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Iceshrimp.NETMitra
Free

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

 Free

Free to download and run on your own server.

Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Works with existing Mastodon client apps
  • Active development with regular releases
  • Federates with the wider fediverse via ActivityPub
  • Written in Rust with frequent releases
  • Smaller community than Mastodon
  • Requires running and maintaining your own server
  • You need to host and maintain the server yourself
  • Smaller community than larger fediverse servers
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
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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