Prosody Alternatives

Prosody is described as 'Modern flexible communications server for Jabber/XMPP written in Lua. It aims to be easy to set up and configure, and light on resources. For developers it aims to be easy to extend and give a flexible system on which to rapidly develop added functionality, or' and is an app in the social & communications category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Prosody for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best Prosody alternative is Matrix, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Prosody are ejabberd, Openfire, jabberd and MongooseIM platform.

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Prosody is a modern flexible communications server for Jabber/XMPP written in Lua. It aims to be easy to set up and...

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Prosody alternatives page was last updated May 28, 2024
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  1. Matrix icon
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    Matrix defines a set of open APIs for decentralised communication, suitable for securely publishing, persisting and subscribing to data over a global open federation of servers with no single point of control.

    161 Matrix alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • WebRTC
    • Python
    • JavaScript
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Cloudron
    • Java
    • Perl

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for Themes
    4.  Security-focused

    Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  End-to-End Encryption
    3.  Federation
    4.  Team Collaboration
    5.  Distributed
    6.  Spaces
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  VoiP Calls
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Multiple Account support
    12.  Support for @mentions

    Matrix VS Prosody

     
    • Matrix is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Prosody.

    • Matrix is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Prosody.

    • Matrix is Free and Open SourceProsody is also Free and Open Source
    • Matrix is Decentralized, Privacy focused and LightweightProsody is not according to our users
  2. ejabberd icon
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    ejabberd is an open source Jabber/XMPP server designed from the ground up to be the building bricks of highly critical messaging systems. Designed to be massively scalable, it is used to power web scale deployments across many software industries.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    ejabberd Features

    1.  Xmpp

    ejabberd VS Prosody

     
  3. Openfire icon
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    Openfire (formerly Wildfire) is a cross-platform instant messaging (IM) and groupchat server. It uses the only widely adopted open protocol for instant messaging, XMPP (also called Jabber). Openfire is incredibly easy to setup and administer, but offers rock-solid security and...

    16 Openfire alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Openfire Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Supports XMPP
    3.  Xmpp

    Openfire VS Prosody

     
  4. jabberd icon
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    Jabberd project has been rewritten from the ground up to be scalable, architecturally sound and to support the latest X.M.P.P Extension Protocols coming out of the X.S.F ( XMPP-Standards-Foundation : foundation for XMPP standards ).

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    jabberd Features

    1.  Xmpp

    jabberd VS Prosody

     
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    MongooseIM is aimed at large, complex enterprise level projects, where real-time communication is critical for business success. It provides high availability, ease of deployment, development and reliability in production.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Microsoft Azure

    MongooseIM platform Features

    1.  VoiP Calls
    2.  Voice Chat
    3.  Chat history
    4.  Xmpp

    MongooseIM platform VS Prosody

     
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    Tigase is an open source (AGPL3) project started by Artur Hefczyc in October 2004 to develop an XMPP server implementation in Java.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Tigase VS Prosody

     
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    Instant Messaging (IM) server for internal and secure collaboration over corporate and business networks. It provides Active Directory support, message and file archiving, offline messaging and document distribution with a strong encryption of data.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Bopup Communication Server VS Prosody

     
    • Bopup Communication Server is the most popular commercial alternative to Prosody.

    • Bopup Communication Server is Paid and ProprietaryProsody is Free and Open Source
  8. Apache Vysper icon
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    Apache Vysper aims to be a modular, full featured XMPP (Jabber) server. It has highly modular design. The core of XMPP is defined in the standards RFC3920 and RFC3921. XMPP is more commonly known as 'Jabber'.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Apache Vysper Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Modular System

    Apache Vysper VS Prosody

     
  9. ejabberd SaaS icon
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    ejabberd SaaS (Software as a Service) messaging is the ideal solution for companies that want to provide state of the art and future proof messaging service for their own users.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online

    ejabberd SaaS Features

    1.  Xmpp

    ejabberd SaaS VS Prosody

     
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    If you’re tired of using complicated chat servers with too many features that you don’t use, or if you’re looking for a more intuitive and comprehensive chat platform, then you might want to try a Simple but Advanced Messaging Alternative (SAMA) chat server.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker

    SAMA Chat server Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Cloud Sync
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Xmpp

    SAMA Chat server VS Prosody

     
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