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InvidiousvsTigase XMPP Server

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

InvidiousTigase XMPP Server
Score81/10056/100
Rank in category#1 of 54 in Media Streaming#30 of 110 in Chat
GitHub stars25 803358
Stars, last 30 days+1 032+0
Stable releases, 12 months63
Latest releasev2.20261022.0 · 22 Oct 2026tigase-server-dist-8.4.3 · 4 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageCrystalJava

Which one should you pick?

Invidious scores 81/100 against 56/100 for Tigase XMPP Server, so it is the safer default.

Invidious ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for Tigase XMPP Server.

If you want the quickest setup, Invidious is easier to run; Tigase XMPP Server needs more configuration.

Invidious is growing faster right now (+1 032 stars in 30 days).

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