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Mastodon vs Mitra: catalog facts
Mastodon	Mitra
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	Federates with the wider fediverse via ActivityPub Written in Rust with frequent releases
Your experience depends heavily on which server you join Running a server has real moderation and maintenance cost	You need to host and maintain the server yourself Smaller community than larger fediverse servers
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	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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