# Jitsi Meet vs NGINX

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

| | Jitsi Meet | NGINX |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 79/100 | 84/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 33 in Communication | #2 of 12 in Web Servers |
| GitHub stars | 30 160 | 32 002 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +173 | +278 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 21 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | release-1.31.8 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause |
| Main language | Typescript | C |

## Which one should you pick?

NGINX scores 84/100 against 79/100 for Jitsi Meet, so it is the safer default.

NGINX ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Jitsi Meet.

## Details

- [Jitsi Meet](https://selfhost.directory/project/jitsi-meet) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/jitsi-meet.md)
- [NGINX](https://selfhost.directory/project/nginx) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/nginx.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/jitsi-meet-vs-nginx