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ChitchattervsUrbit

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

ChitchatterUrbit
Score58/10063/100
Rank in category#24 of 110 in Chat#3 of 8 in Operating System
GitHub stars2 3433 622
Stars, last 30 days+12+5
Stable releases, 12 months06
Latest release—408k-2 · 4 Aug 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageNoNo
LicenseGPL-2.0MIT
Main languageTypescripthoon

Which one should you pick?

Urbit scores 63/100 against 58/100 for Chitchatter, so it is the safer default.

Urbit ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Chitchatter.

If you want the quickest setup, Chitchatter is easier to run; Urbit needs more configuration.

Chitchatter is growing faster right now (+12 stars in 30 days).

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