VK AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Microblogs

The best Microblog alternative to VK is Mastodon, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to VK and many of them are Microblogs so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Microblog alternatives to VK are diaspora*, Bluesky, Friendica and Gab.

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  1. Mastodon icon

    Mastodon

     574 likes

    Decentralized and federated social platform with no ads, focusing on personal interaction, and offering 500 character posts, custom emojis, content warnings, and robust moderation tools.

    127 Mastodon alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Cloudron
    • Android Tablet
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    Comments about Mastodon as an Alternative to VK
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    Perhaps this (and Diaspora) is the best FASS-alternative to such proprietary general profile social networks as VK and Facebook.

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    Mastodon icon

    • Most users think Mastodon is a great VK alternative.

    • Mastodon is Free and Open SourceVK is Free and Proprietary
    • Mastodon is Privacy focused and LightweightVK is not according to our users
  2. diaspora* icon

    diaspora*

     442 likes

    Diaspora is a federated social networking service, designed to be a more privacy-aware alternative to Facebook . Share what you want, with whom you want.

    119 diaspora* alternatives

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    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
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    Perhaps this (and Mastodon) is the best FASS-alternative to such proprietary general profile social networks as VK and Facebook.

    diaspora* icon
    diaspora* icon

    • Most users think diaspora* is a great VK alternative.

    • diaspora* is Free and Open SourceVK is Free and Proprietary
    • diaspora* is Privacy focusedVK is not according to our users
  4. Bluesky icon

    Bluesky

     102 likes

    An open social network that gives creators independence from platforms, developers the freedom to build, and users a choice in their experience.

    72 Bluesky alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  5. Friendica icon

    Friendica

     141 likes

    Friendica is a distributed social network application. Which allow users to connect with others via their own Friendica server, but may also fully integrate contacts from other platforms including Twitter, diaspora*, Pump.io and StatusNet into their 'newsfeed'.

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    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Online
    • Docker
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  6. Gab icon

    Gab

     256 likes

    Gab Social is an open source and fully decentralized social network powered by the Gab Platform. It is the new social network of Gab.com. This change was made to further Gab's commitment to its users trust and privacy online.

    116 Gab alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Warning

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    • Online
    • Android
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  7. GNU social icon

    GNU social

     98 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  9. Solcial icon

    Solcial

     56 likes

    Solcial is a decentralised social network built for privacy and freedom of speech. It give users the ability to interact with each other without fear of censorship and to allow content creators to monetize their work fairly at market value.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
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  10. Bastyon icon

    Bastyon

     10 likes

    Bastyon 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.

    108 Bastyon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
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  11. Soapbox.pub icon

    Soapbox.pub

     10 likes

    Soapbox is customizable open-source software that puts the power of social media in the hands of the people. Feature-rich and hyper-focused on providing a user experience to rival Big Tech, Soapbox is already home to some of the biggest alternative social platforms on the...

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  12. Social Home icon

    Social Home

     7 likes

    Decentralized social network on the fediverse. Usable for both #microblogging and full length #blog posts. Editing both content and replies is supported.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  13. MeWe icon

    MeWe

     34 likes

    Used to be called Sgrouples, now its MeWe offered by the company Sgrouples Inc. On its homepage their motto is "The World's Private Communication Network" and "Join the privacy revolution".

    70 MeWe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  14. Threads icon

    Threads

     6 likes

    Say more with Threads — Instagram’s text-based conversation app.

    66 Threads alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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