Showdown!

Signal, Session, SimpleX, Matrix, XMPP, Briar

Who is the...

Most adopted by everyday people:

Signal

Most adopted on darkweb:

XMPP

Most adopted by corporations:

Matrix

Most adopted by militaries:

XMPP

Least Censored for individuals:

Session

Least Censored against platform level bans:

Briar

Most likely to confuse criminal courtrooms:

SimpleX

Best for Journalists:

Session

(due to first contact metadata)

Best for political revolution:

Briar

Most vulnerable to psychological phising:

SimpleX

Most vulnerable to metadata attacks:

Signal

Most vulnerable to backdoor updates:

Signal

Most device-to-device sync issues:

Matrix

Least device-to-device sync issues:

Signal

Most audited:

XMPP

Most centralized network:

Signal

Most decentralized network:

Briar

Most decentralized development:

XMPP

Most misunderstood & untapped potential:

Session

Most likely to grow:

SimpleX

(due to corporate APIs)

My personal favorites:

Session for censorship

SimpleX to hide

XMPP for strangers/friends

Signal for family

(Because good luck getting your grandma on Briar)

Ask me in the comments any new categories or dispute!