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Rocket.Chat vs xyne-spaces
Rocket.Chat has 46,152 GitHub stars, 13,914 forks, 4,023 open issues and last shipped today. xyne-spaces has 684 stars, 527 forks, 514 open issues and last shipped today. Rocket.Chat leads on adoption by 6,647% (46,152 vs 684 stars). Rocket.Chat is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; xyne-spaces is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. Rocket.Chat has attracted 30% as many forks as stars, xyne-spaces 77%. Rocket.Chat was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (collaboration), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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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| Rocket.Chat | xyne-spaces | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 46K | ★ 684 |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-23 |
| Forks | ⑂ 14K | ⑂ 527 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Rocket.Chat if
- You weight community size — 46K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick xyne-spaces if
- You want the xyne-spaces feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and xyne-spaces fits your workflow better
About Rocket.Chat
Rocket.Chat is an open source, self hostable team communications platform written in TypeScript that gives organisations full ownership of their messaging, voice, and federation infrastructure instead of renting it from a closed SaaS vendor.
read the full Rocket.Chat overview →
About xyne-spaces
Xyne Spaces is an open source "AI Org OS" — an Apache 2.0, TypeScript collaboration platform that keeps an organization's context in one permission aware store and serves it back to both people and AI agents, making it a fit for teams that want human and agent work running over the same company knowledge rather than across a dozen disconnected tools.
read the full xyne-spaces overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Rocket.Chat or xyne-spaces more popular?
Rocket.Chat has 46,152 GitHub stars and xyne-spaces has 684. Rocket.Chat has the larger community by that measure.
Are Rocket.Chat and xyne-spaces free?
Both are open source. Rocket.Chat has no licence declared in this registry, and xyne-spaces is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Rocket.Chat and xyne-spaces?
Rocket.Chat is written in TypeScript and xyne-spaces in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Rocket.Chat or xyne-spaces?
Choose Rocket.Chat if you want the larger community (46,152 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose xyne-spaces if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.