Lifecycle

Ignite Realtime Product Lifecycle

Release dates, version history and end-of-support dates for 3 Ignite Realtime products and 43 versions.

Releases and Lifecycle

Release dates, version history and support and end-of-life dates as published by Ignite Realtime. Dates within the next 12 months are highlighted; past dates are dimmed. Retrieved 2026-10-14.

Openfire 24 versions

Dates are the first release of each minor series as listed in the project's changelog.

Version	Released	Source
5.1	3 Jun 2026	[1]
5.0	20 Jun 2025	[1]
4.9	17 Sep 2024	[1]
4.8	12 Jan 2024	[1]
4.7	19 Jan 2022	[1]
4.6	16 Oct 2020	[1]
4.5	10 Jan 2020	[1]
4.4	28 Jun 2019	[1]
4.3	11 Jan 2019	[1]
4.2	4 Dec 2017	[1]
4.1	21 Dec 2016	[1]
4.0	11 Jan 2016	[1]
3.10	20 Apr 2015	[1]
3.9	5 Feb 2014	[1]
3.8	6 Feb 2013	[1]
3.7	2 Mar 2011	[1]
3.6	26 Aug 2008	[1]
3.5	27 Mar 2008	[1]
3.4	31 Oct 2007	[1]
3.3	12 Apr 2007	[1]
3.2	6 Feb 2007	[1]
3.1	9 Oct 2006	[1]
3.0	29 Jun 2006	[1]
2.6	6 Apr 2006	[1]

Smack 12 versions

Dates are the first release of each minor series as listed in the project's changelog.

Version	Released	Source
4.5	15 Sep 2026	[3]
4.4	6 Dec 2020	[3]
4.3	2 Aug 2018	[3]
4.2	10 Mar 2017	[3]
4.1	29 Mar 2015	[3]
4.0	8 Jun 2014	[3]
3.4	2 Feb 2014	[3]
3.3	4 May 2013	[3]
3.2	3 May 2011	[3]
3.1	20 Nov 2008	[3]
3.0	31 Mar 2007	[3]
2.2	9 Mar 2006	[3]

Spark 7 versions

Dates are the first release of each minor series as listed in the project's changelog.

Version	Released	Source
3.0	14 Nov 2022	[2]
2.9	17 Aug 2020	[2]
2.8	25 Aug 2016	[2]
2.7	24 Apr 2015	[2]
2.6	1 Jul 2011	[2]
2.5	30 Mar 2007	[2]
2.0	7 Sep 2006	[2]

Sources 4

Openfire Changelog retrieved 2026-10-14
Spark Changelog retrieved 2026-10-14
Smack Changelog retrieved 2026-10-14
Ignite Realtime: Downloads retrieved 2026-10-14