libsignal VS Signal-Server

Compare libsignal vs Signal-Server and see what are their differences.

libsignal

Home to the Signal Protocol as well as other cryptographic primitives which make Signal possible. (by signalapp)

Signal-Server

Server supporting the Signal Private Messenger applications on Android, Desktop, and iOS (by signalapp)
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libsignal Signal-Server
24 200
2,843 8,805
6.2% 1.0%
9.7 9.8
9 days ago about 15 hours ago
Rust Java
GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
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libsignal

Posts with mentions or reviews of libsignal. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-06.

Signal-Server

Posts with mentions or reviews of Signal-Server. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-20.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing libsignal and Signal-Server you can also consider the following projects:

matrix-docker-ansible-deploy - 🐳 Matrix (An open network for secure, decentralized communication) server setup using Ansible and Docker

mollyim-android - Enhanced and security-focused fork of Signal.

signal-cli - signal-cli provides an unofficial commandline, JSON-RPC and dbus interface for the Signal messenger.

libsignal-protocol-javascript - This library is no longer maintained. libsignal-protocol-javascript was an implementation of the Signal Protocol, written in JavaScript. It has been replaced by libsignal-client’s typesafe TypeScript API.

Signal-TLS-Proxy

simplex-chat - SimpleX - the first messaging network operating without user identifiers of any kind - 100% private by design! iOS, Android and desktop apps 📱!

ringrtc

TextSecure - A private messenger for Android.

session-desktop - Session Desktop - Onion routing based messenger

axolotl - A Signal compatible cross plattform client written in Go, Rust and Vuejs

Synapse - Synapse: Matrix homeserver written in Python/Twisted.

nostr - a truly censorship-resistant alternative to Twitter that has a chance of working