Fractal 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 Fractal with
choose an app… Tinode Element Web Spectrum ejabberd Dendrite Synapse Cinny Ergo Converse.js Revolt Openfire FluffyChat Tox Dino Nheko Tuwunel Conduit Spacebar ZNC Movim mautrix-whatsapp MongooseIM gomuks Profanity InspIRCd Convos IRC Syphon Element Call KiwiIRC Dendrite Lite Bonfire Element X Maubot Mumble Web Continuwuity Miaou
Compare Mumble with
choose an app… Plane Chatwoot Focalboard Super Productivity Wekan SimpleX Chat Etherpad OpenProject Habitica Self-Hosted Element Web Planka Leantime Spectrum Centrifugo Screego Typebot git-bug Kanboard Berty Kaneo The Lounge Papercups Taskwarrior Zammad WorkAdventure Dendrite Soketi Remark42 Isso FreeSWITCH qTox MiroTalk Synapse Ferdium FreeScout Telegram Bot API Server Rustpad Cinny Asterisk WeeChat Ergo Revolt irssi Quicksy Bridge Kamailio Cusdis Tox Stoat Nheko AnyCable Chitchatter Live Helper Chat Conduit Spacebar Nextcloud Talk Indico RetroShare SIPCAPTURE Homer Peer-calls mautrix-telegram Routr gomuks GlobaLeaks openSIPS mautrix Databag Galène InspIRCd Candy Toxic Hyphanet Syphon FusionPBX soju KiwiIRC Glowing Bear Dendrite Lite Bonfire Pretalx Delta Chat Notifo SimpleX Briar Quassel IRC OTS matrix-commander Mumble Web Comentario Continuwuity BitlBee ngIRCd Miaou Session Nextcloud Talk Signaling Server UnrealIRCd MiroTalk C2C matrix-appservice-irc Linphone Chatmail Relay Hookshot Atheme IRC Services Maunium Sticker Picker Spectrum 2 Shhh Gamja Jami Server Bridge Mollysocket Anope PushBits Comm Heisenbridge Slixmpp Ferdium Server Solanum Wesh Network Draupnir baibot matrix-media-repo Charybdis IRCd Zusam Cactus Comments ircd-hybrid Scuttlebutt Room Robust IRC Flexisip SAMA Biboumi Hebbot ircu2 Libervia Jami YunoHost Mail Relay 3CX ARN-Messager Freepbx GNUnet Groupboard MailBag Mailman3 Mailing List Manager Mlmmj Web Peachpub PrivMX WebMail SIP3 TrueConf Wazo Yeti-Switch
Feature Fractal Mumble Category Matrix & XMPP Chat & Communication License GPL-3.0 BSD-3-Clause Language Rust C++ Setup difficulty Easy Easy Min. RAM 256 MB 128 MB Deployment binary, source docker, bare-metal, binary GitHub stars ★ 900 ★ 8,175 First released 2017 2005 Replaces Slack, Discord Discord, TeamSpeak, Ventrilo
Why pick each one
Choose Fractal if… Released under the GPL-3.0 license Easy to set up — beginner-friendly Written in Rust Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM Fractal details Choose Mumble if… Excellent voice quality Tiny resource footprint Mumble details
Frequently asked questions Is Fractal or Mumble better? Neither is universally better. Mumble has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Fractal and Mumble free and open-source? Yes. Fractal is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Mumble under BSD-3-Clause. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Fractal and Mumble with Docker? Fractal: check the project docs for container support. Mumble: yes.