Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community
Posts, replies, boosts and follows on your own server, federated with the rest of the fediverse over ActivityPub.
alternatives to
X (Twitter)
Social network for short public posts, replies and reposts, formerly named Twitter. A closed product from X Corp..
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| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mastodon | Full replacement | 50k | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | Ruby | v4.7.3 | 2026-10-06 |
| Misskey | Full replacement | 11k | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | TypeScript | 2026.10.0 | 2026-10-06 |
| Bluesky PDS | Partial | 2.6k | Other | Open source | Yes | Shell | v0.4.5037 | 2026-10-02 |
| Hollo | Partial | 492 | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | TypeScript | 0.9.22 | 2026-10-06 |
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🌎 A completely free and open interplanetary-microblogging platform 🚀
Notes, renotes, emoji reactions and a file drive on your own server, federated over ActivityPub.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Stars
- 11k
- Latest
- 2026.10.0
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
Bluesky PDS (Personal Data Server) container image, compose file, and documentation
Hosts your own Bluesky account and data; feeds and discovery go through the shared Bluesky network.
Federated single-user microblogging software
Single-user server with no web interface of its own, used through Mastodon-compatible clients.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Stars
- 492
- Latest
- 0.9.22
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
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About X (Twitter)
- Vendor
- X Corp.