🆚 Mastodon CMS vs. SocialEngine

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Content management system
Content management system

About

Mastodon is free, open-source software for running self-hosted, federated social networking services based on the ActivityPub protocol.

It allows users to host independent “instances” that communicate across the global “Fediverse,” supports up to 500-character posts (toots), images, video, audio, polls, local and federated timelines, chronological feeds with no ads or algorithms, and community-based moderation.

SocialEngine is all-in-one social networking software for creating niche communities, available in self-hosted and cloud versions.

Headquarters

Berlin, Germany
Gurugram, Haryana, India

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free version ❌Free 14-day trial
Self-Hosted
Essential$199
Advanced$399
Advanced Plus$999
Professional$1,399
Cloud
Early Stage
(2GB Memory)
$49/month
Startup
(4GB Memory)
$99/month
Grow
(8GB Memory)
$149/month
Expanding
(16GB Memory)
$199/month
Professional
(32GB Memory)
$349/month

Categories

CMS › Rank #59
CMS › Rank #150

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Mastodon CMS is 7 times more popular than SocialEngine.
Total websites

Market share

CMS

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Mastodon CMS is more popular in Germany, France, and the United States, while SocialEngine is more popular in Russia and India.
Germany
France
United States
Portugal
United Kingdom
Japan
Netherlands
Finland
Canada
Russia

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Mastodon CMS is more popular among sites focused on social networking, business, and content server, while SocialEngine is more commonly used on recreation and hobbies, blogs and wiki, and marketing and merchandising sites.
Social Networking
Business
Content Server
Internet Services
Recreation/Hobbies
Entertainment
Blogs/Wiki
Games
Marketing/Merchandising
Phishing

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#35,763
#148,953
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Name
Rank
#133,992
#174,983
#335,656
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See also

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