Messenger

Messenger is the messaging and video calling service from Meta that connects to Facebook accounts. It is meant for keeping up with friends and family, and the vendor describes it as a place for everyday conversations, community building and self-expression through reactions, stickers and similar tools.

The site groups its pitch under themes such as being useful, social and expressive, and it points to privacy and safety information and a section for developers. Users sign in with their Facebook account, and the service can be reached from mobile apps and from the web at messenger.com.

Messenger is a free consumer service operated by Meta in the cloud. It is proprietary and cannot be self-hosted, and it is aimed at personal communication rather than structured team collaboration, though some small businesses also use it to talk to customers.