Bluesky Alternatives

Bluesky is described as 'An open social network that gives creators independence from platforms, developers the freedom to build, and users a choice in their experience' and is a popular Social Network in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Bluesky for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Android, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Bluesky alternative is Mastodon, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Bluesky are Pixelfed, X, diaspora* and Minds.

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Bluesky alternatives page was last updated Apr 19, 2025
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  1. Cato.social icon

    Cato.social

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    Cato is an X (Twitter) alternative where you can post Meows, get Not So Anonymous Messages, connect with other Catos & grow your online social network.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Welcome to Catzby Social Network

    Properties

    1.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Hashtags
    2.  Threaded Conversations
    3.  Progressive Web App

    Cato.social VS Bluesky

     
  2. Butterfly for Bluesky icon

    Butterfly for Bluesky

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    Bluesky on your Apple Watch!.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • Apple Watch
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    Butterfly for Bluesky screenshot 3

    Butterfly for Bluesky VS Bluesky

     
  4. Amino icon

    Amino

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    Amino is a social network where people can join communities for their favorite topics / fandoms and make friends.

    59 Amino alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
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    Amino Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  VoiP Calls
    3.  Pop out video
    4.  Pixel Art
    5.  Voice messages
    6.  Pop-up reminders
    7.  Live Broadcasting
    8.  Communities

    Amino VS Bluesky

     
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    Minds

    An open-source platform for decentralized social networking. Users can monetize posts through ads or monthly support, engaging in various features such as Blogs, Videos, and secure private chats. Minds supports free speech and fa...

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  6. Open Source Social Network ( OSSN ) icon

    Open Source Social Network ( OSSN )

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    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.

    62 Open Source Social Network ( OSSN ) alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Apache HTTP Server
    Open Source Social Network ( OSSN ) screenshot 1

    Properties

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

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Support for @mentions
    3.  No Coding Required
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Two-factor Authentication
    6.  Portable
    7.  WYSIWYG Support
    8.  Website testing

    Open Source Social Network ( OSSN ) VS Bluesky

     
  7. WT Social icon

    WT Social

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    WT Social (formerly WikiTribune) is a privacy-focused and ad-free social network that places a special emphasis on evidence-based journalism. The platform survives on the generosity of individual donors to ensure privacy is protected and social space is ad-free.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    WT Social screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No fake news

    WT Social VS Bluesky

     
  8. Enafore icon

    Enafore

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    Enafore screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  Dark Mode
    3. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
    4.  Support for @mentions
    5.  Fediverse

    Enafore VS Bluesky

     
  10. hollo icon

    hollo

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    Hollo is a federated single-user microblogging software powered by Fedify. Although it is for single-user, it is designed to be federated through ActivityPub, which means that you can follow and be followed by other users from other instances, even from other software that...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    hollo screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for @mentions
    2. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Multiple Account support
    5.  Decentralized
    6.  Support for MarkDown
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Fediverse

    hollo VS Bluesky

     
  11. Pillowfort icon

    Pillowfort

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    [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]

    106 Pillowfort alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    Pillowfort screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Community-based
    2.  Privacy settings

    Pillowfort VS Bluesky

     

    • Pillowfort is the most popular commercial alternative to Bluesky.

    • Pillowfort is Paid and ProprietaryBluesky is Free and Open Source
    • Pillowfort is Privacy focusedBluesky is not according to our users
  12. Open Social icon

    Open Social

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    Open Social is a purpose-built community engagement platform. Developed on top of a powerful open-source Drupal technology framework, Open Social allows organizations to create a central online hub for their members.

    51 Open Social alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Open Social screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Open Social VS Bluesky

     

    • Open Social is the most popular SaaS alternative to Bluesky.

    • Open Social is Free and Open SourceBluesky is also Free and Open Source
    • Open Social is Privacy focusedBluesky is not according to our users
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    MeWe

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    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".

    75 MeWe alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    MeWe screenshot 1

    MeWe Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Emoji reactions
    3.  Public communities discovery
    4.  Stickers
    5.  Web fonts
    6.  Comment on comment
    7.  Stream ordering control
    8.  Import from google plus
    9.  No filter bubble

    MeWe VS Bluesky

     
  14. Myriad Social icon

    Myriad Social

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    A social network you can host and moderate yourself, that lets you import content from other social platforms, and is based on users creating and sharing custom timelines rather than using invasive recommendations. Censorship-free.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Create timelines others can subscribe to.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Free Speech

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Decentralized
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Support for @mentions
    6.  Web Clipper
    7.  Crowdsourced

    Myriad Social VS Bluesky

     
  15. Viadeo icon

    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
    Viadeo screenshot 1
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    Viadeo VS Bluesky

     
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