Centrifugo
Language-agnostic real-time messaging (Websocket or SockJS) server.
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Still maintained? Yes: 96 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v6.10.2 (Oct 2026).
Comparisons in Communication - Custom Communication Systems: Slack alternatives, WhatsApp alternatives, Microsoft Teams alternatives, Discord alternatives.
At a glance
Centrifugo quick facts
- Health score
- 96/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 10,938
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v6.10.2, Oct 2026
- Licence
- MIT
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Scalable real-time messaging server in a language-agnostic way."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Centrifugo scores 96/100, #8 of 44 in Communication - Custom Communication Systems: 96 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v6.10.2, 7 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 10,938 stars add 16.2 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 3.8 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
96 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v6.10.2 released 7 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 16.2 / 20
11k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 96
- Last 90 days
- 203
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #8 of 44 tools in Communication - Custom Communication Systems by health , between Gotify (#7) and Typebot (#9) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Go, Docker, K8S |
| Latest release | v6.10.2 · 7 days ago |
| Stars | 10,938 |
| Open issues | 20 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | centrifugal/centrifugo ↗ |
Centrifugo vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with Centrifugo (Communication - Custom Communication Systems), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centrifugo (this tool) | 96 | 11k | MIT | yesterday |
| Tinode | 87 | 14k | GPL-3.0 | 5 days ago |
| RetroShare | 58 | 2k | GPL-2.0 | 22 days ago |
| Spectrum 2 | 56 | 421 | GPL-3.0 | 6 days ago |
| Databag | 33 | 1.5k | Apache-2.0 | 5 months ago |
| Notifo | 28 | 883 | MIT | 1 month ago |
Centrifugo: common questions
Is Centrifugo still maintained?
Centrifugo had 96 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, v6.10.2, is from 7 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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