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Chat Room vs Databag: catalog facts
Chat Room	Databag
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 licence.
Android	Android, Web, Self-hosted
Real-time messaging over Socket.IO File sharing up to 4 GB	Low hosting resource use Federation between separate server nodes
Only works with a Chat Room server Small project with few users	Needs your own server to run Smaller user base than mainstream messengers
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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