Ergo vs Dendrite
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 Ergo with
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Compare Dendrite with
choose an app… Rocket.Chat Mattermost Zulip Tinode Element Web Spectrum Let's Chat Mumble Matterbridge ejabberd The Lounge Synapse Cinny WeeChat Converse.js Revolt irssi Openfire FluffyChat Tox Dino Nheko Tuwunel Conduit Spacebar Nextcloud Talk ZNC Movim 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 Ergo Dendrite Category Chat & Communication Matrix & XMPP License MIT Apache-2.0 Language Go Go Setup difficulty Medium Medium Min. RAM 64 MB 512 MB Deployment docker, binary, source docker, binary, source GitHub stars ★ 3,288 ★ 5,632 First released 2016 2017 Replaces Slack, Discord Slack, Discord
Why pick each one
Choose Ergo if… No external services needed Easy to run Ergo details Choose Dendrite if… Much lighter than Synapse Active development by Matrix.org Dendrite details
Frequently asked questions Is Ergo or Dendrite better? Neither is universally better. Dendrite has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Ergo and Dendrite free and open-source? Yes. Ergo is licensed under MIT and Dendrite under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Ergo and Dendrite with Docker? Ergo: yes. Dendrite: yes.