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Bonfire vs Friendica: catalog facts
Bonfire	Friendica
Free Self-hosting is free; cooperative hosting is also offered.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL. Hosting is separate.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Federated with the open social web Modular building blocks for different community needs	Bridges several networks from one account, including RSS and email Groups, events and photo albums beyond simple microblogging
Self-hosting needs some sysadmin experience Smaller ecosystem than Mastodon	The interface is dated and dense Running it well requires PHP hosting and regular maintenance
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted, Web application
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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