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Mastodon vs CherryPick: catalog facts
Mastodon	CherryPick
Free Free and open source under the AGPL. Hosting is separate.	Free Free to download and run on your own server.
Android, Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Chronological timelines with no engagement ranking Federated, so moving servers does not mean losing your network	Builds on the mature Misskey codebase Extra features and interface changes over upstream
Your experience depends heavily on which server you join Running a server has real moderation and maintenance cost	Smaller project and community than Misskey itself Documentation is mostly in the repository
Self-hosted, Web application	Self-hosted
Open source	Closed 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 October 1, 2026

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