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Iceshrimp.NETPleroma
Free

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

 Free

Free and open source under the AGPL. Hosting is separate.

Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Works with existing Mastodon client apps
  • Active development with regular releases
  • Runs comfortably on hardware far smaller than Mastodon needs
  • Mastodon-compatible API, so existing apps work
  • Smaller community than Mastodon
  • Requires running and maintaining your own server
  • Smaller contributor base and slower release cadence
  • Moderation tooling is less developed than Mastodon's
Self-hosted Self-hosted, Web application
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

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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