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GoToSocial

ActivityPub federated social network server implementing the Mastodon client API.

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Still maintained? Yes: 44 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v0.22.3 (Oct 2026).

Also an alternative to Twitter.

Docker #10 of 40 in Communication - Social Networks and Forums

At a glance

GoToSocial quick facts

Health score
91/100 GOOD
Stars
692
Last commit
today (Oct 2026)
Latest release
v0.22.3, Oct 2026
Licence
AGPL-3.0
View codeberg.org/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial on Codeberg ↗ Website ↗

Top alternatives to GoToSocial

Full rankings: Twitter alternatives

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

GoToSocial scores 91/100, #10 of 40 in Communication - Social Networks and Forums: 44 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v0.22.3, 9 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 692 stars add 11.4 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 8.6 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the Codeberg API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    44 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    v0.22.3 released 9 days ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 11.4 / 20

    692 stars on Codeberg (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

108 commits over the last 12 months
44
Last 90 days
108
Last 12 months
today
Last push

Ranked #10 of 40 tools in Communication - Social Networks and Forums by health , between Scoold (#9) and PieFed (#11) .

Details

LicenceAGPL-3.0
PlatformsDocker, Go
Latest releasev0.22.3 · 9 days ago
Stars692
Open issues357
DockerYes
Repositorycodeberg.org/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗

GoToSocial vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with GoToSocial (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 (this tool) 91 692 AGPL-3.0 today
Mastodon 89 50k AGPL-3.0 today
Akkoma 83 71 AGPL-3.0 25 days ago
Friendica 83 1.7k AGPL-3.0 today
Pleroma 68 6 AGPL-3.0 yesterday

GoToSocial: common questions

What does GoToSocial replace?

Repoly lists GoToSocial as an open-source alternative to Twitter. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where GoToSocial stands against the others.

Is GoToSocial still maintained?

GoToSocial had 44 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v0.22.3, is from 9 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.