Top Alternatives to Fring

Skype is an instant messaging and VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) client to communicate with people in a distant place.

Hangouts is an instant messaging software developed by Google.

Trillian is a proprietary multiprotocol instant messaging application.

Viber Free Messenger and Phone Calls.

Jitsi (formerly SIP Communicator) is a free and open source multiplatform voice (VoIP), videoconferencing and instant messaging application.

Digsby provides you with IM, email and Social networks in one easy to use application.

Miranda IM is an open source multiprotocol instant messaging application, designed for Microsoft Windows.

Facebook Messenger is the official Facebook app that lets you have text conversations with all of your friends on the popular social network.

IM+ supports simultaneously major IM services, including Google Talk, Twitter DMs, Yahoo!, AIM/iChat, ICQ, Jabber (and Slack through Jabber), etc.

Linphone is a free voice over IP (VoIP) service and SIP client.

Wire is a cross-platform, encrypted instant messaging client created by Wire Swiss. It is available for iOS, Android, Linux, Windows, macOS and Web browser clients.

FaceTime is a proprietary videotelephony product developed by Apple Inc. FaceTime Audio is an audio-only version.

Miranda NG is a successor of Miranda IM, a popular multi-protocol instant messaging client for Windows.

iMessage is an instant messaging service.

Voxeet is VoIP web conferencing software that uses 3D high definition voice technology to produce immersive sound.

CSipSimple is a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) application for Google Android operating system using the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).

Tango is the messaging app with the best video calling. All messages and calls are free.

BlackBerry Messenger, also known as BBM is an instant messenger and videotelephony application included on BlackBerry devices that allows messaging and voice calls between BlackBerry, iOS, Android, and Windows Mobile users.

Talkatone is a free calling app.

Disa is your new messaging hub. Conversations from different services can seamlessly be joined together, or disbanded within seconds.

YakYak is a desktop chat client for Google Hangouts.