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Greenlight vs Openfire Pade Plugin

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted apps from related categories — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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GR Greenlight Front-end for managing BigBlueButton meeting rooms VS OP Openfire Pade Plugin Meetings and messaging plugin for Openfire
FeatureGreenlightOpenfire Pade Plugin
CategoryVideo ConferencingMatrix & XMPP
LicenseLGPL-3.0Apache-2.0
LanguageRubyJavaScript
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM1,024 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, sourcesource
GitHub stars★ 848★ 60
First released20162017
ReplacesZoom, Google MeetZoom, Slack

Why pick each one

Choose Greenlight if…

  • Released under the LGPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in Ruby
Greenlight details

Choose Openfire Pade Plugin if…

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • Written in JavaScript
  • Lightweight — runs in 512 MB RAM
Openfire Pade Plugin details

Frequently asked questions

Is Greenlight or Openfire Pade Plugin better?

Neither is universally better. Greenlight has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Greenlight and Openfire Pade Plugin free and open-source?

Yes. Greenlight is licensed under LGPL-3.0 and Openfire Pade Plugin under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Greenlight and Openfire Pade Plugin with Docker?

Greenlight: yes. Openfire Pade Plugin: check the project docs for container support.

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