Alternatives to Akkoma

A self-hostable ActivityPub microblogging server forked from Pleroma, focused on custom expression. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Akkoma.

  • Pleroma

    Lightweight fediverse server that runs on very modest hardware.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Pleroma is the upstream project Akkoma forked from, runs on very modest hardware and offers a Mastodon-compatible API, but has a slower release cadence and less developed moderation tooling.

  • Misskey

    Feature-rich fediverse server with reactions, drive storage and theming.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Misskey offers custom reactions, a built-in file drive and deep theming, but is heavier to run and most of its documentation and community support is in Japanese.

  • Sharkey

    A federated microblogging server forked from Misskey, with added features and a focus on performance.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Sharkey is a Misskey fork that adds features and focuses on performance, federating with Mastodon and Akkoma, though it is a smaller project with a small maintainer team.

  • Mastodon

    Federated microblogging server with no algorithmic feed.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Mastodon is an AGPL-3.0 federated server with chronological timelines and no algorithmic feed, but lacks the custom emoji reactions and Misskey-Flavoured Markdown that Akkoma supports.

  • GoToSocial

    A lightweight self-hosted ActivityPub social network server written in Go.

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted

    GoToSocial is a lightweight ActivityPub server written in Go with safety-focused interaction controls, offering fewer features by design and not intended for very large follower counts.

  • Iceshrimp.NET

    A self-hosted ActivityPub microblogging server written in C#, continuing the Iceshrimp project.

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted

    Iceshrimp.NET is a C# server that works with existing Mastodon client apps and releases regularly, though its community is smaller than Mastodon's.

  • Mitra

    A self-hosted federated micro-blogging server written in Rust that connects to the fediverse over ActivityPub.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Mitra is a Rust micro-blogging server with frequent releases that works with separate web front ends and third-party clients, but has a smaller community than larger fediverse servers.

  • snac

    A minimal self-hosted ActivityPub instance written in portable C.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxSelf-hosted

    snac is a minimal ActivityPub instance written in portable C with a very small footprint, trading away most of Akkoma's expressive features for a minimal feature set.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Akkoma as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • glitch-soc

    A friendly fork of the Mastodon server software that adds experimental features on top of upstream.

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted

    Akkoma is a Pleroma fork with custom emoji reactions and Misskey-Flavoured Markdown, a different codebase from Mastodon that still federates with it.

  • Hometown

    A self-hosted fork of Mastodon that adds local-only posting for community-focused instances.

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted

    Akkoma is a Pleroma fork with custom emoji reactions and Misskey-Flavoured Markdown, offering a different codebase than Mastodon while still federating with it.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.