Cinny vs Dino
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted matrix & xmpp options
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Compare Cinny with
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Compare Dino with
choose an app… Rocket.Chat Mattermost Zulip Tinode Element Web Let's Chat Matterbridge ejabberd The Lounge Dendrite qTox Synapse WeeChat Ergo Converse.js irssi Openfire FluffyChat Tox Nheko Tuwunel Conduit Nextcloud Talk ZNC Movim Peer-calls mautrix-whatsapp MongooseIM gomuks Profanity Toxic Convos IRC Syphon Element Call Dendrite Lite Element X Fractal Maubot JSXC Hydrogen matrix-nio Continuwuity mautrix-signal CoyIM Spark IM Gajim Linphone mautrix-discord SchildiChat Ketesa Synapse Admin Jangouts jabberd2 Mjolnir Jami Server Bridge Construct Tigase XMPP Server Pantalaimon Sliding Sync Proxy matrix-appservice-slack Coqui Chat Synapse-MAS aioxmpp Poezio Slidge Sygnal Metronome IM matrix-corporal PeerTube Plugin LiveChat Commet go-sendxmpp Simple-Matrix-Bot-Lib Monocles Chat Openfire Pade Plugin Prose Jami conduwuit Prosody
Feature Cinny Dino Category Matrix & XMPP Matrix & XMPP License AGPL-3.0 GPL-3.0 Language TypeScript Vala Setup difficulty Easy Easy Min. RAM 64 MB 128 MB Deployment docker, bare-metal, source binary, source GitHub stars ★ 3,826 ★ 2,472 First released 2021 2017 Replaces Slack, Discord Skype, Slack
Why pick each one
Choose Cinny if… Lightweight to host Attractive interface Cinny details Choose Dino if… Released under the GPL-3.0 license Easy to set up — beginner-friendly Active community (2.5k GitHub stars) Written in Vala Dino details
Frequently asked questions Is Cinny or Dino better? Neither is universally better. Cinny has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Cinny and Dino free and open-source? Yes. Cinny is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Dino under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Cinny and Dino with Docker? Cinny: yes. Dino: check the project docs for container support.