Bluesky AlternativesOnly apps from the EU

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 four of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Bluesky are Movim, snac and Viadeo.

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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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Bluesky alternatives page was last updated Apr 19, 2025
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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.

    128 Mastodon alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Cloudron
    • Android Tablet
    Screenshot of the Mastodon web interface

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  Federated
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Fediverse
    5. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  No Censorship
    8.  Two-factor Authentication
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Support for @mentions
    11.  Multiple Account support
    12.  Self Destructing Messages

    Mastodon VS Bluesky

     
    Comments about Mastodon as an Alternative to Bluesky
    naught101
    Positive Feb 26, 2024
    4

    It's open source, and already functionally operating as a federated network.

    ourari
    Positive Jan 17, 2025
    1

    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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    Mastodon icon

    • 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.

    63 Movim alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Website

    Movim Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  Integrated Chat
    3. XMPP icon  Supports XMPP
    4.  Team Messaging
    5.  Private messaging
    6.  Public groups chat

    Movim VS Bluesky

     
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    snac

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    A simple, minimalistic ActivityPub server written in portable C.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Posting

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
    2.  Support for @mentions
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Decentralized

    snac VS Bluesky

     
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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.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
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    Viadeo VS Bluesky

     
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