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Mitra vs GoToSocial: catalog facts
Mitra	GoToSocial
Free Free to download and run on your own server.	Free Free to self-host.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Federates with the wider fediverse via ActivityPub Written in Rust with frequent releases	Lightweight server written in Go Federates with other ActivityPub software
You need to host and maintain the server yourself Smaller community than larger fediverse servers	Fewer features than Mastodon by design Not intended for very large follower counts
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	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 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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