ejabberd vs Tigase XMPP Server
ejabberd
ejabberd.imTigase XMPP Server
tigase.netSide by side
| Figure | ejabberd | Tigase XMPP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €200/mo | $175/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 5 |
| Spec score · Chat APIs | 8.7 (#2) | 7.8 (#24) |
| Administration | Administration options include ejabberdctl CLI, a REST API, and a live web admin interface. | Built-in administration tools include a command-line tool, web UI, runtime metrics, self-monitoring notifications, audit logs, self-fault recovery, and automatic cluster reconfiguration. |
| Headquarters | Paris, France | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Integrations | The maker lists PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, and LDAP as storage backends. | The server offers component and plugin APIs, connection managers for different protocols, an extensible REST API, and database-backed user data retrieval. |
| License | The Community Server is distributed under the GNU GPL v2 license. | The documentation describes Tigase XMPP Server as open-source and free under the AGPLv3 license. |
| Scale | The maker says ejabberd supports two million concurrent sessions on a single node. | Tigase says the server can handle half a million users on one server and can scale across servers and distributed data centers. |
| 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 maker describes hardened mode as a restrictive configuration that may break connectivity with older apps and servers. |
| Support | Community Server includes community forums and documentation, while Business Edition and Fluux include direct ProcessOne support and LTS releases. | The maker says it provides training, consulting, system design, and technical support, and the paid plans list basic support. |
Plans
ejabberd
- ejabberd Community ServerFree
- Fluux€200 a month
- ejabberd Business Edition€16,000 a year
Tigase XMPP Server
- FreeFree
- Up To 1k$175 a month
- Up To 10k$825 a month
- Up To 100k$1,650 a month
- Up To 1M$3,300 a month
In their own words
Tigase XMPP Server
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