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Bonfire vs Open Source Social Network: catalog facts
Bonfire	Open Source Social Network
Free Self-hosting is free; cooperative hosting is also offered.	Freemium The core is free to download and self-host; some marketplace add-ons and managed setup are…
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Federated with the open social web Modular building blocks for different community needs	Profiles, groups, photo albums and messaging included out of the box Preconfigured VM image available alongside the zip installer
Self-hosting needs some sysadmin experience Smaller ecosystem than Mastodon	Some business add-ons are paid Uses its own license alongside CAL-1.0, so check the terms before redistributing
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: CAL-1.0
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 October 2, 2026

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