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element-webvsTwake

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

element-webTwake
Score75/10047/100
Rank in category#2 of 33 in Communication#20 of 30 in Collaboration
GitHub stars13 621198
Stars, last 30 days+119—
Stable releases, 12 months170
Latest releasev1.12.33 · 27 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0—
Main languageTypescript—

Which one should you pick?

element-web scores 75/100 against 47/100 for Twake, so it is the safer default.

element-web ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Twake.

If you want the quickest setup, element-web is easier to run; Twake needs more configuration.

element-web is growing faster right now (+119 stars in 30 days).

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