💬 Free and OpenSource Self-Hosted Discord Alternatives

There are many great free and open-source alternatives to closed-source and/or paid chat platforms like Discord. This project aims to track and compare the feature set between the many different options with a focus on free open-source chat platforms.

⚠️ Disclaimer: This repository displays both objective and subjective measures of feature quality. The owner of this repository reserves the right to make changes to any pull request.

Vote Information: All feature ratings for now are done manually by the repo owner, if you think there are some error open an issue with the reasoning. In the future, ratings will be determined by community median values. See features.md for detailed information on how votes are assigned for each category.

⚖️ Comparison

✅ = Feature exists and works well
🚧 = Feature exists but may be incomplete or needs improvement
❌ = Feature does not yet exist
Tip: Hover over emoji for additional information (🔗 link to related issue, 🔑 demo credentials, etc)

Feature	Sharkord	Spacebar	Sunburn	DCTS	Haven	Element
Logo
Github Stars
Contributors
Last Commit
Source Language
License
Demo	✅	✅	❌	✅	❌	✅
Freeness	🔟	🔟	🔟	🔟	🔟	7️⃣
Ease of Setup	9️⃣	5️⃣	3️⃣	8️⃣	9️⃣	4️⃣
Web App	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Desktop App	❌	❌	❌	✅	❌	✅
Android App	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅
iOS App	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅
Voice Chat	✅	🚧	✅	✅	✅	✅
Video Chat	✅	🚧	✅	❌	❌	✅
Screensharing	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅
Screensharing Audio	✅	❌	✅	✅	❌	✅
File Sharing	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Channels/Rooms	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
User Roles/Permissions	✅	🚧	✅	✅	✅	✅
Encryption	4️⃣	4️⃣	4️⃣	7️⃣	7️⃣	🔟
Authentication Providers	❌	❌	🚧	❌	❌	✅
Plugins	🚧	✅	❌	✅	❌	✅
Translation	❌	🚧	❌	❌	❌	✅
Stability	🚧	🚧	🚧	🚧	✅	✅

Note: This list is by no means comprehensive and is provided on a best efforts basis. No guarantees are made to its accuracy or completeness. If you see an error or inaccuracy, please report it and contribute a fix if you can!

👋 Original format creator

Check out the original project that inspired this format:

📸 foss_photo_libraries

🤝 Contributing

Please contribute additions and corrections! Please refer to CONTRIBUTE.md for details.

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