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NebulynkvsProsody IM

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

NebulynkProsody IM
Score44/10068/100
Rank in category#71 of 110 in Chat#4 of 33 in Communication
GitHub stars325—
Stars, last 30 days——
Stable releases, 12 months100
Latest releasev0.7.2 · 17 Oct 2026—
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseOtherMIT
Main languageJavaScript—

Which one should you pick?

Prosody IM scores 68/100 against 44/100 for Nebulynk, so it is the safer default.

Nebulynk ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Prosody IM.

If you want the quickest setup, Prosody IM is easier to run; Nebulynk needs more configuration.

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