ejabberdvsSIPCAPTURE Homer
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| ejabberd | SIPCAPTURE Homer | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 72/100 | 61/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 110 in Chat | #15 of 47 in Network Monitoring |
| GitHub stars | 6 751 | 2 032 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +10 | +12 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 | 89 |
| Latest release | 26.09 · 29 Sept 2026 | 11.0.384 · 11 Nov 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | GPL-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Erlang | Go |
Which one should you pick?
ejabberd scores 72/100 against 61/100 for SIPCAPTURE Homer, so it is the safer default.
SIPCAPTURE Homer ships more often: 89 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for ejabberd.
If you want the quickest setup, SIPCAPTURE Homer is easier to run; ejabberd needs more configuration.
Key differences
- License: ejabberd is GPL-2.0, SIPCAPTURE Homer is AGPL-3.0.
- Language: ejabberd is written mainly in Erlang, SIPCAPTURE Homer in Go.
- Platforms only ejabberd lists: Docker, Homebrew, Kubernetes, Windows.
- Platforms only SIPCAPTURE Homer lists: Linux.
- Features only ejabberd lists: CLI Administration (ejabberdctl), Flexible Storage Backends, Horizontal Clustering, Live Code Upgrades and 10 more.
- Features only SIPCAPTURE Homer lists: Apache FlightSQL endpoint, Built-in web UI, Catalog backup and restore, Columnar datalake storage and 10 more.
- Both offer: REST API.
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