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Bluesky vs movim
Bluesky has 18,364 GitHub stars, 2,872 forks, 2,400 open issues and last shipped yesterday. movim has 2,069 stars, 287 forks, 43 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Bluesky leads on adoption by 788% (18,364 vs 2,069 stars). Bluesky is written in TypeScript under MIT; movim is written in PHP under AGPL-3.0. Bluesky has attracted 16% as many forks as stars, movim 14%. Bluesky was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Bluesky | movim | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 18K | ★ 2.1K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.9K | ⑂ 287 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Bluesky if
- You weight community size — 18K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick movim if
- You want the movim feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and movim fits your workflow better
About Bluesky
Bluesky Social App Welcome friends! This is the codebase for the Bluesky Social app. Get the app itself: Web: bsky.app iOS: App Store Android: Play Store Development Resources This is a React Native application, written in the TypeScript programming language. It builds on the atproto TypeScript packages (like @atproto/api ), which are also open source, but in a different git repository. There is a small amount of Go language source code (in ./bskyweb/ ), for a web service that returns the React Native Web application. The Build Instructions are a good place to get started with the app itself. The Authenticated…
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About movim
Movim Federated blogging and chat platform About Movim is a federated blogging and chat platform that acts as a web frontend for the XMPP protocol. Deployment Please refer to the installation instructions in the INSTALL.md file, or check out the Movim Wiki for more information. Quick Test You can try out Movim on your local machine in a container using Podman (main website). Podman is a FOSS alternative to Docker that is available on all the main distributions. ⚠️ This setup is only for tests purpose, the containers are not optimized and most of the caches are disabled. To deploy your own Movim instance use the…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bluesky or movim more popular?
Bluesky has 18,364 GitHub stars and movim has 2,069. Bluesky has the larger community by that measure.
Are Bluesky and movim free?
Both are open source. Bluesky is licensed under MIT and movim under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Bluesky and movim?
Bluesky is written in TypeScript and movim in PHP. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Bluesky or movim?
Choose Bluesky if you want the larger community (18,364 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose movim if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.