Facebook Messenger vs Empathy : Which is Better?

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Facebook Messenger

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

License: Free

Apps available for Windows Online Android iPhone Blackberry

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Empathy

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. Developed by The GNOME Project

License: Open Source

Apps available for Linux BSD

Facebook Messenger VS Empathy Feature comparision

Feature Facebook Messenger Empathy
Group chat
Video call
Voice Call
Chat
In-app Money Transfer
Messaging
Private messaging
Video calling
Built-in File transfer
Integrated File Sharing
Support for Multiple protocols
Unified messaging
Video chat
Voice chat
Xmpp
Share your screen
End-to-End Encryption
Decentralized
Security & Privacy
Encrypted chat
Peer-To-Peer
Privacy focused
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Gmail integration
Security focused
Video Conferencing
Privacy-friendly
Federation
File sharing
File transfer
SIP client
Web application wrapper
Multi-messenger
Built-in themes
*community curated information: This table may not have the most accurate information. Please suggest changes

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