Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community
| Metric | mastodon | pixelfed |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 50,221 | 7,019 |
| Forks | 7,485 | 860 |
| Open Issues | 4,492 | 781 |
| Language | Ruby | PHP |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Last commit | 2mo ago | 3mo ago |
| Repo age | 10.6y | 8.5y |
| Activity score | 80/100 | 63/100 |
mastodon has 7.2× more stars (50,221 vs 7,019).
mastodon was updated more recently (48d ago vs 99d ago).
mastodon is more established (10.6y vs 8.5y old).
mastodon is built with Ruby, pixelfed with PHP. This affects deployment, performance and contributor pool.
