Social network where groups and pages exist at Meta's discretion and moderation.
4 self-hosted replacements in this index, ranked by GitHub stars in the dataset.
Replacements
Mastodon
Federated microblogging server.
50,464 stars Active
30 Oct 2026 v4.7.4
Discourse
Advanced forum / community solution based on Ruby and JS.
48,046 stars Active
2 Nov 2026 _gh-attach-assets
Friendica
Social Communication Server.
1,698 stars Active
1 Nov 2026 2026.05-1
GoToSocial
ActivityPub federated social network server implementing the Mastodon client API.
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Popular comparisons
The most-starred pairings among these replacements, ranked by combined GitHub stars in the dataset.