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Jitsi MeetvsUrbit

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

Jitsi MeetUrbit
Score79/10063/100
Rank in category#1 of 33 in Communication#3 of 8 in Operating System
GitHub stars30 1603 622
Stars, last 30 days+173+5
Stable releases, 12 months06
Latest release—408k-2 · 4 Aug 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
Main languageTypescripthoon

Which one should you pick?

Jitsi Meet scores 79/100 against 63/100 for Urbit, so it is the safer default.

Urbit ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Jitsi Meet.

If you want the quickest setup, Jitsi Meet is easier to run; Urbit needs more configuration.

Jitsi Meet is growing faster right now (+173 stars in 30 days).

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