Element Web vs Mumble
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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Compare Element Web with
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Compare Mumble with
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Feature Element Web Mumble Category Matrix & XMPP Chat & Communication License AGPL-3.0 BSD-3-Clause Language TypeScript C++ Setup difficulty Easy Easy Min. RAM 128 MB 128 MB Deployment docker, bare-metal, source docker, bare-metal, binary GitHub stars ★ 13,353 ★ 8,175 First released 2016 2005 Replaces Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams Discord, TeamSpeak, Ventrilo
Why pick each one
Choose Mumble if… Excellent voice quality Tiny resource footprint Mumble details
Frequently asked questions Is Element Web or Mumble 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 Element Web and Mumble free and open-source? Yes. Element Web is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Mumble under BSD-3-Clause. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Element Web and Mumble with Docker? Element Web: yes. Mumble: yes.