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glitch-soc vs GoToSocial: catalog facts
glitch-soc	GoToSocial
Free Free and open source; you pay only for your own server.	Free Free to self-host.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Adds formatted posts, local-only posts and threaded mode to Mastodon Installs and updates the same way as Mastodon	Lightweight server written in Go Federates with other ActivityPub software
Experimental features may make it less stable than upstream Mastodon Requires running and maintaining your own server	Fewer features than Mastodon by design Not intended for very large follower counts
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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