Conduit vs Tuwunel
A side-by-side comparison of Conduit and Tuwunel — pricing, license, deployment, and where each tool wins.
Conduit
conduit.rs
A simple, fast, and reliable chat server powered by Matrix.
Tuwunel
tuwunel.chat
High-performance and feature-rich chat server for Matrix, and the successor to conduwuit (fork of Conduit).
| Feature | Conduit | Tuwunel |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Model | Open-source | Open-source |
| License | CC-BY-SA-3.0 | CC-BY-SA-3.0 |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Self-hosted |
| Category | Communication - Custom Communication Systems | Communication - Custom Communication Systems |
| Self-hosted | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Free tier | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
Pick Conduit if…
- ✓You prefer Conduit's feature set or ecosystem fit.
Pick Tuwunel if…
- ✓You prefer Tuwunel's feature set or ecosystem fit.
8–32hmedium risk
Plan a sprint — 8-32 engineering hours, run in parallel for a week.
Export from Conduit: JSON, CSV
2 things to watch
- ⚠User mapping by email
- ⚠Bot integrations re-install