Overte vs Third Room
Overte
overte.orgThird Room
thirdroom.ioSide by side
| Figure | Overte | Third Room |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Virtual Meeting Room Software | 7.9 (#7) | 7.0 (#18) |
| Purpose | Overte lets people create and share virtual worlds as VR and desktop experiences, host worlds, explore, meet users, and attend or host live VR events. | Third Room is an open-source social platform for communicating and collaborating in immersive 3D worlds. |
| Scripting | JavaScript scripting can be used to create games, interactables, UI elements, and custom applications. | The Web Scene Graph API supports WebAssembly-compatible languages, and Third Room includes a JavaScript runtime and in-world script editor. |
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In their own words
Overte
Overte is open-source software for creating, hosting, and exploring virtual worlds through VR or desktop experiences. Users can meet in worlds and attend or host live VR events; world creation and editing can be collaborative. VR support includes body tracking, and a single world can scale to up to 500 users. JavaScript scripting can add games, interactables, interface elements, and custom applications. Users can import 3D objects, and the software includes spatial audio and physics powered by the Bullet engine. Overte is free under the Apache 2.0 license, with Linux and Windows releases, source code, and Docker images listed for download. It can be self-hosted, including on a home server; the project says there is no central authority and no account is required. Overte e.V., a non-profit association registered in Germany, is behind the project, though membership is not required to use or develop the software. Community discussion is available on Matrix and Discord, with the Matrix Space bridged to Discord. Documentation covers security for Interface and servers, including crash reporting and asset security.
Third Room
Third Room has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.