Tigase
XMPP server implementation in Java.
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Still maintained? Yes: 13 commits in the last 90 days, latest release tigase-server-dist-8.4.3 (Oct 2026).
At a glance
Tigase quick facts
- Health score
- 60/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 358
- Last commit
- 26 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- tigase-server-dist-8.4.3, Oct 2026
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
Top alternatives to Tigase
In its own words
The project's README opens: "Tigase XMPP Server is highly optimized, extremely modular and very flexible XMPP/Jabber server written in Java."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Tigase scores 60/100, #4 of 6 in Communication - XMPP - Servers: 13 commits in the last 90 days earn 15.2 of 35 points, the latest release (tigase-server-dist-8.4.3, 26 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 358 stars add 10.2 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 19.8 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 15.2 / 35
13 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
tigase-server-dist-8.4.3 released 26 days ago
- Stars 10.2 / 20
358 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 13
- Last 90 days
- 42
- Last 12 months
- 26 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #4 of 6 tools in Communication - XMPP - Servers by health , between Openfire (#3) and Snikket (#5) .
Details
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Java |
| Latest release | tigase-server-dist-8.4.3 · 26 days ago |
| Stars | 358 |
| Open issues | 61 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | tigase/tigase-server ↗ |
Tigase vs its top 4 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with Tigase (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 | 84 | 3.1k | Apache-2.0 | 8 days ago |
| Tigase (this tool) | 60 | 358 | GPL-3.0 | 26 days ago |
| Snikket | 49 | 476 | Apache-2.0 | 7 days ago |
Tigase: common questions
Is Tigase still maintained?
Tigase had 13 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 26 days ago; the latest tagged release, tigase-server-dist-8.4.3, is from 26 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.