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Telegram vs WhatsApp: What are the differences?

Developers describe Telegram ** as "A cloud-based instant messaging and voice over IP service". Users can send messages and exchange photos, videos, stickers, audio and files of any type. It provides instant messaging, simple, fast, secure and synced across all your devices. On the other hand, **WhatsApp is detailed as "*A freeware, cross-platform messaging and Voice over IP service *". It is a cross-platform mobile messaging app for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Phone and Nokia. It allows users to send text messages and voice messages, make voice and video calls, and share images, documents, user locations, and other media.

Telegram can be classified as a tool in the "Group Chat & Notifications" category, while WhatsApp is grouped under "Chatbot Platforms & Tools".

Trixlog, B2Beer, and BOOTIQ are some of the popular companies that use Telegram , whereas WhatsApp is used by Settlin, Vindy, and Whalebone & Greenstone. Telegram has a broader approval, being mentioned in 15 company stacks & 17 developers stacks; compared to WhatsApp, which is listed in 8 company stacks and 6 developer stacks.

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Pros of Telegram
Pros of WhatsApp
  • 15
    Lightweight
  • 8
    Great bot API
  • 8
    Free
  • 8
    Unlimited history
  • 4
    Can hide phone number
  • 3
    Media editor
  • 2
    Great bot
  • 2
    Delete without a trace
  • 14
    Free
  • 3
    Easy to carry on with contact

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Cons of Telegram
Cons of WhatsApp
  • 3
    Requires phone number
  • 3
    Notification customisation is limited
  • 2
    No video call
  • 1
    No privacy
  • 1
    Centralized
  • 1
    Maximum to 8 person video call

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What is Telegram ?

Users can send messages and exchange photos, videos, stickers, audio and files of any type. It provides instant messaging, simple, fast, secure and synced across all your devices.

What is WhatsApp?

It is a cross-platform mobile messaging app for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Phone and Nokia. It allows users to send text messages and voice messages, make voice and video calls, and share images, documents, user locations, and other media.

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What are some alternatives to Telegram and WhatsApp?
Slack
Imagine all your team communication in one place, instantly searchable, available wherever you go. That’s Slack. All your messages. All your files. And everything from Twitter, Dropbox, Google Docs, Asana, Trello, GitHub and dozens of other services. All together.
JavaScript
JavaScript is most known as the scripting language for Web pages, but used in many non-browser environments as well such as node.js or Apache CouchDB. It is a prototype-based, multi-paradigm scripting language that is dynamic,and supports object-oriented, imperative, and functional programming styles.
Git
Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.
GitHub
GitHub is the best place to share code with friends, co-workers, classmates, and complete strangers. Over three million people use GitHub to build amazing things together.
Python
Python is a general purpose programming language created by Guido Van Rossum. Python is most praised for its elegant syntax and readable code, if you are just beginning your programming career python suits you best.
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