GNU social is a 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.
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
United States
Minds Alternatives
Minds is described as 'A free, open-source platform enabling decentralized and centralized social networking. Supporting free speech, monetization, and the sharing of various media' and is a very popular Social Network in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Minds for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, Self-Hosted and iPad apps. The best Minds alternative is Mastodon, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Minds are Pixelfed, Bluesky, X and diaspora*.
Alternatives list
- 90 GNU social alternatives
Mbin: a federated content aggregator, voting, discussion and microblogging platform (By the community, for the community).
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
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- Online
93 SpaceHey alternativesSpaceHey is a friendly online community for you and your friends that lets you communicate with each other, share content and discover new content and people.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
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- Online
- Android
- Android Tablet
- iPhone
- iPad
Germany
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an open-source, privacy-first social platform providing a safe digital home and voice for unrepresented nations & communities.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
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- Android
- Global
128 Aether alternativesOpen source, self-governing communities with auditable moderation and mod elections.
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- United States
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108 Bastyon alternativesBastyon is a revolutionary anti-censorship decentralized publishing and social platform voted to freedom of speech. Based on the blockchain technology, it runs on a set of computers around the world, not controlled by any single entity.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- Global
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This is a fork of Pleroma, which is a microblogging server software that can federate (= exchange messages with) other servers that support ActivityPub. What that means is that you can host a server for yourself or your friends and stay in control of your online identity, but...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
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.
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- Android
- iPhone
- F-Droid
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
Finland- EU
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
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- Online
- Android
- iPhone
France- EU
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- gevent
- Self-Hosted
- Python
- JavaScript
- ZeroNet
112 Pillowfort alternatives[Pillowfort is currently in closed beta with over 40,000 users. Everyone who donates $5 or more will get a registration key (or keys) to create an account on the site]
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
- United States
Decentralized social network on the fediverse. Usable for both #microblogging and full length #blog posts. Editing both content and replies is supported.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
