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GoToSocial vs CherryPick: catalog facts
GoToSocial	CherryPick
Free Free to self-host.	Free Free to download and run on your own server.
Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Lightweight server written in Go Federates with other ActivityPub software	Builds on the mature Misskey codebase Extra features and interface changes over upstream
Fewer features than Mastodon by design Not intended for very large follower counts	Smaller project and community than Misskey itself Documentation is mostly in the repository
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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