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IntelTechniques |
Secure |
E2EE Comms |
Comparison |
Beta v. 0.2 |
January 2021 |
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Messaging |
Confide |
Dust |
Jitsi |
iMessage |
Matrix/Element |
Session |
Signal |
Sudo |
Telegram |
Threema |
WhatsApp |
Wickr |
Wire |
Notes |
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E2EE Messaging (In-Network) |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
OPTIONAL |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
PARTIAL* |
YES |
YES |
*Whatsapp cloud (Google) backups are not E2EE |
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Country of Ownership |
USA |
USA |
USA |
USA |
UK |
Australia |
USA |
USA |
UAE |
Switzerland |
USA |
USA |
USA |
Many other cloud backups (Google, iCloud, etc) may not be E2EE |
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14-Eyes Association |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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Open Source |
NO |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
PARTIAL |
NO |
PARTIAL |
YES |
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3rd-Party Metadata |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
NO |
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3rd-Party Analytics |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
NO |
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Funding |
Various |
Mark Cuban |
8x8 |
Apple |
Matrix/Element |
Loki |
Signal |
Anonyome Labs |
Various |
Threema |
Facebook |
Various |
Wire |
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Registration Requirements |
None |
Email |
None |
Phone/Email |
None |
None |
Phone |
None |
Phone |
Payment |
Phone |
None |
Email |
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Device Contact Access |
Optional |
YES |
NO |
YES |
NO |
NO |
YES |
Optional |
YES |
NO |
Optional |
Optional |
NO |
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Message Control Across Devices |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
NO |
NO |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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Ephemeral Messages |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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User ID Format |
Member ID |
Email |
Name |
Phone/Email |
Username |
Username |
Phone |
Phone |
Phone |
Username |
Phone |
Username |
Username |
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Free Version Available |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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Desktop/Browser Availability |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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Third-Party Audit |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
In Progress |
YES |
Non-Public |
NO |
YES |
NO |
Non-Public |
YES |
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Email |
CTemplar |
Discreet |
Mailbox |
Posteo |
Protonmail |
Tutanota |
Sudo |
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E2EE (In-Network) |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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E2EE (Non-Network) |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
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Country of Ownership |
Iceland |
Czech Republic |
Germany |
Germany |
Switzerland |
Germany |
USA |
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14-Eyes Association |
NO |
NO |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
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Open Source |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
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3rd-Party Metadata |
NO |
NO |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
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3rd-Party Analytics |
NO |
NO |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
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Funding |
Self Funded |
Self Funded |
Self Funded |
Self Funded |
Horizon |
Self Funded |
Anonyome Labs |
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Registration Requirements |
None |
None |
Payment |
Payment |
None |
None |
None |
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Free Tier Daily Email Limit |
200 |
100 |
10 (Trial) |
YES |
150 |
YES |
NO |
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Custom Domain |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
NO |
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Wildcards |
YES |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
NO |
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2FA |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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Desktop/Browser Availability |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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Third-Party Audit |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
YES |
NO |
Non-Public |
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Voice |
FaceTime |
Jitsi |
Matrix/Element |
Signal |
Sudo |
Telegram |
Threema |
WhatsApp |
Wickr |
Wire |
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E2EE Calls (In-Network) |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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Country of Ownership |
USA |
USA |
UK |
USA |
USA |
UAE |
Switzerland |
USA |
USA |
USA |
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14-Eyes Association |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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Open Source |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
PARTIAL |
NO |
PARTIAL |
YES |
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3rd-Party Metadata |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
NO |
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3rd-Party Analytics |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
NO |
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Funding |
Apple |
8x8 |
Matrix.org |
Signal |
Anonyome Labs |
Various |
Threema GmbH |
Facebook |
Various |
Wire |
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Registration Requirements |
Phone/Email |
None |
None |
Phone |
None |
Phone |
Payment |
Phone |
None |
Email |
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Device Contact Access |
YES |
NO |
NO |
YES |
Optional |
YES |
NO |
Optional |
Optional |
NO |
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Max # of Users on Call (Base Tier) |
32 |
75 |
1:1 |
5 |
5 |
1:1 |
1:1 |
8 |
1:1 |
4 |
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User ID Format |
Phone/Email |
Name |
Username |
Phone |
Phone |
Phone |
Username |
Phone |
Username |
Username |
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Desktop/Browser Availability |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
NO (Voice) |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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Third-Party Audit |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
Non-Public |
NO |
YES |
NO |
Non-Public |
YES |
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Video |
FaceTime |
Jitsi |
Matrix/Element |
Signal |
Sudo |
Telegram |
Threema |
WhatsApp |
Wickr |
Wire |
Zoom |
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E2EE Video (In-Network) |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
PARTIAL |
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Country of Ownership |
USA |
USA |
UK |
USA |
USA |
UAE |
Switzerland |
USA |
USA |
USA |
USA |
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14-Eyes Association |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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Open Source |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
PARTIAL |
NO |
PARTIAL |
YES |
NO |
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3rd-Party Metadata |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
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3rd-Party Analytics |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
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Funding |
Apple |
8x8 |
Matrix.org |
Signal |
Anonyome Labs |
Various |
Threema GmbH |
Facebook |
Various |
Wire |
Various |
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Registration Requirements |
Phone/Email |
None |
None |
Phone |
None |
Phone |
Payment |
Phone |
None |
Email |
Email |
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Device Contact Access |
YES |
NO |
NO |
YES |
Optional |
YES |
NO |
Optional |
Optional |
NO |
Optional |
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Max # of Users on Call (Base Tier) |
32 |
75 |
1:1 |
5 |
5 |
1:1 |
1:1 |
8 |
1:1 |
4 |
100 |
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User ID Format |
Phone/Email |
Name |
Username |
Phone |
Phone |
Phone |
Username |
Phone |
Username |
Username |
Email |
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Desktop/Browser Availability |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
NO (Video) |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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Third-Party Audit |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
Non-Public |
NO |
YES |
NO |
Non-Public |
YES |
NO |
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Contributors: Gustov, Up, X, MB |
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