Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Sonar 2.0

2-way chat with your customers over SMS and FB Messenger

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Sonar 2.0 launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Sonar▲159

   The easiest way to send & receive SMS messages w/ customers

   2014 · sendsonar.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Airchat▲848

   A social walkie-talkie

   2024 · air.chat · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Messenger Customer Chat▲509

   Facebook's newest product for online businesses 🗣️

   2017 · facebook.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Drift 2.0▲569

   A scalable way to talk to your customers

   2016 · drift.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Product Hunt Chat▲605

   Talk with your fellow makers directly inside Product Hunt 😺💬

   2018 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Let's Chat▲323

   Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.

   2015 · sdelements.github.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Stream Chat▲327

   Build, code and ship in app messaging in a few hours

   2019 · getstream.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Let's Chat, a self-hosted chat app for small teams▲350

   Self-hosted chat for small teams.

   2015 · sdelements.github.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   telbee▲182

   Voice messaging for your website, podcasts & social media

   2020 · telbee.io · its alternatives →

10. 10MN
    My new platform. Check it out▲36

    This platform is an experimental social network solely based on soundclips. SONAR is meant to encourage genuine conversation and entertainment. I believe audio culture in the form of this app could create a community that is safe, smart, and more human than many of the current social media platforms.

    2022 · sonarmobileapp.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Sonar by Facebook▲152

    Extensible mobile app debugging for iOS and Android

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Chatwoot▲329

    Chatwoot is an AI-powered, open-source customer support platform. Self-host or use our cloud to manage live chat, email, WhatsApp, and social conversations.

    2021 · chatwoot.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Chat Breezes 1.0▲200

    Drive conversions & sales on social media via conversations

    2023 · chatbreezes.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Bubble Chat▲65

    Discover a new way to chat on Facebook

    2013 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Convo - Chat Insights▲123

    Conversation insights app

    2025 · archive.chatvibes.ai · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Whale▲94

    Build chat-based applications for a seamless user experience

    2024 · vercel-whale-platform.vercel.app · its alternatives →

17. 17
    RealTalk▲133

    Text message any business

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18CT
    Chatistics – Turn Telegram, WhatsApp, Messenger Chatlogs to DataFrames▲119

    💬 Python scripts to parse Messenger, Hangouts, WhatsApp and Telegram chat logs into DataFrames.

    2020 · masterscrat.github.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    SoChat▲147

    Chat with everyone

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Heartbit▲11

    Social app human sonar nextjs

    2024 · heartbit.vercel.app · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Roomvine 2.0▲91

    Chatrooms for real life venues, neighborhoods and events

    2016 · roomvine.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Waves Insights▲148

    Consumer Insights SDK for Messaging Platforms

    2018 · waves.ai · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Smooch.io for Facebook Messenger▲191

    Message your customers from Slack, Front, a bot or anywhere!

    2016 · smooch.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Chatterbeak Virtual Airwaves▲80

    Group talk that's just like 2-way radio. No signup.

    2017 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →