# Mosquitto vs OpenMES

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

| | Mosquitto | OpenMES |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 ✓ | 47/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 10 in IoT | #4 of 4 in Industrial IoT |
| GitHub stars | 11 306 ✓ | 178 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +86 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 10 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v0.27.0 · 14 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | C | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

Mosquitto scores 76/100 against 47/100 for OpenMES, so it is the safer default.

OpenMES ships more often: 10 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)
- [OpenMES](https://selfhost.directory/project/openmes) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/openmes.md)

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