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About Telegram
Telegram is a secure and fast messaging application for mobile and desktop devices.
Pros:
It's very easy to use and is very nice for the price point. We haven't had any problems so far, so that's good.
Cons:
The downside of this application, on the other hand, is that people who are not familiar with it or have not heard of it may experience some problems.
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Dushawn
Peer counselor in US
Mental Health Care, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
"Significance"
2 September 2025
New
I communicated through it but was really concerned about my Conversation getting leaked and maybe worse
Pros:
Nothing really. I just don’t know if it’s really private because it’s very costly to get hacked? And so many people don’t rebound.
Cons:
I’m in the same boat with knowing if it’s really secure and I won’t get hacked or get my account suspended
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Jessie
Management in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Food & Beverages, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
"Telegram review"
11 June 2025
My overall experience with telegram has been very pleasant and would recommend it.Helps me withy everyday tasks.
Pros:
I like that telegram helps me stay in contact with everyone and it's easy to use. I would recommend telegram to my friends and colleagues.
Cons:
What I like the least about telegram is that I can't seem to figure out how to keep my camera on. It needs to be held and can't set it down.
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Babatunde
SEO Marketer in Netherlands
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
"powerful for messaging but no spam control"
22 April 2025
Talk about a place where everything goes, including adult content, you dont want to tie that kind of app with your personal details.
Pros:
Don't get me wrong, telegram is a wonderful app in terms of API features for messaging bot creators and all and i really like the UI and he messaging system.
Cons:
This app is the den of scammers and i had to stop using it for a while to protect my sanity because most spammers also use it for their nefarious activities but sadly because its a decentralized app any one can build bot around it which are then used for the most rediculous spammy activititoes known to man.
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Dokiso
Financial Operator in Israel
Financial Services, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
"Interesting Telegram"
30 September 2024
Overall Telegram has been a new learning curb, its indeed a different app to that of whatsapp and other chat apps
Pros:
Search functionality is easy to use and finding groups that might assist for business searching and also news worthy
Cons:
The app might be too loose as, it may have a free for all aspect. Sometimes the search provides unnecessary groups.
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Ingy
Accountant in Egypt
Verified LinkedIn User
Logistics & Supply Chain, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
"Entertainment, easy app"
28 August 2024
One of best communication applications
You can chat and watch films
You can chat and watch films
Pros:
It's very easy
Also it saves contacts even if it deleted also you get notification if someone joined the Telegram
Cons:
When i download videos from telegram it very slow downloading it takes alot of time and after some time it got deleted
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Tiego
Official in South Africa
Broadcast Media, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1+ year
"Telegram review"
22 March 2024
Pros:
Telegram is like Facebook and whatsapp in one
Cons:
It has limited information when it comes to searching bar
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christian
vendedor in Peru
Telecommunications, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
"notas y opiniones faciles"
9 January 2024
muy buena porque se puede hacer entrevistas con personas de la empresa darles capacitacion y asi aumentar los conocimientos de los compañeros de trabajo para ganar mas dinero
Pros:
me ha gustado que es una aplicacion nueva y facil de usar se puede hacer entrevistas y chatear con personas de la misma empresa u otra empresa para dar capacitacion a los temas importantes
Cons:
no me ha gustado porque es los datos compartidos no me gustan porque se pueden enterar de las conversaciones con personas de la empresa personas desconocidas que no pertenecen a la empresa
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Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Graphic Design, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
"Melhor aplicativo de mensagens"
22 December 2023
Pros:
Eu amo a velocidade e segurança e a possibilidade de encontrar outras pessoas
Cons:
muito spam, e a possibilidade de usar extrator de grupo acaba facilitando o spam
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Elieude Maria
Social Marketing in Italy
Consumer Electronics, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
"Non ha crittografia"
8 November 2023
Uso quotidianamente per restare in contatto diretto con gruppi del mio interesse.
Pros:
I messaggi si autodistruggono, quindi salvaguarda la riservatezza.
Cons:
È meno sicura in confronto a altre messagistiche, per il fatto di non esse crittografata.
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Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
"Telegram Needs a Lot of Work to be an Elite Messenger App"
2 May 2019
It honestly feels like a task to open this software up each day and I always have all the negative aspects on the top of my mind every time because I feel Telegram doesn't really care about their users or they'd rebuild the entire software in a way that is visually appealing, easy to navigate, scam/spam free, extra features and with easy support and training. Right now the main reasons I use this software are because all my cryptocurrency family uses it and there's some vendors I work with. Other than that, it nearly gives me a panic attack opening this software daily.
Pros:
All my cryptocurrency members and family are using this app which is the main reason I started using it in the first place. It has good marketplace features. It has great privacy options and the ability to call users. I like creating groups and managing them within this app. Bots can help the business a lot and sometimes I do find legit vendors that are great to work with.
Cons:
There are many things this software needs to do to improve itself.
First, navigation is HORRIBLE!! It's so impossibly difficult to navigate through all the groups and personal chats to find relevant chats. Some of which were buried for weeks and I didn't even realize it. How about some sort of organizing feature? This alone NEEDS TO HAPPEN or I will look elsewhere for a better chatting software.
Second, there are sooooo many scams and fake accounts on this app that I seriously wonder how many people have lost money here or had their lives wrecked. I for one have already lost thousands of dollars in scams that I thought would be legit vendors. Turns out, they just shut down their account and start a new one...
Tried to contact support about this but... where is support? Shouldn't it be easy to get support help on this software, especially after they tried to raise $1B+ for cryptocurrency token? Comon... this should be the FIRST thing in any business.
Users, how can we determine who is fake and who isn't? Some of my groups have sooo many spam/scammers posting shill's that I literally had to hire someone to create a bot to ban the spammers for me.
And managing my own groups, I can only see so far down the list of who is in the group? Why can't I see everybody?? I want to contact each group member and it only shows a fraction of them.
It's not visually appealing or easy to navigate. It feels like a software built in the early 2000's to be honest.
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Sifiso
Online learning programs in South Africa
Primary/Secondary Education, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
"Telegram functionality"
24 November 2021
Pros:
The voice call and video conference are more effective in the functioning of Telegram because it makes live conversations with important people who stay far away from where I live.
Cons:
It's used by a plenty of scammers, who open groups and claim that they help people improve financially, and ask them to transfer money first and then after that they block them and proceed with scamming other new members in those groups.
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Özge
Social Worker in Türkiye
Verified LinkedIn User
Nonprofit Organization Management, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
"An ideal application for sending large files"
28 September 2022
Frankly, no matter how hard I try, it is not suitable for me to use it all the time. It is a place that I use more as a warehouse, such as searching for books, sharing files.
Pros:
In this application, I follow book sharing groups, various sharing groups. I make use of the posts there, and meanwhile, my number is not shared with them, which is very nice. Confidence in terms of confidentiality. At the same time, I do not experience a limit when sending large files. This is also an important feature.
Cons:
This app is less used by my friends. Since it is not an application that we are not familiar with, I do not have the urge to come all the time. My notifications are therefore turned off.
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Sechaba
C.E.O in South Africa
Retail, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
"Telegram and and easy, secure and effective way to communicate"
21 October 2021
The interface is easy to understand and navigate. I've been able to run my business and relay information swiftly without any interference. Overall I would recommend this app.
Pros:
Telegram offered me an easy way to communicate and correspond with my team and customers. It fitted right in with the style of my business and is a trusted and secure business for me to send classified information and share banking details, reference contact details and communicate in real-time. This is utterly essential for managing a business in today's world.
Cons:
Sometimes the app doesn't send me push notifications and I actually have to open the app and be on it to recieve messages. It also doesn't let you know if the person you're talking to is online which is a bummer but there is more positive about this network than negative which is why I use it.
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Harshada
Bim in India
Verified LinkedIn User
Architecture & Planning, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
"Best software for communication"
12 July 2022
Telegram software is totally hassle free it offers a wide range of stickers also GIF to use.due to that makes communication easy with fun. I like telegram feature that can permit you to record a video message to send to chat. It has large limit for group which is best for company user to collect all customers in one place. Hence i always recommend to my friend and relatives.
Pros:
Excellent features.
Work great on all device or machines.
Having lot of beat features for community management
Easy to use best for company and personal also.
Cons:
It will make better if something improvement in user interface due to it looks more attractive and sometimes it continues notification to much annoying.
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Nasko
COO in US
Food Production, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
"Telegram Will Take You Getting Used to It"
24 January 2022
Overall satisfied but I will continue to use Telegram as an additional option for instant chats and not as my main platform.
Pros:
Telegram is fairly easy to use and I like the notifications when one of my contacts joins Telegram.
Cons:
Its overall visuals and UI could be made a little more user friendly.
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Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
"A great app but needs some serious work"
3 May 2022
I use Telegram for educational purposes. Like sending notes, uploading PDFs of books, giving MCQs right inside of the app within the comfort of your home. I think it's a great app if it considers some serious bug fixture.
Pros:
For someone who uses it multiple times a week for educational purposes, I think Telegram is pretty great. One of the things that stands out the most is the 'no number' feature; you can have hundreds of people in your class/program added to the same group without having to share their number unwillingly. It just filters out all the spam and unnecessarily harassing messages you'd otherwise get on your number. The second thing that I really like about this software is the fact that you can upload whole PDFs of books and find it later on in the group chat. They're very easy to search for, and you can given MCQs and stuff right inside the app.
Cons:
The one thing I hate about Telegram is the absolutely pathetic video calling quality. You cannot do that without ripping your hair out. The tech team really needs to step up their game if they want to beat their competitors.
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Jibin
Automation Engineer in India
Information Technology & Services, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
"Now Communication and data transferring can be done in one place securely"
4 October 2022
Earlier transferring of large files was a difficult task, but with telegram we can easily transfer large files alone with chatting and calling facilities.
Pros:
Telegram allows to search for people with unique user id. It also supports audio and video calling facilities with good quality. Alone with chatting we can also send audio messages and share files easily. It uses SSL security that makes our communication more secure.
Cons:
I didn't find anything to dislike about this. And also I highly recommend this applications to others who are looking for a tool that supports both communication and transfer of large files. Telegram supports transfer of large files up to 1.5 gb. That is one of the best feature.
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Sidharth
Implementation Manager in India
Staffing & Recruiting, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
"Interactive app for Team communication"
30 June 2022
Till date my experience has been satisfactory, for my professional task I shifted from whatsapp to telegram because I can search for target groups and join them, every app has some pros n cons but at user level my overall experience is good.
Pros:
You can add any number of participants in Team groups, that what makes it different from other chat apps, communications is easy, creating a group is easy with contacts, search options works amazing and can connect with target work groups globally.
Cons:
The look and feel, customization should be there, only two themes are there dark and light. security is enabled but too many spam groups are there, at time it become tough to understand which one is the safest one. Chances of hacking is there, I saved few messages in past but 2-3 months back after an update I am unable to view those messages, also after update app it was working bit crazy, no code was been send, had to switch off my device and then it worked fine.
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Bame
healthcare assistant in Botswana
Hospital & Health Care, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
"great app to connect fast for business"
31 October 2022
This App has allowed me to connect fast with my clients because it tells me when they are online. allows me to easily locate clients near my area incase I need to do deliveries.
Pros:
It is very fast for me to excess clients allows me to know people near meI can make free audio calls
Cons:
Does not allow me to share my business stories on my status, where all my different clients can see at once.its functionality is determined by how good my network is.
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Renoldo
Customer service agent in Jamaica
Telecommunications, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
"How good is Telegram compared to more well known long-standing communication software"
24 June 2021
Overall it’s an ok software to use as a professional but could be looked at as a slight variant of WhatsApp of which has a much larger number of users with feature making it more personable
Pros:
I’ve used telegram for a fair amount of time and mostly for business purposes at that , while it’s never been my go to app for communication it’s served a very significant role in the efficiency of sending and receiving files videos and communicating with a large number of people with less data usage.When not using an email telegram is your fastest way to get your files out there quickly and in a user friendly way that doesn’t require you to be tech savvy.
It also doesn’t limit your functionality with the app over time like other major software used for communication nor does it require as much information.
It’s a lot more professional compared to WhatsApp, while it’s created for a similar reason the features are more geared towards professional use, one could create a community with people all over the world share information ideas and important issues.
Cons:
Issues of security, while it does allow for a very wide variety of use because it can be so open your devices could be susceptible to malware especially if your participate in large groups with people you don’t know
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matthew
VP C4C in Canada
Computer Networking, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
"No customer service period"
4 March 2023
Pretty scammy. Don't protect the innocent.But protect and harbour criminals.
Pros:
It functions as intended. you can message people
Cons:
Easy to get perminently and wrongfully banned. I am banned right now. No customer support to fix. They allow scam pages/rooms to steal money dispite all my complaints.They allow scammers to close accounts and make new onces continuing their scams on new vicytims. I have lost THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS from scammers on TG!!
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Shaunak
Cloud & Insfrastructure Engineer in India
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
"Nothing can be more anonymous than being on Telegram"
15 October 2021
My experience with Telegram was very fruitful as it has more functionality for portfolio management as compared to other social media.
I have not faced any downtime in the service unlike FB.
I have not faced any downtime in the service unlike FB.
Pros:
There is a list of feature which is only found in Telegram in its segment:
- Disappearing Chat (based on timely settings)
- Unlimited file size sending capacity where others don't allow more than 99mbs.
- Channels to use broadcast for true business purpose file sharing and media with privacy
- Beautiful Stickers that are in-built and no 3-rd party to avoid the privacy breach
Cons:
Cons are not that big, all about Telegram is very cool
There are too many glitches with web.telegram.org (web version of telegram app) not opening.
Reply gesture while in chat is reverse to that of WhatsApp, it makes it unusual for new users
AND BIGGEST CON - No Dark Mode support yet, Please bring it soon.
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Edward
Sales And Marketing Specialist in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
"Telegram the best messaging application."
31 August 2019
It has been very useful, I use it daily because I really liked it, it has no comparison with other applications, since its interface is very good and flexible, and everything is based on the cloud, something that others do not have.
Pros:
Telegram is one of the best instant messaging applications, the good thing is that everything is in the cloud, and guarantees to keep the data safe and without risk of losing it as in other similar applications, it has some unique features, such as channels, bots, secret chat , groups and much more.
Telegram channels where one can subscribe and be aware of any information, it works very well, bots that are integrated into groups or can be created by oneself in a simple way, with some integrated commands that are very fun and controlled to fulfill Your goals, I am in several groups and I really love to share with colleagues or friends using this great application.
Cons:
Sometimes it is a bit slow, since it requires having a good Internet connection to work well, since I have seen that when I enter the application, it says that it connects and takes a few minutes to update, they should optimize it a bit and add new functions To make it work much better.
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Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
"The best altenative for whatsup"
9 October 2022
Telegram help you can post any files with more than one gb
Pros:
Can do litery everything producing good quality photos with edit camera
Cons:
Emojis are too big and overcooked sometimes are not good to be used
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Olayemi
Team Lead in Nigeria
Verified LinkedIn User
Civic & Social Organization, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
"Telegram Review"
16 December 2021
It's an amazing app
Pros:
I love the fact that I can have a large number of people in a group and all messages from inception can be seen by group members instead of having to start all over again when new group members join
Cons:
There are so many scammers on the platform even though they always tag those groups as scams and they do not have an avenue to display status
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