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diaspora* vs VERO: catalog facts
diaspora*	VERO
Free Free and open source under the AGPL. Hosting is separate.	Free Founding members currently join with a subscription that is free for life.
Web, Self-hosted	macOS, Android, iOS
Aspects give fine control over who sees each post One of the longest-running decentralised social networks	No advertising in the feed Feed is not ranked by an algorithm
Does not speak ActivityPub, so it does not federate with Mastodon Activity levels are low compared with newer networks	Centralised service owned by one company Future subscription terms for later members are unclear
Self-hosted, Web application	Downloadable app, Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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