Federated private messaging on a server you control
United KingdomOpen sourceSnikket packages the open XMPP network into approachable apps for private groups. It supports end-to-end encrypted messages, group chats, file sharing and audio and video calls without requiring a phone number or uploading an address book.
Anyone can run the open source Snikket server on a VPS or a device at home, choose the hosting jurisdiction and move the instance later. This listing covers that self-hosted route, not a promise about every independently operated Snikket server.
The server and apps are open source. Hosting the server is a separate cost.
Data and operations
Verified operational dependencies, shown separately from ownership and from the service's core data hosting.
Public website
Why this matters
Public DNS routes website visits through DigitalOcean. Visitor IP addresses and request metadata can reach this non-European provider; this does not identify the core service's data location.
Incoming business email
Why this matters
Published MX records route incoming business email through Fastmail. Correspondent details and message content can therefore enter this non-European provider's systems; MX does not reveal the configured storage region.
Group chat for teams and communities from the Netherlands
NetherlandsEU hostedFree planEU controlled
French messenger that works without a phone number
FranceFree plan
Encrypted messaging app from Switzerland
Switzerland
Free messaging app from Switzerland
Switzerland
Personal messenger from Germany
Germany
Business messenger from Germany
Germany