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IP Messenger

Serverless lightweight Messenger for LAN. No cloud, Secure & High availability

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IP Messenger is a serverless, lightweight messaging application designed for local area networks (LAN). It operates without cloud services, aiming for secure and highly available communication within a network. The software includes features such as group chats, screen capture and editing, a message queue for inactive receivers, and a log viewer for searching through large volumes of messages. It also supports high-speed file and folder transfer and message forwarding to other platforms like Slack.

12 alternatives to IP Messenger

Ranked by how well each tool replaces IP Messenger: shared features, audience, price and popularity.

  1. AstraChat

    A complete XMPP messaging solution. Enterprise alternative to WhatsApp and Slack for large

    Covers 0 of 11 key features.

    71 out of 100 match—

  2. Telegram

    Fast. Secure. Powerful.

    Covers 0 of 11 key features, has a free plan and is open source.

    Free planOpen source
    64 out of 100 matchFree

  3. Mesh

    A secure, anonymous, peer-to-peer, instant messenger! One messenger for Internet and LAN

    Covers 1 of 11 key features, has a free plan and is open source.

    Free planOpen source
    62 out of 100 matchFree

  4. BeeBEEP

    Free, open source, peer-to-peer LAN messenger

    Covers 0 of 11 key features, has a free plan and is open source.

    Free planOpen source
    61 out of 100 matchContact sales

  5. Winpopup LAN Messenger

    Cost-effective secure Instant Messaging software

    Covers 1 of 11 key features.

    60 out of 100 match—

  6. IRCCloud

    An IRC client for group chat with teams, friends and communities, available on web and iOS

    Covers 0 of 11 key features and has a free plan.

    Free plan
    60 out of 100 matchContact sales

  7. Gajim

    Free and fully featured chat app for XMPP.

    Covers 0 of 11 key features, has a free plan and is open source.

    Free planOpen source
    60 out of 100 matchFree

  8. Mumble

    Free, open-source, low-latency, high-quality voice chat.

    Covers 0 of 11 key features, has a free plan and is open source.

    Free planOpen source
    60 out of 100 matchFree

  9. The Lounge

    The self-hosted web IRC client

    Covers 0 of 11 key features, has a free plan and is open source.

    Free planOpen source
    59 out of 100 matchFree

  10. Adium

    A free instant messaging application for macOS that connects to XMPP (Jabber), IRC and IM

    Covers 0 of 11 key features, has a free plan and is open source.

    Free planOpen source
    59 out of 100 matchFree

  11. WeeChat

    Fast, light and extensible chat client with a text-based user interface

    Covers 0 of 11 key features, has a free plan and is open source.

    Free planOpen source
    59 out of 100 matchFree

  12. Signal

    Speak freely

    Covers 1 of 11 key features and has a free plan.

    Free plan
    59 out of 100 matchFree