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Openfire vs Yahoo! Messenger

A side-by-side look at Openfire and Yahoo! Messenger. 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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Yahoo! Messenger

Yahoo! Messenger

Social & Communications

Yahoo! Messenger is an instant messaging client and associated protocol provided by Yahoo!. It allows users to communicate in real-time through text, voice, video chat, and file sharing. Popular in the early 2000s, it has since declined in usage with the rise of smartphones and other messaging apps.

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