Lemmy vs Snikket
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted social networks options
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Compare Lemmy with
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Compare Snikket with
choose an app… Mastodon Discourse Invidious SimpleX Chat NodeBB diaspora* Tinode Nitter Element Misskey Piped Berty ejabberd qTox Synapse FluffyChat Quicksy Bridge MongooseIM Toxic Syphon Delta Chat Element X Briar mautrix-signal Session Chatmail Chatmail Relay SchildiChat Tigase XMPP Server Wesh Network Metronome IM Monocles Chat Prose
Feature Lemmy Snikket Category Social Networks Social Networks License AGPL-3.0 AGPL-3.0 Language Rust Lua Setup difficulty Medium Easy Min. RAM 512 MB 512 MB Deployment docker, bare-metal, source docker, source GitHub stars ★ 14,538 ★ 437 First released 2019 2020 Replaces Reddit WhatsApp, Signal
Why pick each one
Choose Lemmy if… Reddit-like experience Efficient resource use Lemmy details
Frequently asked questions Is Lemmy or Snikket better? Neither is universally better. Lemmy has the larger community, while Snikket is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.
Are Lemmy and Snikket free and open-source? Yes. Lemmy is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Snikket under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Lemmy and Snikket with Docker? Lemmy: yes. Snikket: yes.