Compare Hubzilla with Mastodon, Threads, and Bluesky -

Compare Hubzilla with Mastodon, Threads, and Bluesky

2025-03-09 12:12:58

Neuhub

blog@neuhub.org

We just added a comparison page that lists the features of Hubzilla, and then compares Hubzilla with Mastodon, Threads, and Bluesky. We think it highlights the unique features of Hubzilla with Neuhub well.

Check it out at:

https://neuhub.org/page/suite/compare

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2025-03-09 12:49:35

BauerUlli

bauerulli@hub.netzgemeinde.eu

@Neuhub Very nice. But! You have to learn, and to learn. It is and was sometimes hard vor me to understand, what really going on.

2025-03-09 20:47:47

Neuhub

blog@neuhub.org

@BauerUlli Unfortunately, more features means more to learn. This is true regardless of the platform. But we are trying to make it easier and to make the interface more intuative.

We are rolling our new updated documentation, which will make things a lot easier to understand. And Hubzilla's website is about to get a redesign. In the meantime, you can ask questions in the support forums. We are here to help.

Also, your questions help us create the documentation you need. So please, be sure to ask in our @Neuhub Support Forum.

2025-03-10 00:01:59

Scott M. Stolz

scott@loves.tech

@BauerUlli Part of it also depends on what you are trying to accomplish.

For example, if you are just using it for social media, then most of the concepts are the same as other fediverse software, with some new ones thrown in. The rest of the features are irrelevant. Building a website, on the other hand, is a bit more complicated, so there is more to learn.

What are you trying to accomplish with Hubzilla?

2025-03-10 01:16:45

BauerUlli

bauerulli@hub.netzgemeinde.eu

@Scott M. Stolz I use Hubzilla as my social media aggregator because I love its notification system. Notification. That brings us to the topic at hand. As far as I know, Mastodon accounts (unfortunately, Mastodon sets the standard here) are only notified when the account is explicitly mentioned @user@server. Hubzilla does this for “replies to replies”, but not for the first reply. And if several people are involved, I have to mention everyone and the handle of the person I'm mentioning needs to be known because I have to enter it. Am I wrong about this? If not, it's pretty annoying.((Translated by a machine from German)

2025-03-10 01:30:58

BauerUlli

bauerulli@hub.netzgemeinde.eu

@BauerUlli Another point is performance and stability. There were some severe problems on my servers recently, but they seem to have been solved.

2025-03-10 03:57:10

Scott M. Stolz

scott@loves.tech

@BauerUlli It depends on what platform they are using. It also depends on what settings a user has.

If they are using Hubzilla, they will be notified of new comments on any conversation they are following without being mentioned. This included any conversation they liked, commented on, or if they are following someone involved in the conversation. Hubzilla will then attempt to load as much of the conversation that it knows about.

If they are using Mastodon, their notification system works very differently. As you mentioned, they only get notifications if they are mentioned or if they are following you. And then they only get notified of the specific post, not the entire conversation. This is because Mastodon does not support threaded conversations.

We can't control how other platforms notify their users. We can only control how Hubzilla notifies its users. We can't change how Mastodon works. So when conversating with others, unfortunately, you have to take into account what platform they are using.

2025-03-10 04:07:28

Scott M. Stolz

scott@loves.tech

@BauerUlli Each server is run independently. I am not sure what happened that caused the issue that you experienced. It could have been an issue with that server, or it could have been a bug in the software that was fixed. I do know that the developers and most administrators are pretty proactive about preventing and fixing any issues.

Sorry, you have got no notifications at the moment...