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Conduit vs Revolt

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 RE Revolt Open-source chat platform for communities
FeatureConduitRevolt
CategoryMatrix & XMPPTeam Chat
LicenseApache-2.0AGPL-3.0
LanguageRustRust
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM128 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdocker, binary, sourcedocker
GitHub stars★ 2,200★ 3,203
First released20202021
ReplacesSlack, DiscordDiscord

Why pick each one

Choose Conduit if…

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

Choose Revolt if…

  • Familiar Discord-like UX
  • Community-focused
  • Self-hostable
Revolt details

Frequently asked questions

Is Conduit or Revolt better?

Neither is universally better. Revolt has the larger community, while Conduit is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are Conduit and Revolt free and open-source?

Yes. Conduit is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Revolt under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Conduit and Revolt with Docker?

Conduit: yes. Revolt: yes.

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