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Conduit vs Spacebar

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 SP Spacebar Self-hostable, open-source Discord-compatible chat backend
FeatureConduitSpacebar
CategoryMatrix & XMPPChat & Communication
LicenseApache-2.0AGPL-3.0
LanguageRustTypeScript
Setup difficultyEasyHard
Min. RAM128 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdocker, binary, sourcedocker, source
GitHub stars★ 2,200★ 2,189
First released20202021
ReplacesSlack, DiscordDiscord

Why pick each one

Choose Conduit if…

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

Choose Spacebar if…

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (2.2k GitHub stars)
  • Written in TypeScript
Spacebar details

Frequently asked questions

Is Conduit or Spacebar better?

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

Are Conduit and Spacebar free and open-source?

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

Can I run Conduit and Spacebar with Docker?

Conduit: yes. Spacebar: yes.

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