# Weechat vs WeKnora

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

| | Weechat | WeKnora |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 70/100 | 83/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #8 of 110 in Chat | #1 of 7 in RAG |
| GitHub stars | 3 418 | 35 862 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +24 | +989 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 ✓ | 10 |
| Latest release | v4.10.1 · 5 Sept 2026 | v0.9.0 · 29 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Other |
| Main language | C | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

WeKnora scores 83/100 against 70/100 for Weechat, so it is the safer default.

Weechat ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for WeKnora.

WeKnora is growing faster right now (+989 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Weechat](https://selfhost.directory/project/weechat) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/weechat.md)
- [WeKnora](https://selfhost.directory/project/weknora) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/weknora.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/weechat-vs-weknora