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Conduit vs Miaou

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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CO Conduit Simple, fast and reliable Matrix homeserver in Rust VS MI Miaou Self-hosted multi-room chat with markdown and code blocks
FeatureConduitMiaou
CategoryMatrix & XMPPChat & Communication
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
LanguageRustJavaScript
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM128 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, binary, sourcebare-metal, source
GitHub stars★ 2,200★ 553
First released20202014
ReplacesSlack, DiscordDiscord, Slack

Why pick each one

Choose Conduit if…

  • Extremely easy to deploy
  • Runs on a Raspberry Pi
Conduit details

Choose Miaou if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Written in JavaScript
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM
Miaou details

Frequently asked questions

Is Conduit or Miaou better?

Conduit is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Miaou if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Conduit and Miaou free and open-source?

Yes. Conduit is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Miaou under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Conduit and Miaou with Docker?

Conduit: yes. Miaou: check the project docs for container support.

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