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Mumble is a free, open source, low latency, high quality voice chat application. - mumble.info

· 1 month ago

Choose it if you want free, low-latency voice you can self-host and someone technical can run the server. Skip it if you want an easy all-in-one for a friend group or team — Discord does that better.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~15 relevant public sources; unrelated products sharing the Mumble name were excluded.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence found
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Open source software

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Self-hosters and privacy fans
  • Competitive gamers needing low latency
  • Linux and open-source communities
  • Voice-only comms with a technical admin

Not for

  • Anyone wanting Discord-style chat, video, and screenshare
  • Non-technical groups with nobody to run a server
  • Businesses needing support SLAs or vendor accountability
  • Casual friend groups — setup friction kills adoption

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Self-hosters must track updates themselves; unpatched versions had RCE risk

medium

No official hosting; third-party servers run from ~$3/month

medium

Encryption is client-to-server, not end-to-end; server admins can listen

low

Convincing friends off Discord is a known, recurring struggle

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Completely free and open source, client and server
  • Low latency voice (~20ms) beats rivals
  • Lightweight with great audio codecs
  • Self-hostable with cloud install guides
  • Loyal users; some report 15+ years of use

Cons

  • Users call it complex and not user friendly
  • Voice only: no video, text chat, or screen share
  • Requires running a server or paying a third-party host
  • Mobile relies on third-party clients like Mumla

Sources & method

- 15 sources - Open source with a published security policy; two notable CVEs exist, both fixed in later releases.

official x4review x6security x4news x1
  • CVE-2021-27229, Remote code execution in Mumble before 1.3.4.
  • CVE-2025-71264, Denial of service vulnerability, fixed in Mumble 1.6.870; rated medium severity.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 15

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Completely free, open source
  • Ease of use: 2/5. Users call it complex, not user friendly
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Voice-first; no video, chat, screenshare
  • Support quality. No support evidence found
  • Security posture: 3/5. Open source; past RCE and DoS CVEs, patched
  • 4.7/5 SourceForge rating 169 reviews
  • Free Price Client and server
  • Yes Free tier Entire product is free
  • ~20ms Typical latency vs Discord and TeamSpeak

Pricing

Open source software

$0

  • Client and server free
  • Self-host, no license fees

Security

Open source with a published security policy; two notable CVEs exist, both fixed in later releases.

  • CVE-2021-27229Remote code execution in Mumble before 1.3.4.⁴
  • CVE-2025-71264Denial of service vulnerability, fixed in Mumble 1.6.870; rated medium severity.⁵

What users say

Long-time users praise audio quality and low latency but consistently warn the setup and interface are not beginner-friendly.

“Mumble does everything it does very well”
Reddit, r/linux_gaming
“Mumble is not user friendly, it is complex”
Reddit, r/truetf2
“Mumble has great codecs, is lightweight”
Reddit, r/pcgaming

Alternatives

Compare Mumble with each alternative.

  • Discord

    Free all-in-one voice, video, chat; far easier for groups

  • TeamSpeak

    Voice rival with more polish and paid hosting

    Mumble vs TeamSpeak

  • Hosted Mumble (e.g. EvlBox)

    Pay ~$3/month, skip server admin entirely

Full analysis

Based on ~15 relevant public sources; unrelated products sharing the Mumble name were excluded.

Free, fast, self-hosted voice chat — great for techies, clunky for everyone else. Discord refugees, look elsewhere.

Methodology

Based on ~15 relevant public sources; unrelated products sharing the Mumble name were excluded.

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Sources

  1. Mumble official sitemumble.info
    official
  2. Mumble Reviews — SourceForgesourceforge.net
    review
  3. Discord vs TeamSpeak vs Mumble [2026]: 20ms Winstech-insider.org
    news
  4. CVE-2021-27229 Detail — NIST NVDnvd.nist.gov
    security
  5. CVE-2025-71264: Mumble DoS Vulnerabilitysentinelone.com
    security
  6. Mumble Security Policymumble.info
    security
  7. Is Mumble encryption end to end? — Security StackExchangesecurity.stackexchange.com
    security
  8. Why is everyone so obsessed with using Mumble? — Redditreddit.com
    review
  9. Teamspeak or Mumble, which do you prefer? — Redditreddit.com
    review
  10. Can we all agree that Mumble should be our VoIP of choice — Redditreddit.com
    review
  11. How can I convince my friends to use Mumble? — Redditreddit.com
    review
  12. How to Install Mumble on a Gandi Cloud Serverdocs.gandi.net
    official
  13. Mumble Server Hosting — EvlBoxevlbox.com
    official
  14. CrewTalk vs Mumblecrewtalk.app
    review
  15. Mumla — Mumble VoIP on Google Playplay.google.com
    official

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