What are the best IRC 'always online' solutions?

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Best IRC 'always online' solutions	Price	Proxy server	License
-- WeeChat	-	Yes	GPLv3
-- Quassel	-	Yes	GPL
-- IRCCloud	-	-	-
-- The Lounge	0	Yes	-

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WeeChat

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Quassel

Top Pro

Android app

Top Con

No terminal-based client

Specs

Top Pro

Free and open source

Quassal is available for free with source code licensed under GPL and available here. See More

Top Pro

Distributed

It's possible for a front-end client or multiple front-end clients to connect to a single core client. This allows setting up an always on-line core that can be accessed from anywhere. See More

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IRCCloud

Top Pro

Can stay connected while user is absent

IRCCloud offers an option to keep idling in a channel even when the user is not connected. This way no conversations or mentions will be missed while away. See More

Top Con

Subscription for permenant connection

Specs

Top Pro

Inline media

IRCCloud has the ability to embed pictures, youtube videos, vines, etc straight within the chat window. See More

Top Pro

BNC by default

All other irc clients are only connected to the network as long as you are online. IRCCloud provides a bouncer by default, i.e. an irc proxy that maintains your presence and logs all chat. Said BNC remains online for 3 hours by default, papering over connectivity losses, or for a small fee of 4€ per month, you can remain online forever (good for travels and such). See More

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The Lounge

Top Pro

Self Hosted

Top Con

Self Hosted

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Top Pro

Highly maintained

You can see the activity at https://github.com/thelounge/thelounge/pulse. For example 62 pull requests were merged from 2018-02-17 to 2018-02-24. See More

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Free

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What are the best IRC 'always online' solutions?

4 Options Considered

WeeChat

My Recommendation for WeeChat

My Recommendation for WeeChat

Quassel

My Recommendation for Quassel

My Recommendation for Quassel

Android app

No terminal-based client

Free and open source

Distributed

IRCCloud

My Recommendation for IRCCloud

My Recommendation for IRCCloud

Can stay connected while user is absent

Subscription for permenant connection

Inline media

BNC by default

The Lounge

My Recommendation for The Lounge

My Recommendation for The Lounge

Self Hosted

Self Hosted

Highly maintained

Free

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