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GitHub Package Registry vs Openfire

A side-by-side look at GitHub Package Registry and Openfire. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

GitHub Package Registry

GitHub Package Registry

Development

GitHub Package Registry is a software package hosting service that allows you to host your software packages privately or publicly and use them as dependencies in your projects. It is integrated with GitHub's authentication and allows free hosting for public packages.

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Openfire

Openfire

Social & Communications

Openfire is an open source instant messaging and chat server. It uses the XMPP protocol and can be configured to work with many chat clients such as Spark, Pidgin, and Web clients. It is written in Java and has features like group chat, messaging archive, and plugins.

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