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openGymvsSimpleX Chat

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

openGymSimpleX Chat
Score81/10074/100
Rank in category#1 of 11 in Fitness Tracker#4 of 110 in Chat
GitHub stars17 11119 613
Stars, last 30 days+2 942+140
Stable releases, 12 months1212
Latest releasev1.4.3 · 26 Oct 2026v7.0.4 · 3 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageJavaScriptHaskell

Which one should you pick?

openGym scores 81/100 against 74/100 for SimpleX Chat, so it is the safer default.

If you want the quickest setup, openGym is easier to run; SimpleX Chat needs more configuration.

openGym is growing faster right now (+2 942 stars in 30 days).

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