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https://www.mirrorfly.com/chatActiveOpen-source

MirrorFly

MirrorFly is a real-time communication platform that provides chat, voice, and video APIs and SDKs for building secure, customizable messaging applications across web and mobile platforms.

Chennai
Build your own, Chat and messaging, Group communication tools
https://dashchat.orgActiveOpen-source

Dash Chat

Secure messaging that keeps working when the internet doesn't.

Chat and messaging, Circumvention tech, Digital security and privacy, Disaster response and humanitarian tech, Internet shutdowns, Mesh networks
https://www.birdy.chat/Active

BirdyChat

Connect with your professional network and stay focused.

Chat and messaging
https://haiket.com/Active

Haiket

Haiket offers eligible users across Europe the option to message people on WhatsApp directly as part of the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA).

Chat and messaging, Speech recognition
https://raia.africa/Active

RAIA Africa

RAIA is Kenya's Civic Intelligence Engine that translates dense state records into instant, verified answers via WhatsApp chat.

Nairobi
2026
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bots, Bureaucracy tech, Chat and messaging, Public records, Watchdogging and transparency, Watchdogging government
https://voca.city/decidim-chat-integrations-activepiecesActive

Decidim chat integrations

Scale participation with decidim chat integrations

Geneva, Switzerland
Chat and messaging, Civic platform interoperability, Engagement tech
https://cs.gov.tj/en/national-messenger-oriz-an-important-step-toward-tajikistans-digital-independence/Active

National Messenger ORIZ

National Messenger ORIZ

Tajikistan
Chat and messaging, Govtech, State-mandated apps
https://sancharsaathi.gov.in/Active

Sanchar Saathi

Messaging app owned by the Indian state, which is attempting to force mobile platforms to pre-install

India
Chat and messaging, Digital sovereignty, Govtech, State-mandated apps, Tech for Bad Hall of Shame
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.oneme.app&hl=en_USActive

MAX

Russia's state-controlled, unencrypted messaging (super)app.

Russia
Chat and messaging, Govtech, Identity, Tech for Bad Hall of Shame