ejabberd vs Openfire

ejabberd

Figure	ejabberd	Openfire
Price from	€200/mo	Free
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Free trial	—	—
Open source	—	—
Windows	Yes	Yes
macOS	Yes	Yes
Linux	Yes	Yes
API	Yes	Yes
Self-hosted	Yes	Yes
Plans published	3	1
Spec score · Chat APIs	8.7 (#2)	7.9 (#14)
Administration	Administration options include ejabberdctl CLI, a REST API, and a live web admin interface.	The project describes Openfire as easy to set up and administer.
Integrations	The maker lists PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, and LDAP as storage backends.	Documentation describes integration with LDAP user stores, custom databases, and external authentication, user, and group providers.
License	The Community Server is distributed under the GNU GPL v2 license.	Openfire is licensed under the Open Source Apache License.
Security	The maker describes TLS 1.3, modern cipher suites, SASL with SCRAM-SHA-256, and OMEMO end-to-end encryption as available on a fresh install.	The 5.1.0 release added SASL channel binding, which the release notes say ties authentication to the TLS connection and addresses a class of man-in-the-middle attacks.
Support	Community Server includes community forums and documentation, while Business Edition and Fluux include direct ProcessOne support and LTS releases.	The support page directs users seeking professional support or services to a directory of professional partners and also links to community forums and group chat.

ejabberd has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.

Openfire has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.