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 | 8d 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 (77d ago vs 8d 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.
