Compare Salut à Toi and Jami on pricing, features, platforms, and ratings — both Team Chat tools, Free and open source, no cost vs Free pricing to decide…
At a Glance
Salut à Toi
Jami
Primary category
Team Chat
Team Chat
Rating
Not documented
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Pricing model
Free and open source, no cost
Free
Starting price
Free
Free
Free plan
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Free trial
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Platforms
Web, Android
iOS, Android, Mac, Windows
Team collaboration
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AI features
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Public API
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Yes
Pricing Compared
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
Salut à Toi
Open Source — Free N/A
Jami
Free — Free N/A
Pros & Cons
Salut à Toi
Pros
Fully free, open-source, and federated, with no vendor lock-in or subscription cost
Unusually broad feature set for an XMPP client, spanning messaging, blogging, calls, and file sharing in one platform
Multi-frontend design lets the same account be used from desktop, web, command-line, or mobile-style interfaces
Backed by NLnet and NGI funding, supporting continued development of privacy features
Cons
Long, largely solo-led development history means a smaller contributor base than major messaging platforms
Smaller user base than mainstream chat apps, so network effects and contact discovery are limited
Documentation and interface are primarily oriented toward technically comfortable users
Now branded as Libervia, which can cause confusion for people searching under the older Salut à Toi name
Jami
Pros
Completely free with no ads, limits, or paid tiers
True peer-to-peer design means no company holds message content
Backed by the Free Software Foundation as an official GNU package
Works across all major desktop and mobile platforms
Can operate entirely offline over a local network
Cons
Smaller user base than mainstream messengers like Signal or WhatsApp makes adoption harder
Peer-to-peer calls can be less reliable than server-relayed calls behind restrictive NATs or firewalls
Interface and onboarding are less polished than commercial competitors
Group features and conferencing are less battle-tested at large scale
No official enterprise support contracts beyond community and Savoir-faire Linux consulting
Use Cases
Salut à Toi
Federated Personal Messaging — Privacy-conscious individuals use Salut à Toi/Libervia as their primary XMPP client for encrypted one-to-one and group messaging without depending on a centralized provider.
Combined Blogging and Chat — Users who want to publish blog or microblog posts and chat from the same federated identity use its integrated PubSub-based blogging features.
Cross-Network Bridging — Technical users bridge XMPP conversations to IRC, email, or ActivityPub-based networks to consolidate communication in one client.
Jami
Private peer-to-peer team communication — Privacy-conscious organizations use Jami for internal messaging and calls that never transit a third-party server.
SIP-compatible calling — Users connect Jami to existing SIP telephony infrastructure for interoperable voice calling alongside peer-to-peer contacts.
Offline local-network messaging — Teams or households on the same local network use Jami to message and call without needing internet access.