Jitsi Meet on Dockervselement-web
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Jitsi Meet on Docker | element-web | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 66/100 | 75/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 25 in Video Conferencing | #2 of 33 in Communication |
| GitHub stars | 3 619 | 13 621 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +119 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 17 |
| Latest release | stable-11248-2 · 23 Oct 2026 | v1.12.33 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Lua | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
element-web scores 75/100 against 66/100 for Jitsi Meet on Docker, so it is the safer default.
element-web ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for Jitsi Meet on Docker.
If you want the quickest setup, element-web is easier to run; Jitsi Meet on Docker needs more configuration.
element-web is growing faster right now (+119 stars in 30 days).
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