Centrifugo vs git-bug
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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Feature Centrifugo git-bug Category Chat & Communication Project Management & Tasks License MIT GPL-3.0 Language Go Go Setup difficulty Medium Medium Min. RAM 256 MB 64 MB Deployment docker, kubernetes, binary bare-metal, binary GitHub stars ★ 10,590 ★ 9,968 First released 2015 2018 Replaces Pusher, Firebase Realtime Database Jira, GitHub Issues
Why pick each one
Choose git-bug if… No separate server needed Issues travel with code git-bug details
Frequently asked questions Is Centrifugo or git-bug better? Neither is universally better. Centrifugo has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Centrifugo and git-bug free and open-source? Yes. Centrifugo is licensed under MIT and git-bug under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Centrifugo and git-bug with Docker? Centrifugo: yes. git-bug: check the project docs for container support.