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Openfire vs Pychat

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

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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Pychat

Pychat

Social & Communications

Pychat is an open-source, self-hosted chat application written in Python. It features real-time messaging, group chats, file sharing, video/voice calls, and custom theming options.

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