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Mattermost vs Signal

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Mattermost

Communication & Collaboration

Channel-centric collaboration for secure workflows

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Signal

All industries

Speak Freely

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Signal has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Mattermost no prices are published for any of the three paid tiers (Professional, Enterprise, Enterprise Advanced); all require contacting sales; Signal signal must be installed on a phone before the desktop app can be used, so there is no phone-free desktop-only account

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Mattermost and Signal actually diverge.

Attributes where Mattermost and Signal differ
AttributeMattermostSignal
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquotefree
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebWindows, Macos, Linux, Ios, Android
CategoryCommunication & CollaborationAll industries
FoundedUnknown2010

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Mattermost

Nothing recorded that Signal does not also cover.

Only in Signal

  • End-to-end encryption
  • Disappearing messages
  • Screen security
  • Group chats
  • Voice calls
  • Video calls
  • File sharing
  • No data collection

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Mattermost

No use cases recorded yet. See the Mattermost review.

Signal

  • Private messagingnot Mattermost
  • Secure group communicationnot Mattermost
  • Confidential conversationsnot Mattermost
  • Journalism communicationnot Mattermost
  • Family messagingnot Mattermost

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Mattermost

  • No prices are published for any of the three paid tiers (Professional, Enterprise, Enterprise Advanced); all require contacting sales
  • Professional is capped at a maximum of 250 users, forcing a move to Enterprise for larger teams
  • Licenses are sold only as prepaid annual subscriptions, and organizations that exceed their licensed seat count must purchase additional seats on a prorated quarterly basis

Signal

  • Signal must be installed on a phone before the desktop app can be used, so there is no phone-free desktop-only account

Pricing, plan by plan

Mattermost

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Mattermost review.

Signal

Free
  • FreeFree
    • End-to-end encrypted messaging
    • Voice and video calls
    • Group chats

Which should you pick?

Choose Mattermost if

Nothing in the data separates Mattermost from Signal on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Mattermost review

Choose Signal if

  • You need end-to-end encryption.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Windows, Macos, Linux, Ios, Android.
  • You also want disappearing messages.
Signal review

Questions people ask

Is Mattermost or Signal better?
Neither clearly leads. Mattermost starts at On request and Signal at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Mattermost or Signal?
Signal has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Mattermost and Free for Signal.
Does Mattermost or Signal run on more platforms?
Mattermost runs on Web. Signal runs on Windows, Macos, Linux, Ios, Android.
Can I use Signal for free?
Yes. Signal has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Mattermost starts at On request.
What can Mattermost do that Signal cannot?
Signal covers End-to-end encryption, Disappearing messages, Screen security, Group chats.
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