Telegram vs Miranda NG

Struggling to choose between Telegram and Miranda NG? Both products offer unique advantages, making it a tough decision.

Telegram is a Social & Communications solution with tags like messaging, encrypted, cloudbased, voice-over-ip.

It boasts features such as End-to-end encrypted chats and calls, Cloud-based messaging, Cross-platform availability, File sharing, Group chats with up to 200,000 members, Bots and channels and pros including Strong encryption, Fast and reliable, Free and open source, Minimal data collection, Customizable with chat bots and channels.

On the other hand, Miranda NG is a Social & Communications product tagged with open-source, multiprotocol, instant-messaging, windows, miranda-im, icq, jabber, irc, msn, aim, yahoo.

Its standout features include Multi-protocol support (ICQ, Jabber, IRC, MSN, AIM, etc), Plugin architecture for extensibility, Customizable interface with skins, Tabbed conversations, File transfers, Encryption support, Unicode support, and it shines with pros like Open source and free, Lightweight and fast, Supports many popular chat protocols, Highly customizable and extensible, Active development community.

Feature	Telegram	Miranda NG
Overall Score	N/A	N/A
Primary Category	Social & Communications	Social & Communications

Product Overview

Telegram

Description: Telegram is a cloud-based instant messaging and voice over IP service. It offers end-to-end encrypted video calling, file sharing, and several other features. Telegram clients exist for both mobile and desktop systems.

Miranda NG

Description: Miranda NG is an open source, multi-protocol instant messaging client for Windows. It is a continuation of the original Miranda IM client, with added features and improvements. Miranda NG supports popular chat protocols like ICQ, Jabber, IRC, MSN, AIM, Yahoo and more.

Key Features Comparison

Telegram Features

• End-to-end encrypted chats and calls
• Cloud-based messaging
• Cross-platform availability
• File sharing
• Group chats with up to 200,000 members
• Bots and channels

Miranda NG Features

• Multi-protocol support (ICQ, Jabber, IRC, MSN, AIM, etc)
• Plugin architecture for extensibility
• Customizable interface with skins
• Tabbed conversations
• File transfers
• Encryption support
• Unicode support

Pros & Cons Analysis

Telegram

Pros

• Strong encryption
• Fast and reliable
• Free and open source
• Minimal data collection
• Customizable with chat bots and channels

Cons

• No native video calling
• Some usability issues
• Spam bots can be a problem
• Not as popular in some countries as WhatsApp

Miranda NG

Pros

• Open source and free
• Lightweight and fast
• Supports many popular chat protocols
• Highly customizable and extensible
• Active development community

Cons

• Limited native features compared to proprietary clients
• Steep learning curve for new users
• No mobile or web client
• Some protocols not as fully featured as first party clients

Pricing Comparison

Telegram

• Free

Miranda NG

• Open Source