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Lemmy vs Mbin: catalog facts
Lemmy	Mbin
Free Free and open source under the AGPL. Hosting is separate.	Free Free and open source.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Communities federate, so a single server going down does not end the network Lightweight Rust server that runs on modest hardware	Combines link aggregation, voting and microblogging in one site Federates with the fediverse over ActivityPub
Content volume is far below the centralised platforms it resembles Moderation quality varies sharply between instances	Requires running and maintaining your own server Smaller project than Lemmy with fewer instances
Self-hosted, Web application	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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