# Ventrilo

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/ventrilo/

5 people recommended Ventrilo in Hacker News comments, 4 had mixed feelings and 5 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 12 months, in 5 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Older voice chat program for gaming groups, still praised for working well. Critics say self-hosted servers were hard to maintain.

Summary written by Claude from 11 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Used for gaming voice chat (2 comments in the sample): "Vi sitter här i venten och spelar lite DotA" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50265086)) "TeamSpeak and Ventrillo still work great." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46946503))
- Server-based setup with addresses (2 comments in the sample): "Each sidebar "server" entry should be an ACTUAL SERVER, with a unique username and connection." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50098235)) "all "installation" software with "server addresses" and "setup your user config" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46972331))

## Other voice chat apps people recommend

- [Mumble](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mumble/): 21 recommend, 10 mixed, 11 criticize
- [TeamSpeak](https://hackerapproved.com/p/teamspeak/): 18 recommend, 12 mixed, 11 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.ventrilo.com/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Ventrilo", https://hackerapproved.com/p/ventrilo/ (5 recommend, 4 mixed, 5 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.