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Signal vs Telegram
A side-by-side comparison of Signal and Telegram.
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| Description | Private messaging with end-to-end encryption for everything | Cloud-based messaging with large groups, channels and bots |
| Pricing | FreeOpen source(AGPL-3.0) | FreemiumOpen source |
| Developer | Signal Foundation | Telegram |
| Ratings | 4.7(1.1M) · App Store | 4.0(282.8K) · App Store33.2Kstars |
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| Features | ||
| Ad-free | ||
| Disappearing messages | ||
| End-to-end encryption | ||
| Group chats | ||
| Voice and video calls | ||
| API access | ||
| Channels | ||
| Cross-device sync | ||
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