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Openfire vs Sparkle

A side-by-side look at Openfire and Sparkle. 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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Sparkle

Sparkle

Development

Sparkle is an open-source software update framework for macOS applications. It allows developers to easily provide automatic updates to their users by packaging and delivering app updates from a server.

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