Fediverse single-user software testing so far:
Mastodon (deactivated) – about what I expected, same as being on another server except it’s faster, quieter, and needs a bigger VPS that feels justified.
GoToSocial (here!) – I like the simplicity of it, and it works great with Pinafore. Going to have to test out Elk or something as a backup. However, it’s early in development and a lot of features aren’t implemented yet.
Calckey ( @kelsonv )- Complete, but also kind of overwhelming.
Snac2 ( @kelsonv@snac.hyperborea.org ) – Extremely bare-bones. Like web 1.0 style. But still talks to the Fediverse!
The big problem I’ve been running into is that while they all seem to interact well with Mastodon, they don’t interact well with other platforms like Pixelfed, or Bookwyrm, or Lemmy, or even each other. So none of them are at the point where I can use it as my main window on the Fediverse, unless I go back and build a new solo Mastodon server.