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VERO vs diaspora*: catalog facts
VERO	diaspora*
Free Founding members currently join with a subscription that is free for life.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL. Hosting is separate.
macOS, Android, iOS	Web, Self-hosted
No advertising in the feed Feed is not ranked by an algorithm	Aspects give fine control over who sees each post One of the longest-running decentralised social networks
Centralised service owned by one company Future subscription terms for later members are unclear	Does not speak ActivityPub, so it does not federate with Mastodon Activity levels are low compared with newer networks
Downloadable app, Hosted service	Self-hosted, Web application
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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