Alternatives and competitors
Sites like Telegram
The 20 closest instant messaging alternatives to Telegram, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 3 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to Telegram? The closest matches are Telegraph, about.me and Deutsche Telekom. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.
- Neighbours
- k = 20
- Sites searched
- 4,032
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 15 ms
01 · Entity
About Telegram
Telegram t.me
Telegram Messenger
Fast. Secure. Powerful.
Summary by Claude
t.me is Telegram's short-link domain, used to share links to Telegram users, groups, channels and bots; its homepage presents Telegram, a cloud-based messaging app for mobile and desktop.
- Who it’s for
- General consumers and communities
- Business model
- Premium subscriptions and advertising
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Telegram’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
03 · Nearest neighbours
Alternatives to Telegram
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Telegram, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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Telegraph
Telegra.ph is a minimalist publishing tool that allows you to create richly formatted posts and push them to the Web in just a click. Telegraph posts also get beautiful Instant View pages on Telegram.
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about.me | your personal homepage
Create a free, one-page website in minutes with about.me. Showcase your work, links, and story on a personal homepage that's all about you.
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Home | Deutsche Telekom
partially privatized German telecommunications company
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Website
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Messenger
Hang out anytime, anywhere—Messenger makes it easy and fun to stay close to your favorite people
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9GAG - Best Funny Memes and Breaking News
Your daily dose of funny memes, GIFs, videos and weird news stories. We deliver hundreds of new memes daily and much more humor anywhere you go.
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Slack | AI Work Platform & Productivity Tools
Boost productivity and save time with Slack — the AI work platform for managing projects, automating workflows, and connecting teams securely. Start working smarter today.
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Page Not Available - Likee
Likee is a Short Video Community that allows you to explore more content of your interests and make more like-minded friends.
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Capture, organize, and tackle your to-dos from anywhere
Make the impossible, possible with Trello. The ultimate tool to boost your productivity. Escape the clutter and chaos—stay efficient with Inbox, Boards, and Planner from anywhere, even on mobile.
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Free email accounts | Register today at mail.com
Email how it is supposed to be: ✔ Free, simple and secure ✔ Manage multiple mail accounts in one place, from any device ✔ Sign up today!
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Siol.net
Najbolj sveže in aktualne novice iz Slovenije in sveta, intervjuji, kolumne, odlične zgodbe iz sveta športa, avtomobilov in trendov
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WeTransfer | Skicka stora filer snabbt
Det enkla, snabba och säkra sättet att skicka filer till hela världen utan ett konto. Dela filer, foton och videor idag helt gratis.
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AI-Powered Omnichannel Customer Engagement Platform | SaleSmartly
Trusted by 300,000+ businesses. Unify WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram & more in a shared inbox with AI agents, CRM & automation to capture, convert & retain customers.
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LINE｜always at your side.
More than just a messenger app. LINE is new level of communication and the very infrastructure of your life.
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realme (Europe) - Make it real
realme is an emerging mobile phone brand which is committed to offering mobile phones with powerful performance, stylish design and sincere services.
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T2 - validation
Mobile service provider in Russia
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thestreet.com
US financial news and financial literacy website
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Snapchat - Say It In A Snap
Chat, send Snaps, explore Stories, and try Lenses on desktop, or download the app on mobile! See how to connect & create with friends on Snapchat, wherever you are.
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پیامرسان بله
مجله بله؛ اخبار، سرگرمی و پست های محبوب. پستها و محتوای کانالها را در اپلیکیشن بله مشاهده کنید.
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Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to t.me’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Telegram uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What Telegram is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- CSS & UI
- Bootstrap asset https://telegram.org/css/bootstrap.min.css?3
- Web servers
- nginx header server: nginx/1.30.1
- DNS hosting
- Google Cloud DNS NS ns-cloud-b1.googledomains.com
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Telegram adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console · not on t.me 17/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on t.me 8/20
- nginx 7/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on t.me 7/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on t.me 6/20
- Google Workspace · not on t.me 6/20
- Atlassian · not on t.me 5/20
- Amazon CloudFront · not on t.me 5/20
- GlobalSign · not on t.me 4/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on t.me 4/20
- Next.js · not on t.me 4/20
- React · not on t.me 4/20
- Cloudflare · not on t.me 3/20
- Adobe · not on t.me 3/20
- Salesforce · not on t.me 3/20
- Zoom · not on t.me 3/20