The simplest open protocol that is able to create a censorship-resistant global "social" network once and for all.
Cato.social Alternatives
Cato.social is described as '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' and is a Social Network in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Cato.social, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Self-Hosted and iPad apps. The best Cato.social alternative is Mastodon, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Cato.social are Pixelfed, Bluesky, X and diaspora*.
Alternatives list
12 Squawker alternativesSquawker is an open-source anonymous X (Twitter) client. It was created as a fork of fritter.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Android
- F-Droid
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...
99 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
Application type
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- Android Tablet
- iPhone
- iPad
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Known is a simple platform for publishing words, pictures, podcasts and more to a site that you control. Choose to share it on social networks like Twitter and Facebook, or extend it to integrate with the software you already use.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
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113 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
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
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Bastyon is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Cato.social.
- Bastyon is Free and Open Source
- Bastyon is Privacy focused
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- gevent
- Self-Hosted
- Python
- JavaScript
- ZeroNet
Decentralized social network on the fediverse. Usable for both #microblogging and full length #blog posts. Editing both content and replies is supported.
a decent(ralised) secure gossip platform sea-slang for gossip - a scuttlebutt is basically a watercooler on a ship.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Patchwork
94 Identi.ca alternativesidenti.ca is a free personal web server that implements a distributed social networking service. It is based on pump.io, a free software which make up the distributed social network.
109 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
- Freemium (Subscription)
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
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