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ChronoFramevsRocket.Chat

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

ChronoFrameRocket.Chat
Score63/10082/100
Rank in category#8 of 41 in Photo Management#1 of 13 in Instant Messaging
GitHub stars1 96446 348
Stars, last 30 days+32+187
Stable releases, 12 months336
Latest releasev1.0.2 · 21 Oct 20268.5.4 · 16 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0Other
Main languageTypescriptTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Rocket.Chat scores 82/100 against 63/100 for ChronoFrame, so it is the safer default.

Rocket.Chat ships more often: 36 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for ChronoFrame.

If you want the quickest setup, ChronoFrame is easier to run; Rocket.Chat needs more configuration.

Rocket.Chat is growing faster right now (+187 stars in 30 days).

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