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Quicksy Bridge vs Tigase XMPP Server

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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QU Quicksy Bridge XMPP gateway providing phone-number based messaging VS TI Tigase XMPP Server Highly scalable XMPP/Jabber messaging server
FeatureQuicksy BridgeTigase XMPP Server
CategoryChat & CommunicationMatrix & XMPP
LicenseGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
LanguageJavaJava
Setup difficultyHardHard
Min. RAM512 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker, bare-metal, binary
GitHub stars★ 3,000★ 358
First released20182004
ReplacesWhatsApp, SignalSlack, WhatsApp

Why pick each one

Choose Quicksy Bridge if…

  • Familiar onboarding
  • Open protocol
Quicksy Bridge details

Choose Tigase XMPP Server if…

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in Java
Tigase XMPP Server details

Frequently asked questions

Is Quicksy Bridge or Tigase XMPP Server better?

Neither is universally better. Quicksy Bridge has the larger community; both share a hard setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Quicksy Bridge and Tigase XMPP Server free and open-source?

Yes. Quicksy Bridge is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Tigase XMPP Server under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Quicksy Bridge and Tigase XMPP Server with Docker?

Quicksy Bridge: yes. Tigase XMPP Server: yes.

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