UnrealIRCd Alternatives

UnrealIRCd is described as 'Open Source IRC Server, serving thousands of networks since 1999. It runs on Linux, OS X and Windows and is currently the most widely deployed IRCd with a market share of over 50%. UnrealIRCd highly advanced IRCd with a strong focus on modularity, an' and is an app in the social & communications category. There are four alternatives to UnrealIRCd for a variety of platforms, including Linux, BSD, Self-Hosted, Mac and Windows apps. The best UnrealIRCd alternative is InspIRCd, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like UnrealIRCd are ngIRCd, pylink and Ergo.

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  1. InspIRCd icon
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    InspIRCd is a modular Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server written in C++ for Linux, BSD, Windows and Mac OS X systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
    • InspIRCd is the most popular Linux alternative to UnrealIRCd.

    • InspIRCd is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to UnrealIRCd.

    • InspIRCd is Free and Open SourceUnrealIRCd is also Free and Open Source
  2. ngIRCd icon
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    ngIRCd is a free, portable and lightweight Internet Relay Chat server for small or private networks, developed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). It is easy to configure, can cope with dynamic IP addresses, and supports IPv6, SSL-protected connections as well as PAM for...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
    • ngIRCd is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to UnrealIRCd.

    • ngIRCd is Free and Open SourceUnrealIRCd is also Free and Open Source
  3. pylink icon
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    PyLink is an IRC services package written from scratch in Python, supporting numerous IRC daemons (IRCds) and multiple networks per instance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • pylink is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to UnrealIRCd.

    • pylink is Free and Open SourceUnrealIRCd is also Free and Open Source
  4. Ergo icon
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    Ergo (formerly known as Oragono) is a modern IRC server written in Go. Its core design principles are:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • FreeBSD
    • Docker
    • OpenBSD
     
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