Ginlo

Fully encrypted messenger made and hosted in Germany

About Ginlo

Ginlo is a secure messenger from Germany that encrypts chats and video calls end to end and also encrypts data stored on devices and servers. A free private edition covers personal messaging, while Ginlo Business adds a management cockpit and administration for companies, medical practices, law firms and public authorities under GDPR.

Ginlo website preview

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Ginlo: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Free tier available — you can start without paying (freemium model).
Covers messenger, encrypted, gdpr, business chat — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

The full feature set sits behind a paid plan — check which limits the free tier carries on the official site before committing.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 619 tools in the Communication & Collaboration category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

Ginlo pricing

Pricing model	Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.
Free access	Yes — free tier, paid upgrades available
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	ginlo.net

Ginlo key facts

Category: Communication & Collaboration
Pricing: Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.
Focus areas: messenger, encrypted, gdpr, business chat
Official site: ginlo.net

Ginlo FAQ

How much does Ginlo cost?

Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (ginlo.net).

What is Ginlo used for?

Fully encrypted messenger made and hosted in Germany Its focus areas in the Communication & Collaboration category: messenger, encrypted, gdpr, business chat.

Where can I try Ginlo?

On its official site, ginlo.net — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

Ginlo vs alternatives

	Ginlo	Status	Arattai	Chitchatter
Pricing	Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas	messenger, encrypted, gdpr, business chat	messenger, web3, encrypted, open source, wallet	messaging, video calls, voice calls, encrypted	chat, peer to peer, webrtc, encrypted
Official site	ginlo.net	status.app	arattai.in	chitchatter.im
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the Communication & Collaboration category

Chat, video meetings, and messaging apps that keep teams connected. The Communication & Collaboration category on Tools Hub currently lists 619 tools. Alongside Ginlo, it includes JusTalk, FreeConference, Pegasus Mail, MiroTalk.

FreemiumCommunication & Collaborationmessengerencryptedgdprbusiness-chat

Alternatives to Ginlo

Tools in the same Communication & Collaboration category that share focus areas with Ginlo — worth comparing before you commit:

Communication & Collaboration

Status

Open-source messenger, communities and Web3 wallet provided for free

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Communication & Collaboration

Arattai

Free chat and calling app by Zoho with end-to-end encrypted calls

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Chitchatter

Peer-to-peer, serverless, ephemeral chat that is end-to-end encrypted

Freechatpeer-to-peerwebrtcencrypted

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Cinny

Elegant open-source Matrix client for web and desktop

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FluffyChat

Free open-source Matrix messenger for mobile, desktop and web

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Communication & Collaboration

MobileMonkey

Omnichannel chat marketing and customer messaging

Freemiumchat-marketingomnichatsalesmessenger

More in Communication & Collaboration

Comparing tools in the Communication & Collaboration category? These related listings are worth a look: JusTalk — Free video chat, voice calls and messaging app; FreeConference — Free conference calling with video meetings and screen sharing; Pegasus Mail — Free Windows email client in continuous development since 1990.