ejabberd vs irssi
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 irssi with
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Feature ejabberd irssi Category Matrix & XMPP Chat & Communication License GPL-2.0 GPL-2.0 Language Erlang C Setup difficulty Hard Medium Min. RAM 512 MB 32 MB Deployment docker, bare-metal bare-metal, binary, source GitHub stars ★ 6,711 ★ 3,129 First released 2002 1999 Replaces Slack, WhatsApp Slack
Why pick each one
Choose ejabberd if… Extremely scalable Battle-tested Standards-based ejabberd details Choose irssi if… Released under the GPL-2.0 license Active community (3.1k GitHub stars) Written in C Tiny footprint — runs in 32 MB RAM irssi details
Frequently asked questions Is ejabberd or irssi better? Neither is universally better. ejabberd has the larger community, while irssi is simpler to set up (medium difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.
Are ejabberd and irssi free and open-source? Yes. ejabberd is licensed under GPL-2.0 and irssi under GPL-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run ejabberd and irssi with Docker? ejabberd: yes. irssi: check the project docs for container support.