Dino vs Tinode
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
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Compare Tinode with
choose an app… Rocket.Chat Mattermost Zulip SimpleX Chat Element Web Let's Chat Berty Matterbridge ejabberd The Lounge Dendrite qTox Synapse Cinny WeeChat Ergo Converse.js irssi Openfire FluffyChat Quicksy Bridge Nheko Tuwunel Conduit Nextcloud Talk 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 Tinode Category Matrix & XMPP Matrix & XMPP License GPL-3.0 GPL-3.0 Language Vala Go Setup difficulty Easy Medium Min. RAM 128 MB 256 MB Deployment binary, source docker, binary GitHub stars ★ 2,472 ★ 13,452 First released 2017 2016 Replaces Skype, Slack WhatsApp, Slack
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 Tinode if… Good developer foundation Multiple clients Lightweight Tinode details
Frequently asked questions Is Dino or Tinode better? Neither is universally better. Tinode has the larger community, while Dino is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.
Are Dino and Tinode free and open-source? Yes. Dino is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Tinode under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Dino and Tinode with Docker? Dino: check the project docs for container support. Tinode: yes.