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Matterbridge vs matterircd: catalog facts
Matterbridge	matterircd
Best for: Communities linking chat rooms across several platforms	Best for: IRC users who need to take part in Mattermost or Slack workspaces
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
Windows, Self-hosted, Command line	Windows, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Bridges a long list of chat protocols REST API for custom integrations All 4 strengths for Matterbridge Bridges a long list of chat protocols REST API for custom integrations Mattermost not required despite the name Docker image available	Use Mattermost or Slack from any IRC client Docker and systemd files included All 3 strengths for matterircd Use Mattermost or Slack from any IRC client Docker and systemd files included Actively maintained
Last code update in December 2024 Needs a server or always-on machine to run All 3 limitations for Matterbridge Last code update in December 2024 Needs a server or always-on machine to run Configuration is done in text files	Requires an existing Mattermost or Slack account Some platform features do not map cleanly to IRC
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Matterbridge github.com/42wim/matterbridge Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for matterircd github.com/42wim/matterircd Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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