Maelstrom
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0.1.0
Maelstrom is a Matrix homeserver built from the ground up in Rust for large-scale deployments.6mo agoApache-2.0No DockerAdvanced
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About these Dendrite alternatives
1 open-source, self-hosted alternatives to Dendrite are listed here, ranked by popularity, maintenance and documentation.
- Highest rated
- Maelstrom (265 GitHub stars, Apache-2.0 license, written in Rust)
- Recently updated
- Maelstrom 0.1.0 on 2026-04-14
Dendrite alternatives compared
| Project | License | Language | Stars | Docker | Setup | Latest release | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maelstrom | Apache-2.0 | Rust | 265 | — | Advanced | 0.1.0 | 43 |