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Soketi vs Telephone
Soketi has 5,635 GitHub stars, 363 forks, 142 open issues and last shipped 1.6 years ago. Telephone has 1,169 stars, 233 forks, 132 open issues and last shipped 13 days ago. Soketi leads on adoption by 382% (5,635 vs 1,169 stars). Soketi is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; Telephone is written in Swift under GPL-3.0. Soketi has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, Telephone 20%. Telephone 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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| Soketi | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 5.6K | ★ 1.2K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Swift |
| Last push | 2025-03-03 | 2026-09-09 |
| Forks | ⑂ 363 | ⑂ 233 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Soketi if
- You weight community size — 5.6K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- 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 Soketi
Soketi is an open source, Pusher compatible WebSockets server written in TypeScript that lets developers run their own real time channels infrastructure instead of paying for a hosted Pusher plan.
read the full Soketi overview →
About Telephone
Telephone is a GPL 3.0 licensed VoIP SIP softphone for macOS, written in Swift, that lets anyone whose phone line speaks SIP place and answer calls over the Internet or a company network from a Mac instead of a physical phone.
read the full Telephone overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Soketi or Telephone more popular?
Soketi has 5,635 GitHub stars and Telephone has 1,169. Soketi has the larger community by that measure.
Are Soketi and Telephone free?
Both are open source. Soketi is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Telephone under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Soketi and Telephone?
Soketi is written in TypeScript 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, Soketi or Telephone?
Choose Soketi if you want the larger community (5,635 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Telephone if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.