive-intentions▲4

    Decentralized Chat

    2024 · chat.positive-intentions.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Xifrem Chat▲69

    Client-side encrypted chat with asymmetric encryption

    2019 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Encryptochat▲68

    True end-to-end encrypted messaging.

    2020 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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