# ecowitt2mqtt vs Mosquitto

> Two self-hosted [IoT projects](https://selfhost.directory/iot), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | ecowitt2mqtt | Mosquitto |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 49/100 | 76/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #7 of 10 in IoT | #1 of 10 in IoT |
| GitHub stars | 299 | 11 306 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +86 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 0 |
| Latest release | — | — |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | MIT | Other |
| Main language | Python | C |

## Which one should you pick?

Mosquitto scores 76/100 against 49/100 for ecowitt2mqtt, so it is the safer default.

Mosquitto is growing faster right now (+86 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [ecowitt2mqtt](https://selfhost.directory/project/ecowitt2mqtt) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/ecowitt2mqtt.md)
- [Mosquitto](https://selfhost.directory/project/mosquitto) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/mosquitto.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/ecowitt2mqtt-vs-mosquitto