Popular: Data updated October 26, 2026

Categories

Internet1,355
Communication321
Audio & video898
Graphics & design539
Office & productivity1,120
Developer tools3,132
AI tools527
Security & privacy385
System tools3,113
Games523
Education & science239
Network & IT284

Sofia alternatives

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12 Windows apps in the same category as Sofia, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

  • Signal

    Signal is an encrypted communications application.

    Open source 8.32.0 3.4M ↓ ★ 16.6K
  • Discord

    Your Place to Talk and Hang Out

    Proprietary 1.0.9265 882.4K ↓ discord
  • Telegram Desktop

    A cloud-based mobile and desktop messaging app with a focus on security and speed.

    Open source 7.3.3 1M ↓ ★ 33.3K
  • Slack

    Slack brings the team together, wherever you are.

    Proprietary 4.52.182 9.8M ↓
  • Rocket.Chat

    Rocket.Chat is the leading open source team chat software solution. Free, unlimited and completely customizable with on-premises and SaaS cloud hosting.

    Open source 4.18.5 973K ↓ ★ 1.7K
  • Viber

    Free and secure calls and messages to anyone, anywhere.

    Proprietary 29.1.0.0 259.3K ↓
  • Zulip

    Desktop client for Zulip, an open source team chat application.

    Open source 5.13.2 97.4K ↓ ★ 992
  • Pidgin

    Pidgin is a universal chat client, allowing you to consolidate all your different messaging apps into a single tool.

    Open source 2.14.14 175.4K ↓
  • Session

    Onion routing based messenger

    Open source 1.18.2 17.3K ↓ ★ 596
  • Caprine

    Caprine is an elegant Facebook Messenger desktop app

    Open source 2.61.0 18.1K ↓ ★ 7.4K
  • Mumble (client)

    Low-latency and high quality voice chat primarily intended for use while gaming.

    Open source 1.5.915 49.9K ↓ ★ 8.4K
  • Ferdium

    Messaging app for WhatsApp, Slack, Telegram, HipChat, Hangouts and many many more.

    Open source 7.2.3 44.8K ↓ ★ 4.7K

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
Sofia Open source 1.0.3 August 1, 2021 16 —
Signal Open source 8.32.0 October 20, 2026 16.6K 3.4M
Discord Proprietary 1.0.9265 October 22, 2026 — 882.4K
Telegram Desktop Open source 7.3.3 October 22, 2026 33.3K 1M
Slack Proprietary 4.52.182 October 20, 2026 — 9.8M
Rocket.Chat Open source 4.18.5 October 23, 2026 1.7K 973K
Viber Proprietary 29.1.0.0 October 14, 2026 — 259.3K
Zulip Open source 5.13.2 September 27, 2026 992 97.4K
Pidgin Open source 2.14.14 January 23, 2025 — 175.4K
Session Open source 1.18.2 October 13, 2026 596 17.3K
Caprine Open source 2.61.0 January 13, 2026 7.4K 18.1K
Mumble (client) Open source 1.5.915 August 24, 2026 8.4K 49.9K
Ferdium Open source 7.2.3 September 8, 2026 4.7K 44.8K