MongooseIM
Mobile messaging platform with a focus on performance and scalability.
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Still maintained? Yes: 218 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 6.10.0 (Oct 2026).
At a glance
MongooseIM quick facts
- Health score
- 93/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 1,758
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 6.10.0, Oct 2026
- Licence
- GPL-2.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "MongooseIM is a robust, scalable and efficient XMPP server at the core of an Instant Messaging platform aimed at large installations."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
MongooseIM scores 93/100, #2 of 6 in Communication - XMPP - Servers: 218 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (6.10.0, 15 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 1,758 stars add 13.0 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 7.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
218 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
6.10.0 released 15 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 13.0 / 20
1.8k 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
- 218
- Last 90 days
- 990
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #2 of 6 tools in Communication - XMPP - Servers by health , between ejabberd (#1) and Openfire (#3) .
Details
| Licence | GPL-2.0 |
| Platforms | Erlang, Docker, K8S |
| Latest release | 6.10.0 · 15 days ago |
| Stars | 1,758 |
| Open issues | 16 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | esl/MongooseIM ↗ |
MongooseIM vs its top 4 alternatives
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MongooseIM: common questions
Is MongooseIM still maintained?
MongooseIM had 218 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, 6.10.0, is from 15 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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