# Mosquitto vs mqttui

> Two self-hosted [IoT projects](https://selfhost.directory/iot), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Mosquitto | mqttui |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 ✓ | 48/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 10 in IoT | #8 of 10 in IoT |
| GitHub stars | 11 306 ✓ | 224 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +86 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 2 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v2.0.2 · 25 Mar 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Other | MIT |
| Main language | C | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

Mosquitto scores 76/100 against 48/100 for mqttui, so it is the safer default.

mqttui ships more often: 2 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Mosquitto.

Mosquitto is growing faster right now (+86 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Mosquitto](https://selfhost.directory/project/mosquitto) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/mosquitto.md)
- [mqttui](https://selfhost.directory/project/mqttui) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/mqttui.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/mosquitto-vs-mqttui