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Tinode vs SAMA: catalog facts
Tinode	SAMA
Free Free and open source to self-host; Tinode also offers hosting.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Android, iOS, Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Self-hostable server written in Go that can run in a cluster Extensible with auth schemes, database backends, bots and plugins	Server, web client and Flutter client are all open source End-to-end encryption and clustering included
Running your own server takes setup and maintenance Smaller user base than mainstream messengers	Uses its own protocol, so it does not interoperate with XMPP or Matrix Small project with a limited community
Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service	Web application, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0 (clients)	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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