Hatsu
Bridge that interacts with Fediverse on behalf of your static site.
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Still maintained? Yes: 7 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v0.3.5 (Oct 2026).
Comparisons in Communication - Social Networks and Forums: Twitter alternatives, Facebook Groups alternatives, Reddit alternatives, Disqus alternatives.
At a glance
Hatsu quick facts
- Health score
- 63/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 258
- Last commit
- 29 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v0.3.5, Oct 2026
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Self-hosted & Fully-automated ActivityPub Bridge for Static Sites."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Hatsu scores 63/100, #31 of 40 in Communication - Social Networks and Forums: 7 commits in the last 90 days earn 8.2 of 35 points, the latest release (v0.3.5, 29 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 258 stars add 9.7 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 26.8 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 8.2 / 35
7 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v0.3.5 released 29 days ago
- Stars 9.7 / 20
258 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 7
- Last 90 days
- 12
- Last 12 months
- 29 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #31 of 40 tools in Communication - Social Networks and Forums by health , between Socialhome (#30) and Iceshrimp.NET (#32) .
Details
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Docker, Rust |
| Latest release | v0.3.5 · 29 days ago |
| Stars | 258 |
| Open issues | 10 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | importantimport/hatsu ↗ |
Hatsu vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with Hatsu (Communication - Social Networks and Forums), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discourse | 99 | 48k | GPL-2.0 | today |
| Lemmy | 97 | 15k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| Misskey | 96 | 11k | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| PieFed | 90 | 266 | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| Hatsu (this tool) | 63 | 258 | AGPL-3.0 | 29 days ago |
| BuddyPress | 55 | 258 | GPL-2.0 | 7 days ago |
Hatsu: common questions
Is Hatsu still maintained?
Hatsu had 7 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 29 days ago; the latest tagged release, v0.3.5, is from 29 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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