🆚 WhatsApp vs. XMPP

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Instant messaging app
Instant messaging app

About

WhatsApp is an instant messaging and Voice over IP (VoIP) service owned by Meta.

It allows users to send text and voice messages, share photos, videos, documents, and locations, make voice and video calls including group calls, supports end-to-end encryption, and provides a Business API for large-scale messaging and automation.

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

Menlo Park, California, United States
Parker, Colorado, United States

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️
WhatsApp Business, US rate per conversation
Free version ✔️1,000 free service conversations/month
Marketing$0.025
Authentication$0.0135
Utility$0.004
Service$0

Categories

Instant Messaging › Rank #1
Instant Messaging › Rank #24
Social Media › Rank #5

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The WhatsApp instant messaging app is 2,322 times more popular than XMPP.
Total websites

Market share

Instant Messaging

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

WhatsApp is more popular than XMPP in all countries.
Brazil
India
Russia
Spain
Turkey
Indonesia
Italy
Thailand
Argentina
Iran

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

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

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
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Rank
#211,283
#230,067
#645,006
#677,926
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See also

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