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Secure Messengers Compared",[55],{"name":56,"to":57,"avatar":58},"Michael Wolf","/en/about",{"src":59},"/michael.webp",{"label":61},"Guide",{"type":63,"value":64,"toc":361},"minimark",[65,69,73,78,83,86,90,93,97,105,109,116,120,244,248,270,274,294,298,330,334,337,341,354],[66,67,53],"h1",{"id":68},"signal-wire-threema-or-element-secure-messengers-compared",[70,71,72],"p",{},"Secure communication matters to many people – in families, clubs, small businesses and especially in law firms and practices. Public administrations and institutions are increasingly using encrypted messengers too. The good news: there are several excellent options. Here are four of them.",[74,75,77],"h2",{"id":76},"the-four-candidates","The four candidates",[79,80,82],"h3",{"id":81},"signal","Signal",[70,84,85],{},"Signal is a non-profit project and very popular with private users. Its encryption is considered the gold standard and is used by other messengers too. You need a phone number to sign up, but you can hide it behind a username.",[79,87,89],{"id":88},"wire","Wire",[70,91,92],{},"Wire is a European messenger focused on businesses and organisations. It offers admin features for teams, guest access and video conferencing. There's a specially vetted version for public institutions.",[79,94,96],{"id":95},"threema","Threema",[70,98,99,100,104],{},"Threema comes from Switzerland. You can use it without a phone number or email address. ",[101,102,103],"strong",{},"Threema Work"," is a version for organisations with central administration.",[79,106,108],{"id":107},"element-matrix","Element (Matrix)",[70,110,111,112,115],{},"Element is built on the open ",[101,113,114],{},"Matrix"," standard. Every organisation can run its own server, and all servers can talk to each other – similar to email. 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Threema if you'd rather not give a phone number.",[252,259,260,263],{},[101,261,262],{},"Club or small team:"," Element on your own server, Wire or Threema Work – depending on how much administration you need.",[252,265,266,269],{},[101,267,268],{},"Law firm or practice:"," A solution with central administration. Element on your own server has the advantage that all data lives in a place you know.",[74,271,273],{"id":272},"a-few-terms-briefly-explained","A few terms, briefly explained",[249,275,276,282,288],{},[252,277,278,281],{},[101,279,280],{},"End-to-end encryption:"," Only the sender and recipient can read the message – not even the provider.",[252,283,284,287],{},[101,285,286],{},"Federation:"," Different servers can communicate with each other.",[252,289,290,293],{},[101,291,292],{},"Metadata:"," Information about who communicates with whom and when – this should also be handled as sparingly as possible.",[74,295,297],{"id":296},"tips-for-switching-as-a-team","Tips for switching as a team",[249,299,300,306,312,318,324],{},[252,301,302,305],{},[101,303,304],{},"Set a date:"," From a certain day, team communication runs through the new messenger.",[252,307,308,311],{},[101,309,310],{},"Set up groups cleanly:"," A few clear groups are better than lots of small ones.",[252,313,314,317],{},[101,315,316],{},"Short introduction:"," Ten minutes in a team meeting is often enough.",[252,319,320,323],{},[101,321,322],{},"Secure recovery:"," Every messenger has ways to move messages to a new device. The associated keys or PINs belong in the password manager.",[252,325,326,329],{},[101,327,328],{},"Separate private and work communication:"," A dedicated messenger for work means more peace in the evening.",[74,331,333],{"id":332},"an-example-from-a-club","An example from a club",[70,335,336],{},"A sports club with 150 members has so far organised itself through lots of different chat groups. The committee decides on its own Matrix server. There's a space for the club with rooms for the committee, the coaches and the individual teams. New members get an invitation link. Because Matrix is federated, members who already have an account on another Matrix server can join too.",[74,338,340],{"id":339},"conclusion","Conclusion",[70,342,343,344,347,348,353],{},"Signal, Wire, Threema and Element are all really good, secure messengers. Which one fits best depends on your everyday life. 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The differences lie more in questions like phone numbers, running your own server, organisation features and cost.",{"q":386,"a":387},"Can I run a messenger on my own server?","With Element (Matrix), that's easy and actually how it's meant to work. Wire and Threema offer versions for organisations. Signal is designed to run on the project's own infrastructure.",{"q":389,"a":390},"Which messenger is suitable for a law firm or practice?","For internal communication in organisations, solutions with admin features are handy, such as Element on your own server, Wire or Threema Work. 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Here's what that means for small businesses.",{"title":423,"path":424,"stem":425,"description":426,"children":-1},"openDesk in Municipalities – How Towns Use Open Source Day to Day","/en/blog/opendesk-municipal-mainstream-neuburg-oberkirch-swiss-federal-chancellery-2026","en/3.blog/31.opendesk-municipal-mainstream-neuburg-oberkirch-swiss-federal-chancellery-2026","More and more municipalities in Germany and Switzerland are trying openDesk and other open-source solutions. What that shows and what you can learn.",1792720367285]