vs Comparison

mastodon.online vs Threads

Who’s behind each, what their homepages track, what they cost and how often their policies changed, measured the same way for both. By what they offer, they’re very close.

mastodon.online

A general-purpose Mastodon server run by Mastodon GmbH where people can register accounts and post short messages that federate with other servers in the fediverse. It was set up to take overflow sign-ups from mastodon.social.

Threads

Threads is a text-based microblogging social network run by Meta where users post short updates, reply, repost and follow others, using their Instagram account to sign in.

Company
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Part of facebook.com
Registered in
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Online since
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Audience
Smaller site
Top 1K
Trackers on the homepage
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Ad trackers
None
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Cookie banner
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Prices
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Last price change
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Privacy policy changes
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Terms changes
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Open positions
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