ejabberd vs Ergo
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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Compare ejabberd with
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Compare Ergo with
choose an app… Rocket.Chat Mattermost Chatwoot Zulip SimpleX Chat Etherpad Tinode Element Web Spectrum Centrifugo Screego Typebot Let's Chat Berty Mumble Matterbridge The Lounge Papercups Zammad WorkAdventure Dendrite Soketi Remark42 Isso FreeSWITCH qTox MiroTalk Synapse Ferdium FreeScout Telegram Bot API Server Rustpad Cinny Asterisk WeeChat Converse.js Revolt irssi Openfire Tox Dino Nheko Conduit Spacebar Nextcloud Talk Movim gomuks InspIRCd Syphon KiwiIRC Dendrite Lite Bonfire Fractal Mumble Web Continuwuity Miaou
Feature ejabberd Ergo Category Matrix & XMPP Chat & Communication License GPL-2.0 MIT Language Erlang Go Setup difficulty Hard Medium Min. RAM 512 MB 64 MB Deployment docker, bare-metal docker, binary, source GitHub stars ★ 6,711 ★ 3,288 First released 2002 2016 Replaces Slack, WhatsApp Slack, Discord
Why pick each one
Choose ejabberd if… Extremely scalable Battle-tested Standards-based ejabberd details Choose Ergo if… No external services needed Easy to run Ergo details
Frequently asked questions Is ejabberd or Ergo better? Neither is universally better. ejabberd has the larger community, while Ergo is simpler to set up (medium difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.
Are ejabberd and Ergo free and open-source? Yes. ejabberd is licensed under GPL-2.0 and Ergo under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run ejabberd and Ergo with Docker? ejabberd: yes. Ergo: yes.