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AutoMQ vs Telephone
AutoMQ has 10,921 GitHub stars, 802 forks, 60 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Telephone has 1,178 stars, 241 forks, 132 open issues and last shipped 24 days ago. AutoMQ leads on adoption by 827% (10,921 vs 1,178 stars). AutoMQ is written in Java under Apache-2.0; Telephone is written in Swift under GPL-3.0. AutoMQ has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, Telephone 20%. AutoMQ was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| AutoMQ | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 11K | ★ 1.2K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Java | Swift |
| Last push | 2026-11-05 | 2026-10-13 |
| Forks | ⑂ 802 | ⑂ 241 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick AutoMQ if
- You weight community size — 11K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Java
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Telephone if
- You want the Telephone feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You evaluated both and Telephone fits your workflow better
About AutoMQ
Diskless Kafka® on S3, Offering 10x Cost Savings and Scaling in Seconds. 📑  Documentation     🔥  Explore AutoMQ Playground Now     yellow) orange) From 6 Hours to Seconds: How Grab Achieved 3x Data Streaming Efficiency with AutoMQ Tencent Cloud EMR uses AutoMQ as a first party service 2.2B Messages a Day: LG U+ Modernizes Log Pipelines with AutoMQ on AWS Geely: Powering Hybrid Cloud Streaming for a 10 Million Vehicle Fleet Bambu Lab: Unifying Multi Cloud Data Streaming with Stateless Kafka Honda: Slashing Kafka TCO by 50% with Cloud Native Diskless Architecture Avia Games…
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About Telephone
Telephone is a VoIP SIP softphone for Mac. It allows you to make phone calls over the Internet or your company network. If your phone line supports SIP protocol, you can use it on your Mac instead of a physical phone anywhere you have a decent network connection. Building Opus Opus codec is optional. Download: $ curl O $ tar xzvf opus 1.3.1.tar.gz $ cd opus 1.3.1 Build and install: $ ./configure prefix=/path/to/Telephone/ThirdParty/Opus disable shared CFLAGS=' arch arm64 arch x86 64 Os mmacosx version min=15.6' $ make $ make install LibreSSL Download: $ curl O $ curl O $ gpg verify libressl 3.1.5.tar.gz.asc $…
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Frequently asked questions
Is AutoMQ or Telephone more popular?
AutoMQ has 10,921 GitHub stars and Telephone has 1,178. AutoMQ has the larger community by that measure.
Are AutoMQ and Telephone free?
Both are open source. AutoMQ is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Telephone under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between AutoMQ and Telephone?
AutoMQ is written in Java and Telephone in Swift. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, AutoMQ or Telephone?
Choose AutoMQ if you want the larger community (10,921 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Telephone if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.