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GoToSocial vs Hometown: catalog facts
GoToSocial	Hometown
Free Free to self-host.	Free Free and open source; you pay only for your own hosting.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Lightweight server written in Go Federates with other ActivityPub software	Local-only posts that stay on your own instance Supports a wider range of content types than Mastodon
Fewer features than Mastodon by design Not intended for very large follower counts	Requires running and maintaining your own Mastodon-style server Follows upstream Mastodon, so new features can arrive later
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
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 September 24, 2026

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