Hubzilla
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Hubzilla, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Hubzilla's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Hubzilla | Free | Free and open source · Self-hosted software; server requirements apply |
The facts
Each one read from Hubzilla's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access controls
- Hubzilla provides permission settings for public and private content, including posts, pages, images, and files.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Association
- The Hubzilla Association supports software development, promotion, distribution, documentation, the website, and support forums.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Cloud storage
- Users can share files with public, private, or restricted access permissions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Custom domain
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Encryption
- The documentation says private messages are stored encrypted, channels use RSA 4096-bit keys, and optional end-to-end encryption is available; it cautions that stored-message encryption is not completely secure.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Event hosting
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Extensibility
- Hubzilla can be extended with addons, themes, and widgets, with separate official repositories for core software, addons, and widgets.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Federation
- The site says Hubzilla connects with Fediverse services including Mastodon, Misskey, and PeerTube via ActivityPub, Diaspora, and other protocols.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Hosting options
- Users can join an existing community or run their own server, including managed hosting or self-hosting.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Hosting requirements
- Self-hosting requires PHP 8.1 or higher, a supported MySQL, MariaDB, or PostgreSQL database, a web server, and cron; installation must use a top-level domain or subdomain.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Identity portability
- Nomadic Identity lets users clone or back up channels and migrate identities and content to another server.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The documentation describes RSS/Atom importing, cross-post connectors, Diaspora and GNU Social protocol plugins, and a third-party API with OAuth access.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The project describes Hubzilla as suitable for individuals, organizations, communities, and site administrators, with options to join a community or run a server.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- Hubzilla is licensed under the MIT license.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile
- Hubzilla can be installed as a progressive web app, and the site lists Android apps for posting and accessing Hubzilla.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Mobile access
- Hubzilla can be installed as a progressive web app from a Hubzilla hub webpage, and the site lists Android client apps.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Moderation tools
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Nomadic identity
- Users can transfer or clone an identity to another server and keep a synchronized backup.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy controls
- Access controls can restrict posts, files, groups, pages, and other content to selected audiences.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Private spaces
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2010checked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- The Hubzilla Association supports development, promotion, and distribution of the software and says it was founded on November 29, 2023.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile apps
- androidchecked 20 Sep 2026
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