Alternatives to Mumble
Free open-source voice chat app built for low latency and self-hosting. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Mumble
Free open-source voice chat app built for low latency and self-hosting.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Mumble.
TeamSpeak
Low-latency voice chat server platform long favored by competitive gamers.
TeamSpeak offers similar low-latency voice chat with a self-hosting option, but it is proprietary freemium software and adds Android and iOS apps.
Stoat
An open-source group chat app with servers, channels, voice chat and role-based moderation for communities.
Stoat combines voice chat with servers, channels and text chat for communities, runs on desktop, mobile and web, and requires an account.
Discord
A voice, video and text chat app for communities and friends, organised into servers and channels.
Discord replaces self-hosted servers with a proprietary, centrally hosted service that adds drop-in voice channels, text chat and game streaming, with some features behind Nitro.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Jami
A fully peer-to-peer communication platform with no servers relaying your data and no personal information needed to sign up.
Linphone
An open-source SIP softphone for voice and video calls on desktop and mobile.
Jitsi Meet
Open-source WebRTC video meetings that run in the browser or in mobile apps.
Element
The reference Matrix client: end-to-end encrypted chat on a network you can host yourself.
Vesktop
A custom Discord desktop app with Vencord built in, lighter than the official client.
Galène
A self-hosted WebRTC videoconference server and web client that needs few resources.
