Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community
| Metric | mastodon | pixelfed |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 49,850 | 7,019 |
| Forks | 7,431 | 860 |
| Open Issues | 4,450 | 781 |
| Language | Ruby | PHP |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Last commit | 3mo ago | 12d ago |
| Repo age | 10.4y | 8.2y |
| Activity score | 80/100 | 79/100 |
mastodon has 7.1× more stars (49,850 vs 7,019).
pixelfed was updated more recently (81d ago vs 12d ago).
mastodon is more established (10.4y vs 8.2y old).
mastodon is built with Ruby, pixelfed with PHP. This affects deployment, performance and contributor pool.
