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The best alternative to Bluesky is Mastodon, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Bluesky and five of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Bluesky are Movim, snac, Viadeo and Blips.

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Bluesky alternatives are mainly Social Networks, but if you're looking for Microblogs or Mastodon Clients you can filter on that. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Bluesky.
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  1. Mastodon icon

    Mastodon

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    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.

    133 Mastodon alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Cloudron
    • Android Tablet
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    Comments about Mastodon as an Alternative to Bluesky
    naught101
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    It's open source, and already functionally operating as a federated network.

    ourari
    Positive
    2

    Unlike Bluesky, Mastodon has not taken on venture capital. Venture capital leads to ensh*ttification. Mastodon is a non-profit, paid for by users, donations and subsidies. It really is the billionaire-proof social network that Bluesky only pretends to be.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Mastodon is a great Bluesky alternative.

    • Mastodon is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Bluesky.

    • Mastodon is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Bluesky.

    • Mastodon is Free and Open SourceBluesky is also Free and Open Source
    • Mastodon is Privacy focusedBluesky is not according to our users
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    Movim

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    Our philosophy is that your data are yours and you must always be in control. Movim achieves this through a complete decentralisation of users' data and accounts.

    67 Movim alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Website
     
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    snac

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    A simple, minimalistic ActivityPub server written in portable C.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Posting
     
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    Viadeo

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    [Only in French]

    Viadeo is a professional social network used by over 40 million professionals in 226 countries worldwide. Our members consist of business owners, entrepreneurs and managers from a diverse range of businesses - both start-up and well-established. Every day Viadeo.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
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  6. Blips icon

    Blips

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    Blips is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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