GNU social Alternatives

GNU social is described as 'Continuation of the StatusNet project. It is social communication software for both public and private communications. It is widely supported and has a large userbase' and is a popular Social Network in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to GNU social for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Android, iPhone and iPad apps. The best GNU social alternative is Mastodon, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GNU social are Bluesky, X, diaspora* and Facebook.

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  1. opensource-socialnetwork also know as OSSN is a social networking software written in PHP. It allows you to make a social networking website, helps your members build social relationships with people who share similar professional or personal interests.

    63 Open Source Social Network ( OSSN ) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • Windows
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Online
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  2. Identi.ca icon
     56 likes

    identi.ca is a free personal web server that implements a distributed social networking service. It is based on pump.io, a free software which make up the distributed social network.

    89 Identi.ca alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  3. Manyverse icon
     18 likes

    Manyverse is a social network app using the SSB protocol (Secure Scuttlebutt) where you can write posts and share with friends nearby or over the internet. It's different from mainstream social networks because your data is yours, it lives on your phone, not in the cloud.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • F-Droid
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  4. ZeroMe icon
     44 likes

    Social network for the distributed P2P network ZeroNet.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • gevent
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • JavaScript
    • ZeroNet
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  5.  11 likes

    A stream server that does most of what people really want from a social network.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
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  6. Takahe icon
     2 likes

    While it’s always nice to have more Fediverse software, we have some specific features and goals that we think makes Takahe a great choice of server software:

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Good alternative?
     
  7. D.Buzz icon
     5 likes

    D.Buzz is a decentralised censorship resistant social media app.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Good alternative?
     
  8. HyperTexting icon
     4 likes

    HyperTexting is your timeline minus the ads, algorithms, and AI slop. It's like the “for you” feed, but it actually works… for YOU (not the platforms).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    Good alternative?
     
  9. The IndieWeb Plugin for WordPress helps you establish your IndieWeb identity by extending the user profile to provide rel-me and h-card fields and optionally adding widgets to display this.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
    Good alternative?
     
  10. Enafore icon
     4 likes

    Maintained fork of Pinafore. A somewhat unstable fediverse client with better support for Akkoma, glitch-soc, and Iceshrimp instances.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    Good alternative?
     
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