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Compare Telegram vs WhatsApp vs Viber vs Skype vs LINE vs Google Hangouts
Compare Telegram vs WhatsApp vs Viber vs Skype vs LINE vs Google Hangouts
Link | Zangi Safe Messenger | Viber | Skype | Google Hangouts | Facebook messenger | Telegram | Imo | Nimbuzz | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Website | whatsapp.com | zangi.com | viber.com | skype.com | google.com/... | messenger.com | telegram.org | wechat.com/en/ | imo.im | nimbuzz.com |
| Worldwide User | 800 million | 2 million | 600 million | 560 million | 500 milion | 900 million | 100 million | 1.1 Bil. | 200 million | 50 mil |
| Main Function | to send a message to your contacts in without any charges alternative way from contact people by using phone messaging | safe messaging with decentralization, encryption and serverlessness, calling even with 2G/Edge internet or Wifi, original stickers, low data usage | to send text, stickers and emoticons, photos, voice and video messages for free to other Viber users. | private and group messaging/chat, voice, video, SMS and MMS messaging, | Secret chat. Option to use a PIN to open the app. Add contacts by username, without giving your phone number. | WeChat provides users with free mobile instant messaging, video and voice calls, group chat, and multimedia messaging | Message and video chat with your friends and family for free, no matter what device they are on! | Free messages, Free Calls. Unlimited! CHATROOMS to discover new friends in chat rooms, Use popular chat buddies for Cricket, Astrology, Meet a Stranger, Jokes, Games. Custom chat wallpaper, N-world, Virtual Goods, Free Avatars, Games and more. | ||
| Features | ||||||||||
| IM Style Chat | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Yes | Yes |
| Group Chat | Yes max 100 users | Yes | Yes max 15 users | Yes 300 people | Yes 150 people | Yes | Yes max 5000 users | Yes | Yes Unlimited | Yes unlimited |
| Make video calls | No | Yes | Yes | Yes up to 25 people | Yes up to 10 people | Yes | No | Yes | Yes Yes | Yes |
| Group calls | No | No | No | Yes up to 25 people | Yes 10 users | Yes | No | Yes Live Chat | Yes Yes | |
| SMS Delivery | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Paid feature ($ varies per country) | Yes on Android | Yes | Yes | Yes Yes | No | |
| Make phone calls | Yes 0.99 USD/year | Yes | Yes Based on subscription plans | Yes Based on subscription plans | Yes | Yes | No | Yes Free | Yes USD 0.048/min mobile 0.020 landline | |
| Free phone calls | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes 25 user limit | Yes between US, Canada, Puerto Rico | Yes | No | Yes | ||
| Caller ID | No | Yes | Yes | Yes Paid feature | No | Yes | No | |||
| Payment methods | Yes free | Yes free | No Calling others through phone provider | Yes Visa, Mastercard, Paypal, Ukash, Skrill, Maestro, Paybycash,sofortbanking, one-off bank transfer, Diners, paysafe card, JCB | Yes free | Yes free | Yes free | Yes Free | Yes Visa, Mastercard | |
| Phone Contact Integration | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Automatic | Yes | |
| Google Contacts integration | Yes | Yes On Android - automatic | ||||||||
| FB Contact Integration | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes Yes | Yes msn,yahoo,google talk,AIM,Myspace ICQ & Hyves | |
| Custom Chat Area | Yes Background/ Font/ Sound | Yes Background | Yes Background/ Font/ Sound | No | Yes Background | Yes Background/ Font/ Sound | Yes Background/ Font/ Sound | |||
| File transfer | No | Yes All Files | - only some file formats | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Yes | |||
| Photo based contact | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Where available | Yes | ||
| Serverless | yes | |||||||||
| Decentralization | Yes | |||||||||
| Encryption by default | Yes | |||||||||
| Sharing Features | ||||||||||
| Share photo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Yes | |
| Share video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Yes | |||
| Share voice message | Yes | Yes Automatic too | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Yes | ||
| Registration | ||||||||||
| Without phone number | No | Yes With email too | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes Phone number required | No | |
| Email + Password | No | Yes Coming Soon | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes No | |||
| No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | |||||
| Share account on multiple devices | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Yes | ||
| Platforms | ||||||||||
| Android | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IOS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Yes | Yes | |
| macOS | Yes | - Coming Soon | Yes Mac/OSX | Yes | Yes with web browser | Yes via Web browser | Yes | Yes | ||
| Windows | Yes | - Coming Soon | Yes Desktop, Win 10, Win Phone 8 | Yes | Yes with web browser | Yes via Web browser | Yes | Yes |
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Joe on Mar. 13th 2017 5:26:10 PM suggested on Facebook messenger to set Name to Facebook Messenger 
Daniel Masuda on Feb. 27th 2014 5:47:17 PM rated Telegram: Reliability 5/5 
Rika Nakayama on Feb. 24th 2014 3:55:11 AM rated Viber: Reliability 5/5 
Fazilnlend on Feb. 23rd 2014 12:23:37 PM rated Skype: Reliability 4/5 
Fazilnlend on Feb. 23rd 2014 12:23:25 PM rated Nimbuzz: Reliability 5/5 
Mahanjit Konwar on Aug. 23rd 2012 4:59:14 AM rated Nimbuzz: Reliability 5/5 
Fabienne Ro on Aug. 6th 2012 11:45:32 AM rated Skype: Reliability 4/5 
Fabienne Ro on Aug. 6th 2012 11:45:27 AM rated WhatsApp: Reliability 3/5 
Fabienne Ro on Aug. 6th 2012 11:45:21 AM rated Viber: Reliability 3/5 
flexjoly on Jan. 9th 2012 11:28:56 PM rated Skype: Reliability 1/5 
Alaa Eddine on Jan. 6th 2012 9:53:28 PM rated Skype: Reliability 1/5 
Alaa Eddine on Jan. 6th 2012 9:53:15 PM rated Viber: Reliability 5/5 
eric_leesp on Oct. 21st 2011 9:07:49 AM suggested on Viber to set Name to V 
eric_leesp on Oct. 21st 2011 9:07:29 AM suggested on WhatsApp to set Name to WhA 
Seralo on Sep. 13th 2011 8:58:46 AM rated Skype: Reliability 5/5 
AV777 on Sep. 8th 2011 10:26:21 PM rated WhatsApp: Reliability 4/5
see older commentsan important point for comparison: availability on various machines. whatapp for example only works on the computer when the phone is close. if you loose the phone, there is no way to register whatsapp on another machine until you get a new SIM. Skype does not only work on any machine but simultaneously: you can type on one, speak on another (with the same registration) and even: if you talk on one and someone calls you, the call goes to the other machine
to be dependent on a phone number is terrible for those who travel and end up passing the local number + the whatsapp number to people the meet.
this is a helpful comparison but completely missleading in one aspect: to call a phone means to call anyone who has a phone number, including land lines Whatsapp and most others can not do it, but f. ex. Skype can
The best messaging app for business and group chatting is Skype because it comes with a lot of security and also trustable. Anyone have an issue or query related to Skype follow the Microsoft Professional Support here msofficetechnicalsupportnumbers.com by following this you can solve all errors related to Skype, Microsoft Office etc.
capitalized the name
Telegram is cloud-based and heavily encrypted
too much crashes and trouble with bluetooth headset