Telegram ![Pachca](https://pachca.com/pachka-logo.svg) # Pachca: a Russian alternative to Telegram for business. > Looking to replace Telegram for work? Pachca is a Russian Telegram alternative with team management, threads and security built in. Источник: https://pachca.com/en/comparisons/telegram [Start for free](https://app.pachca.com/signup) More and more companies in Russia are looking for a Telegram alternative that meets security requirements and keeps their data confidential. Here's how a team chat app can fully replace Telegram, and where a purpose-built tool just does the job better. 1 ## One shared workspace ![One shared workspace in the Pachca team chat app](https://pachca.com/assets/comparisons/68665e04915751b771b3af2d_image 166.avif) All communication in Pachca happens in one shared workspace. Anyone on your team can join with an invite link, and no outsiders can get into your work chats. You can also message colleagues directly without adding them to your contacts. 2 ## Manage members in two clicks ![Managing members with tags](https://pachca.com/assets/comparisons/6501939fbd3dbd85afbff27b_Frame 379.avif) When someone new joins, Telegram makes you add them to every chat by hand. It takes time, and it's easy to miss a chat or add the wrong person. Same with new chats: you either add everyone manually or send out invite links. Pachca solves this with [tags](https://pachca.com/en/help-center/administration/tags-team-members) (like “marketing\_team”, “designers” and so on) for adding people to chats and setting up new ones. To add a new hire to every chat they need, just give them the right tags. Same when you create a chat: assign it a tag, and everyone with that tag is in. When someone leaves, you have to remove them from every Telegram chat manually and sort out ownership of any chats they created. In Pachca, one click removes them from the workspace, and they lose access to every chat and all sensitive information. By the way, you can also add and remove members and create chats in Pachca through the API. 3 ## Member directory ![Member admin in a Telegram alternative](https://pachca.com/assets/comparisons/64141c260ee69a577cad00ba_tablitsa.avif) [Pachca's admin tools](https://pachca.com/help-center/administration/user-management) live on a dedicated page with info about every member. You can see phone numbers, emails and other details (like birthdays), and every field is customizable. People can use this page to find each other and start a conversation, too. No more asking around for the contact info of “someone from the team next door.” 4 ## No more lost discussions ![Cross-chat threads in a business alternative to Telegram](https://pachca.com/assets/comparisons/63fd90ef9e3d34bdfeaa7399_Frame 14-p-1080.avif) In Telegram, discussions often get buried in the chat, and threads only work for members of that particular chat. To bring in a colleague who's not in the chat, you have to forward messages or start a new chat. Information ends up scattered across DMs or drowned in big group chats. Pachca has cross-chat [threads](https://pachca.com/en/blog/chto-takoe-skvoznye-tredy-i-kak-ih-ispolzovat): separate discussions under a message. They keep problem-solving in one place and your chat free of clutter. The key advantage is that threads are open to your whole team, not just the people in the chat. Just @mention the right colleague in a thread (this works in DMs too), and they get access to the conversation. No more spinning up new chats or forwarding messages. Everything stays in one place. 5 ## Fewer distractions, tighter security ![A secure workspace in a Telegram alternative](https://pachca.com/assets/comparisons/63fd9147d91d0d2cb6d90594_snimok-ekrana-2023-02-22-v-00.09-1.avif) Telegram stopped being just a messaging app long ago. It's a full-blown media platform. Alongside chats with friends, it's packed with channels for news, analysis, memes and everything else. That's dozens, if not hundreds, of notifications a day. A separate app for work helps you stay focused and tune out the noise. Those chats with friends hide another Telegram downside: there's always a risk of forwarding sensitive information to the wrong place. It's one thing if it lands with a friend, but what if it's a client? Just two careless clicks stand between confidential information and the outside world. With a separate app for work, that simply can't happen. 6 ## No risk of being blocked ![Telegram icon, a symbol of replacing your business messaging app](https://pachca.com/assets/comparisons/6866631db95187a4df113b7f_image 167.avif) Pachca is a Russian team chat app listed in the Russian Software Registry. We're also an accredited IT company, so we keep running smoothly even when access to foreign services is restricted. ## Replacing Telegram with Pachca: FAQ ### How do I move my chat history from Telegram to Pachca? Telegram import is available on any paid plan. [How to move your chats from Telegram](https://pachca.com/en/help-center/administration/import-telegram). ### How are Pachca tags different from regular Telegram groups? [Tags](https://pachca.com/en/help-center/administration/tags-team-members) are a powerful tool for managing your team in Pachca. Assign tags to a chat (like “marketing\_dept”), and everyone with those tags is added automatically. A new hire just needs the right tags to show up in every relevant chat. In Telegram, you have to do this by hand for each group. ### How do cross-chat threads work in Pachca? In Pachca, you can @mention any colleague in a [thread](https://pachca.com/en/blog/chto-takoe-skvoznye-tredy-i-kak-ih-ispolzovat) (a discussion under a message), even if they're not in the chat, and they'll get access to the conversation. That keeps the discussion in one place, with no new chats and no forwarded messages. Telegram doesn't have this: you either forward messages or add the person to the whole group. ### Can I use Pachca's API for automation? Yes. Pachca has an open API available on every plan, including the free one. Use it to automate adding people to chats, creating chats, managing members and much more. [Read the API docs](https://dev.pachca.com/). ### How does Pachca prevent accidental data leaks? In Pachca, all communication happens in one shared workspace, separate from your personal chats. That rules out accidentally forwarding confidential information to the wrong person, which can happen in Telegram, where work and personal chats live in the same app. You also get [active session management](https://pachca.com/help-center/administration/user-management), user activity logs, 2FA and integrations with SIEM and DLP systems. ### Could Pachca get blocked like other messaging apps? No. Pachca is a Russian team chat app listed in the Russian Software Registry. We're an accredited IT company, so unlike foreign team chat apps, we aren't exposed to sanctions risk. ### Stories from teams that switched from Telegram ![JVO](https://pachca.com/assets/cases/jvo-cover.avif) #### [JVO](https://pachca.com/en/blog/customers/jvo) How a fast-growing team migrated from Telegram to Pachca ![Palindrome](https://pachca.com/assets/cases/palindrome-cover.avif) #### [Palindrome](https://pachca.com/en/blog/customers/palindrome) How to quit Telegram and build a better communication culture ![Team chat app comparison table](https://pachca.com/65ddbf0dc5c0b345894020e8_Frame 4.avif) ### Compare team chat apps Get a detailed, feature-by-feature comparison of popular team chat apps ### Put Pachca to work. Invite your team and start chatting. It's free. [Start for free](https://app.pachca.com/signup)