🆚 Viber vs. XMPP

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Instant messaging app
Instant messaging app

About

Viber is a free, cross-platform instant messaging and calling application owned by Rakuten.

It supports text, voice, and video messaging, one-on-one and group calls, end-to-end encryption by default, group chats with up to 250 participants, communities with unlimited members, disappearing messages, custom stickers and GIFs, and low-cost calls to phone numbers through Viber Out.

XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) is a set of open technologies for instant messaging, presence, multi-party chat, voice and video calls, and collaboration.

Headquarters

Tokyo, Japan
Parker, Colorado, United States

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️
Phone calls
World (unlimited mins)$5.99/month
USA (unlimited mins)$1.99/month
UK (100 mins)$1.99/month
Germany (100 mins)$1.99/month

Categories

Instant Messaging › Rank #8
Instant Messaging › Rank #24
Social Media › Rank #20

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Viber instant messaging app is 144 times more popular than XMPP.
Total websites

Market share

Instant Messaging

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Viber is more popular in Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus, while XMPP is more popular in Canada, Isle of Man, and Sweden.
Ukraine
Russia
Belarus
Greece
Serbia
Bulgaria
Moldova
Vietnam
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Philippines

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Viber is more popular than XMPP in all market segments.
Marketing/Merchandising
Online Shopping
Business
General News
Travel
Internet Services
Education/Reference
Health
Entertainment
Blogs/Wiki

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#1,715
#2,115
#2,397
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Name
Rank
#211,283
#230,067
#645,006
#677,926
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See also

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