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Iceshrimp.NETHollo
Free

Free and open source; you pay only for your own hosting.

 Free

Free to self-host from the GitHub repository.

Self-hosted Self-hosted
  • Works with existing Mastodon client apps
  • Active development with regular releases
  • Federates with Mastodon and the wider fediverse
  • Works with existing Mastodon client apps
  • Smaller community than Mastodon
  • Requires running and maintaining your own server
  • Single-user only
  • You must run and maintain the server yourself
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

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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