Carrier Pidge vs Spokes

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Carrier Pidge compared with Spokes
Detail	Carrier Pidge	Spokes
What it does	A slower, warmer way to stay in touch with messages worth waiting for	Self-hosted chat platform with complete data ownership for friends, families, and small teams
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Not given	Freemium
Pricing	Not given	Free: Unlimited users and channels, free mobile apps, PWA web push notifications, 2 months of free mobile push notifications. Spokes Pass (1-Year): $45 per instance for native mobile push notifications. Spokes Pass (2-Year): $70 per instance for native mobile push notifications.
Key features	Confirmed friend messaging Visible flight routes and ETAs Approximate location-based routing Privacy-protected locations Multi-language support Friend invitation system No read receipts Customizable roost area	Not given
What makes it different	Intentionally slow messaging that makes waiting part of the experience Visual journey with estimated arrival times across a map Privacy without exact location sharing No read receipts or pressure to reply instantly Global accessibility with distance-based flight mechanics	Complete data ownership with all data staying on your own server No external database required - everything runs in a single Docker container No per-user fees or per-user scaling costs Built by solo developer with no external investment, source code publicly available
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	31 −1 (down) since last check	31 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	25	9
Citation Flow (Majestic)	19	16
Referring domains (Majestic)	87	4

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