Dino vs Element Web
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 Element Web with
choose an app… Rocket.Chat Mattermost Zulip Tinode Spectrum Let's Chat BigBlueButton Mumble Matterbridge ejabberd The Lounge Dendrite Synapse Cinny WeeChat Ergo Converse.js Revolt irssi Openfire FluffyChat Tox Nheko Tuwunel La Suite - Meet Conduit Spacebar Nextcloud Talk ZNC Movim Twake Workplace mautrix-whatsapp MongooseIM gomuks Profanity InspIRCd Convos IRC Syphon Element Call KiwiIRC Dendrite Lite Bonfire Element X Fractal Maubot Mumble Web JSXC Hydrogen matrix-nio Continuwuity mautrix-signal CoyIM Gajim Miaou mautrix-discord SchildiChat Ketesa Synapse Admin jabberd2 Mjolnir 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 conduwuit Prosody
Feature Dino Element Web Category Matrix & XMPP Matrix & XMPP License GPL-3.0 AGPL-3.0 Language Vala TypeScript Setup difficulty Easy Easy Min. RAM 128 MB 128 MB Deployment binary, source docker, bare-metal, source GitHub stars ★ 2,472 ★ 13,353 First released 2017 2016 Replaces Skype, Slack Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams
Why pick each one
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 Dino or Element Web better? Neither is universally better. Element Web has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Dino and Element Web free and open-source? Yes. Dino is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Element Web under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Dino and Element Web with Docker? Dino: check the project docs for container support. Element Web: yes.