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Mitra vs Iceshrimp.NET: catalog facts
Mitra	Iceshrimp.NET
Free Free to download and run on your own server.	Free Free and open source; you pay only for your own hosting.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Federates with the wider fediverse via ActivityPub Written in Rust with frequent releases	Works with existing Mastodon client apps Active development with regular releases
You need to host and maintain the server yourself Smaller community than larger fediverse servers	Smaller community than Mastodon Requires running and maintaining your own server
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 24, 2026

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