Dino vs FluffyChat
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 Dino with
choose an app… Rocket.Chat Mattermost Zulip Tinode Element Web Let's Chat Matterbridge ejabberd The Lounge Dendrite qTox Synapse Cinny WeeChat Ergo Converse.js irssi Openfire Tox Nheko Tuwunel Conduit Nextcloud Talk ZNC Movim Peer-calls mautrix-whatsapp MongooseIM gomuks Profanity Toxic Convos IRC Syphon Element Call Dendrite Lite Element X Fractal Maubot JSXC Hydrogen matrix-nio Continuwuity mautrix-signal CoyIM Spark IM Gajim Linphone mautrix-discord SchildiChat Ketesa Synapse Admin Jangouts jabberd2 Mjolnir Jami Server Bridge 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 Jami conduwuit Prosody
Compare FluffyChat with
choose an app… SimpleX Chat Tinode Element Web Berty ejabberd Dendrite qTox Synapse Cinny Converse.js Openfire Quicksy Bridge Nheko Tuwunel Conduit ZNC Movim mautrix-whatsapp MongooseIM gomuks Profanity Toxic Convos IRC Syphon Element Call Dendrite Lite Delta Chat Element X Fractal Maubot Briar JSXC Hydrogen matrix-nio Continuwuity mautrix-signal CoyIM Gajim Session mautrix-discord Chatmail Chatmail Relay SchildiChat Ketesa Synapse Admin jabberd2 Mjolnir Snikket Construct Tigase XMPP Server Pantalaimon Sliding Sync Proxy matrix-appservice-slack Coqui Chat Synapse-MAS Wesh Network 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 FluffyChat Category Matrix & XMPP Matrix & XMPP License GPL-3.0 AGPL-3.0 Language Vala Dart Setup difficulty Easy Easy Min. RAM 128 MB 64 MB Deployment binary, source bare-metal, source GitHub stars ★ 2,472 ★ 3,039 First released 2017 2019 Replaces Skype, Slack WhatsApp, Telegram
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 Choose FluffyChat if… Released under the AGPL-3.0 license Easy to set up — beginner-friendly Active community (3k GitHub stars) Written in Dart FluffyChat details
Frequently asked questions Is Dino or FluffyChat better? Neither is universally better. FluffyChat has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Dino and FluffyChat free and open-source? Yes. Dino is licensed under GPL-3.0 and FluffyChat under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Dino and FluffyChat with Docker? Dino: check the project docs for container support. FluffyChat: check the project docs for container support.