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Mastodon vs Socialhome: catalog facts
Mastodon	Socialhome
Free Free and open source under the AGPL. Hosting is separate.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0.
Android, Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Chronological timelines with no engagement ranking Federated, so moving servers does not mean losing your network	Federates over both ActivityPub and Diaspora Profile pages built from pinned rich content
Your experience depends heavily on which server you join Running a server has real moderation and maintenance cost	Small project with few public instances Running an instance requires Django and server administration
Self-hosted, Web application	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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