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frappe_dockervsRocket.Chat

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

frappe_dockerRocket.Chat
Score66/10082/100
Rank in category#1 of 1 in Docker#1 of 13 in Instant Messaging
GitHub stars2 61046 348
Stars, last 30 days+36+187
Stable releases, 12 months1636
Latest releasev4.1.1 · 19 Oct 20268.5.4 · 16 Oct 2026
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITOther
Main languagePythonTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Rocket.Chat scores 82/100 against 66/100 for frappe_docker, so it is the safer default.

Rocket.Chat ships more often: 36 stable releases in the past year, against 16 for frappe_docker.

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

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