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Openfire vs Prosody: catalog facts
Openfire	Prosody
Free Free and open source under the Apache License.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Web-based administration console Works with any standard XMPP client	Simple setup and low resource use Federates with other XMPP servers
Requires running and maintaining your own server Users need a separate XMPP client	Requires a server and some administration Users need a separate XMPP client
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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