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CherryPickPleroma
Free

Free to download and run on your own server.

 Free

Free and open source under the AGPL. Hosting is separate.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Builds on the mature Misskey codebase
  • Extra features and interface changes over upstream
  • Runs comfortably on hardware far smaller than Mastodon needs
  • Mastodon-compatible API, so existing apps work
  • Smaller project and community than Misskey itself
  • Documentation is mostly in the repository
  • Smaller contributor base and slower release cadence
  • Moderation tooling is less developed than Mastodon's
Self-hosted Self-hosted, Web application
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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