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Toxic vs Jangouts

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted apps from related categories — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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TO Toxic Terminal-based client for the Tox messaging network VS JA Jangouts Videoconferencing based on WebRTC and Janus Gateway with an UI
FeatureToxicJangouts
CategoryChat & CommunicationVideo Conferencing
LicenseGPL-3.0MIT
LanguageCJavaScript
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM64 MB50 MB
Deploymentbare-metal, sourcebare-metal
GitHub stars★ 1,301★ 444
First released20142025
ReplacesSkype, WhatsAppGoogle Hangouts, Skype

Why pick each one

Choose Toxic if…

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • Active community (1.3k GitHub stars)
  • Written in C
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 64 MB RAM
Toxic details

Choose Jangouts if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Written in JavaScript
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 50 MB RAM
Jangouts details

Frequently asked questions

Is Toxic or Jangouts better?

Neither is universally better. Toxic has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Toxic and Jangouts free and open-source?

Yes. Toxic is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Jangouts under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Toxic and Jangouts with Docker?

Toxic: check the project docs for container support. Jangouts: check the project docs for container support.

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