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Iceshrimp.NETsnac
Free

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

 Free

Free and open source.

Self-hosted Linux, Self-hosted
  • Works with existing Mastodon client apps
  • Active development with regular releases
  • Very small footprint in portable C
  • Actively maintained with frequent releases
  • Smaller community than Mastodon
  • Requires running and maintaining your own server
  • Minimal feature set compared with Mastodon
  • Requires running your own server
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Needs internet

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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