Activitypub Plans
ActivityPub is an open W3C standard protocol with no commercial licensing fees. Costs are entirely determined by the server software and hosting chosen to implement it. Common open-source ActivityPub server implementations (Mastodon, Pixelfed, PeerTube, etc.) are free to self-host; managed hosting providers charge based on compute and storage.
Activitypub Plans is the machine-readable pricing-plan profile for ActivityPub on the APIs.io network, conforming to the API Commons Plans specification.
It defines 4 plans, covering free, subscription, and enterprise tiers, with named plans including Self-Hosted (Open Source), Managed Hosting — Small Instance, Managed Hosting — Medium Instance, Enterprise / Custom Deployment.
Tagged areas include Social Networks, Open Standard, Federation, and W3C.
Plans
Run any open-source ActivityPub implementation (Mastodon, Misskey, Pixelfed, PeerTube, Pleroma, etc.) on your own infrastructure. No licensing fees; costs are infrastructure-only.
- Full ActivityPub protocol support
- Server-to-server federation
- Client-to-server API
- WebFinger discovery
- No per-request or per-user fees
Typical entry-level managed Mastodon/ActivityPub hosting (e.g., masto.host, Cloudplane). Pricing varies by provider; representative small tier.
- Managed server administration
- Up to ~100 users
- Automatic updates and backups
- ActivityPub federation enabled
Mid-tier managed ActivityPub hosting suitable for communities of hundreds of users.
- Managed server administration
- Up to ~500 users
- Custom domain
- Email relay included
- ActivityPub federation enabled
Large-scale self-hosted or managed deployments for enterprise social platforms, news organizations, or governments. Costs reflect infrastructure at scale; no standard public price list exists.
- Full protocol compliance
- Custom moderation tooling
- SLA-backed managed hosting optional
- Media storage at scale
- Dedicated support contracts
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Every plan here is available over the APIs.io API and to AI agents over MCP.