# Snikket

> Source: https://fuckyc.org/services/snikket/
> Website: https://snikket.org/
> Categories: Messaging
> KYC: optional — Self-hostable XMPP suite with a managed-hosting option; signup posture depends on the operator you join.
> Status: active
> Jurisdiction: independent open source; hosting jurisdiction varies
> Fiat on-ramp: no
> Payment methods: card, crypto (managed-hosting)
> Founded: 2020
> Open source: yes
> Custodial: no
> Last verified: 2026-01-01

## Verdict

Snikket is the easiest path to a modern XMPP setup, either self-hosted or managed. End-to-end encryption is on by default for direct chats. Useful as the "open standard" alternative to walled-garden messengers.

## Strengths

- Modern XMPP packaging — Prosody plus a curated client and apps.
- Self-hostable; managed hosting available from the project.
- OMEMO end-to-end encryption baseline.

## Caveats

- Federation properties depend on which servers your contacts use.
- Managed-hosting account holds metadata about your account by definition.
- Facts need re-verification by operator (last seeded 2026-01).

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## What Snikket is

A packaged XMPP server and client family that makes hosting an open-standard messenger turnkey.

## Threat-model fit

When openness and self-hosting matter more than zero registration data.

## Sources

- [Snikket about](https://snikket.org/about/) — accessed 2026-01-01
- [Snikket managed hosting](https://snikket.org/service/) — accessed 2026-01-01