Private Alternative
Best Telegram Alternative for Privacy
A truly encrypted Telegram alternative
Telegram's regular chats aren't end-to-end encrypted — only 'Secret Chats' are. zkChat encrypts everything by default with AES-256-GCM and zero-knowledge architecture.
Why Switch from Telegram?
Telegram doesn't encrypt regular chats end-to-end, zkChat always does
Telegram stores messages on its cloud servers, zkChat stores nothing
Telegram's server code is closed source, zkChat is fully open source
Telegram requires a phone number, zkChat requires nothing
Where Telegram Still Wins
- -Telegram supports large groups and channels
- -Telegram has bots and stickers ecosystem
- -Telegram offers cloud sync across devices
What zkChat Offers Instead
End-to-end encryption is always on (not optional)
Fully open source (client and server)
No account or phone number needed
Zero-knowledge architecture
Ephemeral by design
Ready to Switch?
No signup, no phone number, no app to install. Start using zkChat in seconds.