Session

Session

The Session Technology Foundation
WeChat

WeChat

Tencent
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About

Session is an end-to-end encrypted messenger that minimizes sensitive metadata, designed and built for people who want absolute privacy and freedom from any form of surveillance. Session accounts are completely anonymous. No phone number or email required. Session doesn’t collect data, so there’s nothing to leak. Send messages through our onion routing network and leave no trace. Session’s code has nothing to hide. Anyone can view, audit, and contribute. With no central point of failure, it’s harder to shut Session down. Talk to your friends or talk to the world. You decide. Closed groups let you talk to up to 20 friends at once, with the same encrypted protection as one-on-one chats. Got a bigger crowd? Use an open group to connect with as many people as you want. Sometimes, a text just isn’t enough. Voice messages let you send something a little more personal, so nothing gets lost in translation.

About

Whether you want to send messages or share photos and videos, you can chat freely through WeChat. Wherever you go, you can immediately get in touch with the people you care about using WeChat. Search and add friends directly via WeChat ID or mobile number. Start chatting once your friend request has been accepted. On Moments, you can share your life's favorite experiences using photos or videos with your friends, and also see your friends' Moments at any time. Let's share on Moments! Get face-to-face with your friends and family instantly via WeChat. WeChat allows you make free video and voice calls no matter where you are with one friend or a group of friends. If you're unable to express your feelings in words, then send a sticker to make your chats more fun. Designed by talented artists around the globe, WeChat's Sticker Gallery offers users free downloads and sending of countless fun stickers. Come and select your favorite stickers to chat with your friends!

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Audience

Anyone who wants an encrypted messaging app that works on all platforms, no phone number required

Audience

Anyone who wants to chat, social network, or pay through the WeChat app

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

API

Offers API

API

Offers API

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version
Free Trial

Pricing

Free
Free Version
Free Trial

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.0 / 5
ease 4.5 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 4.0 / 5
support 4.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.3 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 4.5 / 5
support 4.5 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • I found session 2 years ago when it was just put out and was in love, no sign up or logs, top notch encryption and u can dump and create new accounts as quick and easy as pushing a button. Session is the future.
  • The range of features and the actual current demonstrated capabilities and omissions are grand. Open source is critically important and their protocol is based upon tried and true protocols from safe developers. It's a shame you can't trust their situation as an entity - as all of this can become irrelevant immediately in the blink of an eye under a number of plausible - likely, even - scenarios. This weakness must be addressed.
  • Free and open source. End-to-end encrypted messenger. Decentralized. Doesn't require phone number or email. No meta data tracking.
  • Decentralized. E2e encrypted. No email or number required. P2p v.soon. Faster than tor. Easy interface.

Cons

  • It was buggy, but they were working on it. I also noticed something, called sentinel? A file that someone was trying to send me, in the past I've ran into it and believe it's a form of spyware, probably just the person I was chatting with, but idk...
  • You won't find privacy from apps developed in Australia or by Australians. Period. This is very suspicious and what is secure today may be very quickly made insecure and revelatory retrospectively in one quick patch. Do not trust any company at the mercy of Australian lawmakers. Because even they have no say over the matter if push comes to shove.
  • Not really a con of the app but Session is not really popular.
  • Design is not so cool as compare to signal or others.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • It offers Intuitive design and features for communication. It has multi-platform support, which makes it easy to connect with mobile and desktop. It also offers a file-sharing option.
  • (+) Multi-application, mini-apps, and support to many features is a definite plus. (+) Easy to use and very interactive interface. (+) Integration with various other businesses. (+) Easy to setup.
  • I use WeChat to communicate with classmates in some culture clubs at university. I prefer FB Messenger groups to WeChat groups though, because I find that WeChat makes my older Android phone laggy. It's pretty cool how WeChat had payment options and miniapps long before most western messaging apps though.

Cons

  • It worked great for me. Nothing to share about the con.
  • (-) Not as fast as regular communication applications. (-) Privacy is not up to the mark. (-) Improvements on the collaboration interface.
  • Makes phone laggy, is memory intensive, can make phone hot to the touch after ~10 min of calling someone via WeChat. Supposedly is monitored by the Chinese government.

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Company Information

The Session Technology Foundation
Switzerland
getsession.org

Company Information

Tencent
Founded: 1998
China
wechat.com

Alternatives

Alternatives

Alipay

Alipay

Alibaba Group
DingTalk

DingTalk

Alibaba
Cwtch

Cwtch

Open Privacy Research Society
LINE

LINE

Naver
LINE

LINE

Naver

Categories

Categories

Messaging Features

End-to-End Encryption (E2EE)
File Sharing
Groups / Channels
Payments
Search / Filter
Self-Destructing Messages
Stickers / GIFs
Threaded Discussion
Video Conferencing
Voice Calling

Team Chat Features

End-to-End Encryption (E2EE)
File Sharing
Groups / Channels
Payments
Search / Filter
Self-Destructing Messages
Stickers / GIFs
Threaded Discussion
Video Conferencing
Voice Calling

Messaging Features

End-to-End Encryption (E2EE)
File Sharing
Groups / Channels
Payments
Search / Filter
Self-Destructing Messages
Stickers / GIFs
Threaded Discussion
Video Conferencing
Voice Calling

Team Chat Features

End-to-End Encryption (E2EE)
File Sharing
Groups / Channels
Payments
Search / Filter
Self-Destructing Messages
Stickers / GIFs
Threaded Discussion
Video Conferencing
Voice Calling

Internal Communications Features

App Integration
Blogs
Chat/Messaging
Email Management
Employee Directory
Event Calendar
Newsletter Management
Photo Gallery
Social Sharing
Survey Management
Telephony
Video Chat
Voice Chat

Live Chat Features

Canned Responses
Customizable Branding
Geo Targeting
Offline Form
Proactive Chat
Screen Sharing
Third Party Integration
Transfers / Routing
Website Visitor Tracking

Social Networking Features

Activity / News Feed
Advertising Management
Blogs
Data Security
Event Management
Group Management
Media Library
Privacy Options
Real-time Chat
Social Media Integration
Social Media Tagging
User Profiles

Team Communication Features

Activity / News Feed
Audio Calls
Calendar Management
Chat / Messaging
Discussion Threads
File Sharing
Mobile Access
Push Notifications
Search
Surveys & Feedback
Task Management
Video Conferencing

Telephony Features

Auto-Dialer
Call Center Management
Call Monitoring
Contact Management
Inbound Reporting
IVR / Voice Recognition
Outbound Reporting
Predictive Dialer
Telemarketing Management
Voice & Data Integration
VoIP

Integrations

Aimylogic
Comm100
Foodie Camera
Gesprek
LogiCommerce
MINT
Mailbird
PARSIQ
Pexels
PremierCashier
Rambox
Rapidbott
SSIS Integration Toolkit
SleekFlow
TiSPY
Trengo
WapiPay
eBanqo
imBee

Integrations

Aimylogic
Comm100
Foodie Camera
Gesprek
LogiCommerce
MINT
Mailbird
PARSIQ
Pexels
PremierCashier
Rambox
Rapidbott
SSIS Integration Toolkit
SleekFlow
TiSPY
Trengo
WapiPay
eBanqo
imBee
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