
ejabberd
The facts below are what the maker publishes about ejabberd, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From ejabberd's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| ejabberd Community Server | Free | GPLv2 · free forever · self-hosted · community support |
| Fluux | €200 a month | Managed SaaS · Business Edition features · custom domains · direct support · 200 €/month · starting price |
| ejabberd Business Edition | €16,000 a year | Commercial license · 2-node cluster · direct support · LTS releases · 16 000 €/year · 2-node cluster |
The facts
Each one read from ejabberd's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Administration
- Administration options include ejabberdctl CLI, a REST API, and a live web admin interface.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Business Edition limits
- The comparison page lists FIPS compliance, consistent hash clustering, and mobile push for Business Edition and Fluux, but not Community Server.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Clients
- The maker lists Strophe, XMPPFramework, and Smack as client libraries for web, iOS, and Android.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Download verification
- The maker says every binary includes a SHA-256 checksum and GPG signature.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker lists PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, and LDAP as storage backends.checked 7 Oct 2026
- License
- The Community Server is distributed under the GNU GPL v2 license.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Product
- ejabberd is an open-source server for XMPP messaging, MQTT, SIP, and Matrix.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Protocols
- The product supports XMPP extensions including MUC, MAM, PubSub, Carbons, Push, and OMEMO.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Scale
- The maker says ejabberd supports two million concurrent sessions on a single node.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security
- The maker describes TLS 1.3, modern cipher suites, SASL with SCRAM-SHA-256, and OMEMO end-to-end encryption as available on a fresh install.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- Community Server includes community forums and documentation, while Business Edition and Fluux include direct ProcessOne support and LTS releases.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2002checked 28 Sep 2026
- Founded / product history
- The ejabberd homepage says it has been open source and in production since 2002.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Paris, Francechecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- ProcessOne lists Paris, France as its location and says it has powered messaging since 1999.checked 7 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- The download page lists Linux x64 and arm64 packages, Windows via Docker, macOS via Homebrew, and Docker images.checked 7 Oct 2026
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