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Jangouts vs MiroTalk SFU

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted video conferencing options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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JA Jangouts Videoconferencing based on WebRTC and Janus Gateway with an UI VS MI MiroTalk SFU Simple, secure, scalable real-time video conferences up to 4k,
FeatureJangoutsMiroTalk SFU
CategoryVideo ConferencingVideo Conferencing
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
LanguageJavaScriptJavaScript
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM50 MB512 MB
Deploymentbare-metaldocker
GitHub stars★ 444★ 3,080
First released20252020
ReplacesGoogle Hangouts, Skype—

Why pick each one

Choose Jangouts if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Written in JavaScript
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 50 MB RAM
Jangouts details

Choose MiroTalk SFU if…

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (3.1k GitHub stars)
  • Written in JavaScript
MiroTalk SFU details

Frequently asked questions

Is Jangouts or MiroTalk SFU better?

Neither is universally better. MiroTalk SFU has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Jangouts and MiroTalk SFU free and open-source?

Yes. Jangouts is licensed under MIT and MiroTalk SFU under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Jangouts and MiroTalk SFU with Docker?

Jangouts: check the project docs for container support. MiroTalk SFU: yes.

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