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Socialhome vs GoToSocial: catalog facts
Socialhome	GoToSocial
Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0.	Free Free to self-host.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Federates over both ActivityPub and Diaspora Profile pages built from pinned rich content	Lightweight server written in Go Federates with other ActivityPub software
Small project with few public instances Running an instance requires Django and server administration	Fewer features than Mastodon by design Not intended for very large follower counts
Self-hosted	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 October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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