Signal Open Source Messenger vs. SnapComms

Signal is great for high-security applications where privacy is a concern, perhaps because of the sensitive nature of the materials being communicated. For instance, if you are sending sensitive information about a film that hasn't been released yet, and you want to make sure that paparazzi and fans don't get access to spoiler information, Signal is a great way to communicate.

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If you need to communicate urgent or timely messages to a specific group is users or computers, then SnapComms is ideal. It is perhaps not so useful to use it as a training delivery tool, but you can use it to send out newsletters or messages that contain a link to a training source.

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• Encryption end to end
• Audio quality
• Ability to permanently delete messages and history

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• Clear and direct messaging
• Groups and targets users
• Small footprint on PCs

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• Backup functionality on iOS devices
• Sometimes messages can be delayed

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• Auto update of the client silently
• Better data capture for statistics
• One-time licensing

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I've never contacted support but I see that they are on the ball for bug fixes, highly communicative in release notes, and continually releasing updates to Signal that address common user complaints. Given how responsive the development team is, and how they are continually improving Signal, I think their support is top notch.

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Signal is far and away better and more feature-rich. Skype is no longer the app it used to be before Microsoft acquired it, and WhatsApp, while trying to be much like Signal with claims, has too many features that lead to a sense of insecurity as it's too widely used and used for too many things.

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• Communication is crucial to accomplishing our mission
• Cost of similar commercial apps could be very prohibitive

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• Positive reduction of phone contacts with Retail estate
• Positive view on target audience
• Positive improvement via the statistics provided by the tool

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