Which XMPP app suits me best?

You want to start using XMPP and you are a bit overwhelmed of all the possibilities? Don’t panic!

On this page you will find a short overview of the most popular XMPP-Apps in the form of a table. The last line contains a short recommendation for each app.

Simply click on the picture to have a look at the XMPP-App Table.

The apps will help you to register your first XMPP-address. If you want to get an overview of some XMPP-providers, you can have a look at the webpage providers.xmpp.net.

Focus

This table focuses on messenger which use the open standard xmpp.org.

Why is messenger XY not included?

You can find a fantastic overview of XMPP messengers at xmpp.org. You can also find the compliance of the different messengers there. The selection in my XMPP messenger table focuses on messenger which provide some kind of basis functionality which I think is necessary to convince people to try an app.

Evaluation / Assessment

I selected the criteria in this table. If there are missing criterias or wrong information in this table, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Subjective assessment

The assessment in this table is subjective and is based on my experience when using those apps. Please do not simply rely on this table. Do not hesitate and try the apps by yourself.

Copyright and license

The XMPP messenger table is created by eversten.net and based on the source code of the Messenger-Matrix and is therefore licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0-Lizenz.