Tinode vs Openfire
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted matrix & xmpp options
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Compare Tinode with
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Compare Openfire with
choose an app… Rocket.Chat Mattermost Zulip Element Web Let's Chat BigBlueButton Matterbridge ejabberd The Lounge Dendrite Synapse Cinny WeeChat Ergo Converse.js irssi FluffyChat Dino Nheko Tuwunel La Suite - Meet Conduit Nextcloud Talk ZNC Movim Twake Workplace mautrix-whatsapp MongooseIM gomuks Profanity Convos IRC Syphon Element Call Dendrite Lite Element X Fractal Maubot JSXC Hydrogen matrix-nio Continuwuity mautrix-signal CoyIM Gajim mautrix-discord SchildiChat Ketesa Synapse Admin jabberd2 Mjolnir Construct Tigase XMPP Server Pantalaimon Sliding Sync Proxy matrix-appservice-slack Coqui Chat Synapse-MAS aioxmpp Poezio Slidge Sygnal Metronome IM matrix-corporal PeerTube Plugin LiveChat Commet go-sendxmpp Simple-Matrix-Bot-Lib Monocles Chat Openfire Pade Plugin Prose conduwuit Prosody
Feature Tinode Openfire Category Matrix & XMPP Matrix & XMPP License GPL-3.0 Apache-2.0 Language Go Java Setup difficulty Medium Medium Min. RAM 256 MB 512 MB Deployment docker, binary docker, bare-metal, binary GitHub stars ★ 13,452 ★ 3,052 First released 2016 2004 Replaces WhatsApp, Slack Slack, Microsoft Teams
Why pick each one
Choose Tinode if… Good developer foundation Multiple clients Lightweight Tinode details
Frequently asked questions Is Tinode or Openfire better? Neither is universally better. Tinode has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Tinode and Openfire free and open-source? Yes. Tinode is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Openfire under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Tinode and Openfire with Docker? Tinode: yes. Openfire: yes.