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Hubzilla vs Streams: catalog facts
Hubzilla	Streams
Free Free open-source software you host yourself.	Free Free to download and run on your own server.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Nomadic identity with clones and backups Built-in files, photos, calendar, webpages and wikis	Nomadic identity not tied to one server Fine-grained permissions on content
Many features make it more complex than simple microblogging servers Requires running your own web server	Requires running and maintaining a PHP web server Documentation lives mainly inside the repository
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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