WhatsApp is the most popular messaging service in the world. Just imagine, the number of users in the range of 2 billion. But sometimes, there is a big disturbance that hit him so that many users are confused.
Therefore, there is nothing wrong with installing competitor applications that are no less sophisticated. Here are examples of WhatsApp alternatives that we have compiled from various sources:
1. Signal
Signal has become a calculated competitor to WhatsApp because it is considered more secure. What's more, the Signal protocol is also used by WhatsApp as an encoding so that messages can only be read by the sender and recipient.
Not only that, Signal is fronted by Brian Acton who incidentally is the founder of WhatsApp with his friend, Jan Koum. The downfall of WhatsApp yesterday claimed by Signal made many users flock to the service.
2. Telegram
Telegram has become a much-watched alternative to WhatsApp. The service, founded by Russian man Pavel Durov, has more than 500 million active users at the moment.
Telegram has many unique features and Durov has repeatedly claimed it is very safe, especially compared to WhatsApp although many security experts doubt this claim. Telegram, unlike WhatsApp, does not fully implement end-to-end encryption to secure messages.
3. Viber
Initially, Viber was made by an Israeli company which later sold it to the Japanese giant Rakuten. Currently, Viber already has its own user base in the world of instant messaging and voice over IP (VoIP).
Viber Messenger is already used by hundreds of millions of people. This service is not very popular yet, but it has spread in several countries such as in Eastern Europe, Russia, the Middle East and in the Asian market and deserves to be an alternative to WhatsApp.
4. Line
Identical to its adorable sticker character, this application is already quite popular in a number of countries. A number of important and fun features will make Line users feel at home exploring their services.
Line is indeed more synonymous for young people. This service mainly has many users in Japan, Taiwan and Thailand.
5. WeChat
Launched in 2011 in China, WeChat originally had the name 'Weixin'. WeChat is very popular in its home country and is well known in the world.
In China, it has billions of users and has tons of features. In the world, this service is not used too much but at least it can be an alternative to WhatsApp as a reliable messaging service.
