Akkoma
Federated microblogging server with Mastodon, GNU social, and ActivityPub compatibility.
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Still maintained? Yes: 26 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v3.20.1 (Sep 2026).
Also an alternative to Twitter.
At a glance
Akkoma quick facts
- Health score
- 83/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 71
- Last commit
- 25 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v3.20.1, Sep 2026
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
Top alternatives to Akkoma
Full rankings: Twitter alternatives
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Akkoma scores 83/100, #16 of 40 in Communication - Social Networks and Forums: 26 commits in the last 90 days earn 30.3 of 35 points, the latest release (v3.20.1, 1 month ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 71 stars add 7.4 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 12.6 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the akkoma.dev API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 30.3 / 35
26 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v3.20.1 released 1 month ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 7.4 / 20
71 stars on akkoma.dev (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 26
- Last 90 days
- 73
- Last 12 months
- 25 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #16 of 40 tools in Communication - Social Networks and Forums by health , between PixelFed (#15) and Elgg (#17) .
Details
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Elixir, Docker |
| Latest release | v3.20.1 · 1 month ago |
| Stars | 71 |
| Open issues | 156 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | akkoma.dev/AkkomaGang/akkoma ↗ |
Akkoma vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Akkoma (Communication - Social Networks and Forums), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misskey | 96 | 11k | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| GoToSocial | 91 | 692 | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| Mastodon | 89 | 50k | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| Akkoma (this tool) | 83 | 71 | AGPL-3.0 | 25 days ago |
| Friendica | 83 | 1.7k | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| Pleroma | 68 | 6 | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
Akkoma: common questions
What does Akkoma replace?
Repoly lists Akkoma as an open-source alternative to Twitter. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Akkoma stands against the others.
Is Akkoma still maintained?
Akkoma had 26 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 25 days ago; the latest tagged release, v3.20.1, is from 1 month ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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