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Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

chatvocechat-server-rust
Score38/10042/100
Rank in category#89 of 110 in Chat#13 of 13 in Instant Messaging
GitHub stars333594
Stars, last 30 days+0+0
Stable releases, 12 months06
Latest release—v0.5.39 · 26 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseGPL-3.0Other
Main languageJavaScriptRust

Which one should you pick?

vocechat-server-rust scores 42/100 against 38/100 for chat, so it is the safer default.

vocechat-server-rust ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for chat.

If you want the quickest setup, vocechat-server-rust is easier to run; chat needs more configuration.

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