Top Alternatives to Skype

Hangouts is an instant messaging software developed by Google.

Telegram is a free cloud-based instant messaging platform.

WhatsApp Messenger is an instant messaging platform owned by Facebook.

Slack is a cloud-based team collaboration tool.

Mumble is an open source, low-latency, high quality voice chat software primarily intended for use while gaming.

Tox is a peer-to-peer instant-messaging and video-calling protocol that offers end-to-end encryption.

Trillian is a proprietary multiprotocol instant messaging application.

Viber Free Messenger and Phone Calls.

Discord is a freeware proprietary VoIP application designed for gaming communities.

Signal is the most scalable encryption tool.

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

Imo free video calls and chat is a kind of Communication apps for Android.

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

Empathy is an instant messaging (IM) and voice over IP (VoIP) client which supports text, voice, video, file transfers, and inter-application communication over various IM protocols.

Glip is fully searchable, real-time group chat; video chat, task management, file sharing app.

TeamSpeak is software for quality voice communication via the Internet.

Google Voice is a telephony service that provides call forwarding and voicemail services, voice and text messaging, as well as U.S. and international call termination services for Google Account customers in the U.S. and Canada.

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

LINE is a new communication app which allows you to make free voice calls and send free messages whenever and wherever you are.

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.

Franz is a free messaging app /former emperor of Austria, that combines chat & messaging services into one application.

Ring (SFLphone) is an open-source SIP-compatible softphone and instant messenger for Linux, Microsoft Windows, OS X and Android.

ICQ is an open source instant messaging software.

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

Fring connects with Skype, MSN Messenger, ICQ and Google Talk from your iPhone.

WeChat is a social media with instant messaging, commerce and payment services application.

Rocket.Chat free open source chat solution.

appear.in provides one-click video conferences right in your browser without requiring PIN codes or additional software.

iMessage is an instant messaging service.

MightyCall helps small businesses and entrepreneurs drive and grow their business, taking care of customer experience.

Matrix is an open protocol for real-time communication. It is designed to allow users with accounts at one communications service provider to communicate with users of a different service provider via online chat, Voice over IP, and Videotelephony.

Let's Chat is a persistent messaging application that runs on Node.js and MongoDB. It's designed to be easily deployable and fits well with small, intimate teams.

Whaller allows teams and organizations to create their own internal social networks, meaning no adverts and no data exploitation.

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

VSee is the only video visit + telehealth platform used by NASA astronauts on the Space Station.

Psi is a cross-platform powerful XMPP/Jabber client (Qt, C++) designed for the Jabber power users. Psi+ is a development branch of Psi IM XMPP/Jabber client.

GoToMeeting provides easy online meetings with HD video conferencing.

TribeScale is an All-in-One platform to coordinate your team around what really matters - communication, goals, decisions, tasks and results.

Curse is an online game portal and network of gaming websites.

Google Duo is a video chat mobile app available on the Android and iOS operating systems.

Tencent QQ (QQ) is an instant messaging software service.

Jitsi Meet is an open-source (Apache) WebRTC JavaScript application that uses Jitsi Videobridge to provide high quality, scalable video conferences.

Zulip is a chat and collaborative software.

QuteCom (WengoPhone) is a free-software SIP-compliant VoIP client.

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

Sneek is a constant presence tool for digital nomads, remote jobs.

Dialog Messenger is a handy and feature-rich enterprise multi-device messenger available for server or cloud.

Cisco WebEx provides on-demand collaboration, online meeting, web conferencing and video conferencing applications.

YakYak is a desktop chat client for Google Hangouts.

Toky is an automation platform.