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Tigase XMPP ServervsWeKnora

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

Tigase XMPP ServerWeKnora
Score56/10083/100
Rank in category#30 of 110 in Chat#1 of 7 in RAG
GitHub stars35835 795
Stars, last 30 days—+922
Stable releases, 12 months39
Latest releasetigase-server-dist-8.4.3 · 4 Oct 2026v0.8.3 · 14 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0Other
Main languageJavaGo

Which one should you pick?

WeKnora scores 83/100 against 56/100 for Tigase XMPP Server, so it is the safer default.

WeKnora ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for Tigase XMPP Server.

If you want the quickest setup, WeKnora is easier to run; Tigase XMPP Server needs more configuration.

WeKnora is growing faster right now (+922 stars in 30 days).

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