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EU Alternatives to WhatsApp
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Free messaging app with 2 billion+ users. End-to-end encrypted chats, but Meta collects extensive metadata for its ad ecosystem.
Sources & methodology
Last reviewed: April 8, 2026
- WhatsApp EEA Privacy Policy
- WhatsApp & Data Privacy 2025 - heyData
- Ireland DPC WhatsApp inquiry conclusion
- WhatsApp EUR 5.5M GDPR fine
- WhatsApp EUR 225M GDPR fine
- CVE-2025-55177 zero-click exploit
- WhatsApp security vulnerabilities 2025
- WhatsApp phone number exposure vulnerability
- WhatsApp Business Platform Pricing
- WhatsApp Wikipedia
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EU
Threema
SwitzerlandPaid$2.99 one-time
Message privately without sharing your phone number. Swiss-built, open source, and designed to collect as little data as possible.
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EU-Friendly
Session
Switzerland/Global (decentralized)Free tierFree
Send messages without sharing your phone number, email, or IP address. Session routes everything through a decentralized onion network.
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EU
Element
UK/EUFree tier$5/user/month
Chat securely on your terms with encrypted messaging you can self-host or run in the cloud.
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