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Converse vs Movim: catalog facts
Converse	Movim
Free Free and open source under the MPL-2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0, funded by donations.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Works with any standard XMPP server OMEMO end-to-end encryption	Uses standard XMPP and talks to other XMPP clients Chat, feeds and video calls in one web interface
Needs an XMPP account or server to be useful Some features such as URL previews depend on server support	Self-hosting needs PostgreSQL and some setup Largely maintained by one developer
Downloadable app, Web application, Self-hosted	Web application, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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