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Pleroma vs glitch-soc: catalog facts
Pleroma	glitch-soc
Free Free and open source under the AGPL. Hosting is separate.	Free Free and open source; you pay only for your own server.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Runs comfortably on hardware far smaller than Mastodon needs Mastodon-compatible API, so existing apps work	Adds formatted posts, local-only posts and threaded mode to Mastodon Installs and updates the same way as Mastodon
Smaller contributor base and slower release cadence Moderation tooling is less developed than Mastodon's	Experimental features may make it less stable than upstream Mastodon Requires running and maintaining your own server
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	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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