SimpleX Chat
The most private and secure chat and applications platform - now with double ratchet E2E encryption.
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Still maintained? Yes: 45 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v7.0.3 (Sep 2026).
Comparisons in Communication - Custom Communication Systems: Slack alternatives, WhatsApp alternatives, Microsoft Teams alternatives, Discord alternatives.
At a glance
SimpleX Chat quick facts
- Health score
- 87/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 19,614
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v7.0.3, Sep 2026
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Invest in SimpleX Chat. Learn more on Wefunder."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
SimpleX Chat scores 87/100, #19 of 44 in Communication - Custom Communication Systems: 45 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v7.0.3, 1 month ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 19,614 stars add 17.2 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
45 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v7.0.3 released 1 month ago
- Stars 17.2 / 20
20k 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
- 45
- Last 90 days
- 621
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #19 of 44 tools in Communication - Custom Communication Systems by health , between Element (#18) and Tinode (#20) .
Details
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Haskell |
| Latest release | v7.0.3 · 1 month ago |
| Stars | 19,614 |
| Open issues | 1,024 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | simplex-chat/simplex-chat ↗ |
SimpleX Chat vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with SimpleX Chat (Communication - Custom Communication Systems), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocket.Chat | 99 | 46k | MIT | today |
| Chatwoot | 98 | 39k | ⊘ Proprietary | today |
| Mattermost | 98 | 39k | ⊘ Proprietary | today |
| Apprise | 97 | 18k | MIT | today |
| SimpleX Chat (this tool) | 87 | 20k | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| OTS | 82 | 808 | Apache-2.0 | today |
SimpleX Chat: common questions
Is SimpleX Chat still maintained?
SimpleX Chat had 45 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v7.0.3, is from 1 month ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.