ejabberd vs Snikket
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 Snikket with
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Feature ejabberd Snikket Category Matrix & XMPP Social Networks License GPL-2.0 AGPL-3.0 Language Erlang Lua Setup difficulty Hard Easy Min. RAM 512 MB 512 MB Deployment docker, bare-metal docker, source GitHub stars ★ 6,711 ★ 437 First released 2002 2020 Replaces Slack, WhatsApp WhatsApp, Signal
Why pick each one
Choose ejabberd if… Extremely scalable Battle-tested Standards-based ejabberd details
Frequently asked questions Is ejabberd or Snikket better? Neither is universally better. ejabberd has the larger community, while Snikket is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.
Are ejabberd and Snikket free and open-source? Yes. ejabberd is licensed under GPL-2.0 and Snikket under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run ejabberd and Snikket with Docker? ejabberd: yes. Snikket: yes.