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Chirpy vs Friendica

A side-by-side comparison of Chirpy and Friendica — pricing, license, deployment, and where each tool wins.

Chirpy
chirpy.dev

Privacy-friendly and customizable Disqus (comment system) alternate.

Friendica
friendi.ca

Social Communication Server.

FeatureChirpyFriendica
PricingFreeFree
ModelOpen-sourceOpen-source
LicenseCC-BY-SA-3.0CC-BY-SA-3.0
DeploymentSelf-hostedSelf-hosted
CategoryCommunication - Social Networks and ForumsCommunication - Social Networks and Forums
Self-hosted✓Yes✓Yes
Free tier✓Yes✓Yes

Pick Chirpy if…

  • ✓You prefer Chirpy's feature set or ecosystem fit.

Pick Friendica if…

  • ✓You prefer Friendica's feature set or ecosystem fit.

Switch from Chirpy → Friendica

8–40hmedium risk

Plan a sprint — 8-40 engineering hours, run in parallel for a week.

Export from Chirpy: JSON, CSV
2 things to watch
  • ⚠User mapping by email
  • ⚠Message history may be partial

Switch from Friendica → Chirpy

8–40hmedium risk

Plan a sprint — 8-40 engineering hours, run in parallel for a week.

Export from Friendica: JSON, CSV
2 things to watch
  • ⚠User mapping by email
  • ⚠Message history may be partial