gomuks 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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FeaturegomuksMumble
CategoryMatrix & XMPPChat & Communication
LicenseAGPL-3.0BSD-3-Clause
LanguageGoC++
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM128 MB128 MB
Deploymentbinary, sourcedocker, bare-metal, binary
GitHub stars★ 1,706★ 8,175
First released20182005
ReplacesSlack, DiscordDiscord, TeamSpeak, Ventrilo

Why pick each one

Choose gomuks if…

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Active community (1.7k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Go
gomuks details

Choose Mumble if…

  • Excellent voice quality
  • Tiny resource footprint
Mumble details

Frequently asked questions

Is gomuks 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 gomuks and Mumble free and open-source?

Yes. gomuks is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Mumble under BSD-3-Clause. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run gomuks and Mumble with Docker?

gomuks: check the project docs for container support. Mumble: yes.

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