ejabberd

ejabberd.im · checked 7 Oct 2026

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ejabberd is an open-source server for XMPP messaging, MQTT, SIP, and Matrix.

Pricing

ejabberd Community ServerGPLv2 · free forever · self-hosted · community supportFree
Fluux200 €/month · starting price · Managed SaaS · Business Edition features · custom domains · direct support€200/mo
ejabberd Business Edition16 000 €/year · 2-node cluster · Commercial license · 2-node cluster · direct support · LTS releases€16,000/yr

As process-one.net lists them, checked 7 Oct 2026.

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Facts

Website: ejabberd.im
Price: Free tier · from €200/mo
Free trial: Not stated
Administration: Administration options include ejabberdctl CLI, a REST API, and a live web admin interface.
Business Edition limits: The comparison page lists FIPS compliance, consistent hash clustering, and mobile push for Business Edition and Fluux, but not Community Server.
Clients: The maker lists Strophe, XMPPFramework, and Smack as client libraries for web, iOS, and Android.
Download verification: The maker says every binary includes a SHA-256 checksum and GPG signature.
Founded: 2002
Founded / product history: The ejabberd homepage says it has been open source and in production since 2002.
Headquarters: Paris, France
Integrations: The maker lists PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, and LDAP as storage backends.
License: The Community Server is distributed under the GNU GPL v2 license.
Maker: ProcessOne lists Paris, France as its location and says it has powered messaging since 1999.
Protocols: The product supports XMPP extensions including MUC, MAM, PubSub, Carbons, Push, and OMEMO.
Scale: The maker says ejabberd supports two million concurrent sessions on a single node.

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