Conduit
A simple, fast, and reliable chat server powered by Matrix.
Description from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Still maintained? Yes: 8 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v0.10.15 (Sep 2026).
Also an alternative to WhatsApp.
Read the comparison: Tuwunel vs Continuwuity vs Conduit vs Synapse (2026)
At a glance
Conduit quick facts
- Health score
- 56/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 964
- Last commit
- 12 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v0.10.15, Sep 2026
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
Top alternatives to Conduit
Full rankings: WhatsApp alternatives
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Conduit scores 56/100, #31 of 44 in Communication - Custom Communication Systems: 8 commits in the last 90 days earn 9.3 of 35 points, the latest release (v0.10.15, 1 month ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 964 stars add 11.9 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 25.7 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitLab API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 9.3 / 35
8 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v0.10.15 released 1 month ago
- Stars 11.9 / 20
964 stars on GitLab (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 8
- Last 90 days
- 21
- Last 12 months
- 12 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #31 of 44 tools in Communication - Custom Communication Systems by health , between RetroShare (#30) and Spectrum 2 (#32) .
Details
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Platforms | Rust |
| Latest release | v0.10.15 · 1 month ago |
| Stars | 964 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | gitlab.com/famedly/conduit ↗ |
Conduit vs its top 5 alternatives
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Conduit: common questions
What does Conduit replace?
Repoly lists Conduit as an open-source alternative to WhatsApp. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Conduit stands against the others.
Is Conduit still maintained?
Conduit had 8 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 12 days ago; the latest tagged release, v0.10.15, is from 1 month ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.