Matterbridge vs The Lounge
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 Matterbridge with
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Compare The Lounge with
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Feature Matterbridge The Lounge Category Team Chat Chat & Communication License Apache-2.0 MIT Language Go TypeScript Setup difficulty Medium Easy Min. RAM 64 MB 256 MB Deployment docker, binary, source docker, binary, source GitHub stars ★ 7,547 ★ 6,309 First released 2016 2014 Replaces Slack IRCCloud, Slack
Why pick each one
Choose The Lounge if… Great IRC experience in the browser Multi-user support The Lounge details
Frequently asked questions Is Matterbridge or The Lounge better? Neither is universally better. Matterbridge has the larger community, while The Lounge is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.
Are Matterbridge and The Lounge free and open-source? Yes. Matterbridge is licensed under Apache-2.0 and The Lounge under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Matterbridge and The Lounge with Docker? Matterbridge: yes. The Lounge: yes.