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misskey vs talkyard
misskey has 11,326 GitHub stars, 1,615 forks, 2,535 open issues and last shipped yesterday. talkyard has 1,812 stars, 129 forks, 127 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. misskey leads on adoption by 525% (11,326 vs 1,812 stars). misskey is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; talkyard is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. misskey has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, talkyard 7%. misskey 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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| misskey | talkyard | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 11K | ★ 1.8K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-07-13 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.6K | ⑂ 129 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick misskey if
- You weight community size — 11K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick talkyard if
- You want the talkyard feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and talkyard fits your workflow better
About misskey
Misskey is an open source, federated social media platform that is free forever, released under the AGPL 3.0 license. It is written in TypeScript and lives in the fediverse, the network of interoperable social platforms built on the ActivityPub protocol. The project has been developed for roughly ten years and carries the topics activitypub, federation, fediverse, microblog, and misskey. Its homepage and documentation hub is hosted at misskey hub.net.
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About talkyard
Talkyard is a community discussion platform written in TypeScript and licensed under AGPL 3.0. It describes itself as forum software with chat and anonymous comments, and its topics connect it to StackOverflow style questions and answers, Slack style chat, Discourse style forums, Reddit style voting, and Disqus style blog comments.
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Frequently asked questions
Is misskey or talkyard more popular?
misskey has 11,326 GitHub stars and talkyard has 1,812. misskey has the larger community by that measure.
Are misskey and talkyard free?
Both are open source. misskey is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and talkyard under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between misskey and talkyard?
misskey is written in TypeScript and talkyard in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, misskey or talkyard?
Choose misskey if you want the larger community (11,326 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose talkyard if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.