Piped vs Pleroma
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 Piped with
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Compare Pleroma with
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Feature Piped Pleroma Category Social Networks Social Networks License AGPL-3.0-or-later AGPL-3.0 Language Vue Elixir Setup difficulty Easy Medium Min. RAM 50 MB 512 MB Deployment bare-metal docker, bare-metal, source GitHub stars ★ 10,168 ★ 2,200 First released 2024 2017 Replaces YouTube Twitter, Tumblr
Why pick each one
Choose Piped if… Released under the AGPL-3.0-or-later license Easy to set up — beginner-friendly Mature project with 10.2k GitHub stars Written in Vue Piped details Choose Pleroma if… Runs on small servers Compatible with Mastodon apps Pleroma details
Frequently asked questions Is Piped or Pleroma better? Piped is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Pleroma if its specific feature set fits your needs better.
Are Piped and Pleroma free and open-source? Yes. Piped is licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later and Pleroma under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Piped and Pleroma with Docker? Piped: check the project docs for container support. Pleroma: yes.