Snikket
All-in-one Dockerized easy XMPP solution, including web admin and clients.
Description from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Still maintained? Yes: 16 commits in the last 90 days.
Also an alternative to WhatsApp.
At a glance
Snikket quick facts
- Health score
- 49/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 476
- Last commit
- 7 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- No tagged release
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Snikket is an open-source self-hosted personal messaging service. It aims to provide an alternative to proprietary and centralized messaging platforms while supporting all the expected features and being easy to use."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Snikket scores 49/100, #5 of 6 in Communication - XMPP - Servers: 16 commits in the last 90 days earn 18.7 of 35 points, the absence of a tagged release forfeits all 25 release points, 476 stars add 10.7 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is release recency, worth 25.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 18.7 / 35
16 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency biggest shortfall 0.0 / 25
No tagged release found
- Stars 10.7 / 20
476 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
- 16
- Last 90 days
- 51
- Last 12 months
- 7 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #5 of 6 tools in Communication - XMPP - Servers by health , between Tigase (#4) and Prosody IM (#6) .
Details
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Platforms | Docker |
| Latest release | No tagged release |
| Stars | 476 |
| Open issues | 55 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | snikket-im/snikket-server ↗ |
Snikket vs its top 5 alternatives
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Snikket: common questions
What does Snikket replace?
Repoly lists Snikket as an open-source alternative to WhatsApp. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Snikket stands against the others.
Is Snikket still maintained?
Snikket had 16 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 7 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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