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Best Plugins Matrix & XMPP for self-hosting

The 10 best Plugins matrix & xmpp you can self-host, ranked by community traction.

Openfire

Real-time collaboration XMPP server written in Java

Replaces Slack, Microsoft Teams

★ 3.1k Medium setup Apache-2.0

ZNC

Advanced and flexible IRC bouncer

Replaces IRCCloud

★ 2.1k Medium setup Apache-2.0

Maubot

Plugin-based bot framework for Matrix chat rooms

Replaces Slack bots

★ 891 Medium setup AGPL-3.0

JSXC

JavaScript XMPP client for the browser

Replaces Slack

★ 732 Medium setup MIT

Gajim

Full-featured XMPP client with plugins

Replaces Skype, Slack

★ 600 Easy setup GPL-3.0

Tigase XMPP Server

Highly scalable XMPP/Jabber messaging server

Replaces Slack, WhatsApp

★ 358 Hard setup AGPL-3.0

Poezio

Console XMPP client modeled after IRC clients

Replaces Slack

★ 200 Medium setup GPL-3.0

Slidge

XMPP-to-anything puppeteering bridge framework

Replaces Beeper, Matrix bridges

★ 200 Hard setup AGPL-3.0

PeerTube Plugin LiveChat

Plugin adding live chat to PeerTube streams

Replaces Twitch chat

★ 109 Medium setup AGPL-3.0

Openfire Pade Plugin

Meetings and messaging plugin for Openfire

Replaces Zoom, Slack

★ 60 Medium setup Apache-2.0

Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Plugins within the matrix & xmpp category. Compare them on the individual app pages for setup difficulty and resource requirements.