European alternatives to Signal (2026)

Signal is genuinely excellent and privacy advocates in Europe widely recommend it. This page is for people who specifically want a provider under European law, for example to keep data in Europe, or who prefer not to rely on a US-based non-profit.

Looking for a European alternative to Signal? Compare Olvid, SKRED, TeleGuard and more, all run by companies based in Europe, under European privacy law.

• Olvid (France) French messaging app that works without a phone number and keeps even the metadata of your conversations private.
  ✓ Open source ✓ Audited ✓ Free tier ✓ No account needed
• SKRED (France) French messaging app where messages go directly between devices, with no company server in the middle storing your conversations.
  ✓ Free tier
• TeleGuard (Switzerland) Swiss messaging app that lets you sign up without a phone number or email, so you can use it anonymously.
  ✓ Free tier ✓ No account needed
• Threema (Switzerland) Swiss messaging app that needs no phone number or email to sign up. Pay once and keep your identity private.
  ✓ Open source ✓ Audited ✓ No account needed
• Wire (Switzerland) Swiss-German messaging app with end-to-end encrypted text, voice, and video calls across phone and desktop.
  ✓ Open source ✓ Audited ✓ Free tier

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