🆚 Matrix vs. Zalo

Type

Instant messaging app
Instant messaging app

About

Matrix is a set of open APIs for open-federated Instant Messaging (IM), Voice over IP (VoIP) and Internet of Things (IoT) communication.

Zalo is a Vietnamese mobile instant messenger and social media service.

It provides text messaging with images, voice and video calls, status posts, and file sharing, friend discovery by phone number or QR code, reminders and group chats, and integrates mobile payments via ZaloPay and business tools like Official Accounts and Mini Apps.

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️
Free version ✔️ Basic
Advanced 99,000 VND/month
Premium 399,000 VND/month

Categories

Instant Messaging › Rank #16
Instant Messaging › Rank #8

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Zalo instant messaging app is 16 times more popular than Matrix.
Total websites

Market share

Instant Messaging

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Zalo is more popular in Vietnam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Singapore, while Matrix is more popular in Germany, the United States, and France.
Vietnam
U.S. Virgin Islands
Germany
United States
Singapore
France
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Finland
Canada

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Zalo is more popular among sites focused on online shopping, business, and education and reference, while Matrix is more commonly used on software and hardware, technical, business forums, and technical information sites.
Online Shopping
Business
Education/Reference
Internet Services
Software/Hardware
General News
Blogs/Wiki
Travel
Marketing/Merchandising
Real Estate

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#5,480
#13,779
#24,540
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Name
Rank
#1,339
#3,212
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See also

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