Self-hosted alternatives to TeamSpeak
Want voice chat for gaming and teams without handing your data to TeamSpeak? These 3 self-hosted apps run on your own server (most are open source; licenses are listed below). Cheapest estimated hosting starts at about $10/month.
About TeamSpeak: Voice chat software popular with gamers.
| App | Health | Stars | License | Docker | RAM (est.) | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluxer | Active | 10.8k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| Mumble | Active | 8.4k | BSD-3-Clause | – | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| Virola Messenger | Unknown | – | ⊘ Proprietary | – | 2 GB | $10/mo |
The options in detail
1. Fluxer
Instant messaging and VoIP platform built for friends, groups, and communities (alternative to Discord).
Active Last commit 2026-11-05. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release fluxer-users@2026.1105.3118 (2026-11-05). Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
2. Mumble
Low-latency, high quality voice/text chat software.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. Latest release v1.6.0-alpha2 (2026-10-25). Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
3. Virola Messenger
Instant messaging and collaboration tool with private and group chat rooms, continuous voice and video meetings, files sharing, issue tracking with integrated task board (alternative to Slack).
Unknown Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
Why self-host instead of TeamSpeak?
- Own your data — it lives on a server you control, with backups you decide on.
- Predictable cost — a small VPS often replaces per-seat pricing for a whole team or family.
- No lock-in — open-source licenses let you keep running the software even if a vendor disappears.
The trade-off: you are responsible for updates, backups and security. Pick an app marked Active (a commit in the last 90 days) and with Docker support for the easiest ride.
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