Openfire
Real time collaboration (RTC) server.
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Still maintained? Yes: 260 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v5.1.2 (Aug 2026).
At a glance
Openfire quick facts
- Health score
- 84/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 3,074
- Last commit
- 8 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v5.1.2, Aug 2026
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "About [Openfire] is a real time collaboration (RTC) server licensed under the Open Source Apache License. It uses the only widely adopted open protocol for instant messaging, XMPP (also called Jabber). Openfire is incredibly easy to set up and administer, but offers rock-solid security and performance."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Openfire scores 84/100, #3 of 6 in Communication - XMPP - Servers: 260 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v5.1.2, 2 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 3,074 stars add 14.0 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
260 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v5.1.2 released 2 months ago
- Stars 14.0 / 20
3.1k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 260
- Last 90 days
- 1,034
- Last 12 months
- 8 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #3 of 6 tools in Communication - XMPP - Servers by health , between MongooseIM (#2) and Tigase (#4) .
Details
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Platforms | Java |
| Latest release | v5.1.2 · 2 months ago |
| Stars | 3,074 |
| Open issues | 0 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | igniterealtime/Openfire ↗ |
Openfire vs its top 4 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with Openfire (Communication - XMPP - Servers), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ejabberd | 95 | 6.7k | GPL-2.0 | 2 days ago |
| MongooseIM | 93 | 1.8k | GPL-2.0 | today |
| Openfire (this tool) | 84 | 3.1k | Apache-2.0 | 8 days ago |
| Tigase | 60 | 358 | GPL-3.0 | 26 days ago |
| Snikket | 49 | 476 | Apache-2.0 | 7 days ago |
Openfire: common questions
Is Openfire still maintained?
Openfire had 260 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 8 days ago; the latest tagged release, v5.1.2, is from 2 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.