Element
Chat de equipo cifrado sobre el protocolo abierto Matrix
Price: From €0
0 votes
European alternatives to WhatsApp.
There are 5 European alternatives to WhatsApp, a tool from Estados Unidos (Comunicación), with each company’s country and compliance in plain sight.
The alternatives
Wire
Colaboración segura con cifrado de extremo a extremo
Price: From €0
0 votesThreema
Mensajería suiza sin número de teléfono obligatorio
Price: From €2.76
0 votesOlvid
Mensajería cifrada francesa sin directorio de usuarios
Made in the EU
Price: From €0
0 votesSimpleX Chat
Mensajería privada sin identificadores de usuario
Price: From €0
0 votes
Why look for a European alternative to WhatsApp?
WhatsApp belongs to a company headquartered in the United States. Under the 2018 CLOUD Act, US authorities can require companies under their jurisdiction to hand over data they control, even when it is stored on European servers. A provider headquartered in Europe with no US parent is not subject to that law: the contract and the data stay under the GDPR and European courts.
1 is from companies headquartered in the European Union and 4 from other European countries, such as Switzerland, Norway or the UK, with their own legal framework: each listing says so.
What to check when choosing
For messaging and video calls, check whether encryption is end-to-end, whether guests can join without an account and whether there is a self-hosted edition.
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Questions.
Why look for a European alternative to WhatsApp?
WhatsApp belongs to a company headquartered in the United States. Under the 2018 CLOUD Act, US authorities can require companies under their jurisdiction to hand over data they control, even when it is stored on European servers. A provider headquartered in Europe with no US parent is not subject to that law: the contract and the data stay under the GDPR and European courts.
What European alternatives to WhatsApp are there?
There are 5 in the directory: Element, Wire, Threema, Olvid, SimpleX Chat. They come from Reino Unido, Suiza, Francia.
Which is the most voted European alternative to WhatsApp?
None has votes yet. The 5 alternatives will be ranked by the votes of the people who use them.
How do I know whether an alternative to WhatsApp complies with my country’s rules?
Each listing separates what the maker declares from what we have accepted with the URL where we checked it. Only what is accepted counts as verified.
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