diaspora* Alternatives

diaspora* is described as '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' and is a very popular Social Network in the security & privacy category. There are more than 100 alternatives to diaspora* for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, Self-Hosted and iPad apps. The best diaspora* alternative is Mastodon, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like diaspora* are Bluesky, X, Minds and Friendica.

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diaspora* alternatives are mainly Social Networks, but if you're looking for Microblogs or Photo Sharing Apps 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 diaspora*.
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  1. Akkoma icon
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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. Movim icon
     53 likes

    Decentralized social and blog platform based on XMPP, enabling self-hosting, cross-network chat, video calls, and group collaboration. Users control and migrate their data, communicate across various networks, and access services from any node while preserving privacy and open-source principles.

    96 Movim alternatives

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    • Online
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    • Movim is Free and Open Sourcediaspora* is also Free and Open Source
  3. GoToSocial icon
     12 likes

    GoToSocial is an ActivityPub social network server, written in Golang.

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    • Online
    • Android
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    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
    • YunoHost
     
  4. Steemit icon
     104 likes

    A non-censored social platform where users are incentivized to contribute and curate content. The users decide what is valuable by voting, and content regarded valuable is rewarded with money.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
  5. Aether icon
     30 likes

    Open source, self-governing communities with auditable moderation and mod elections.

    124 Aether alternatives

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
     
  6. Bastyon icon
     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
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    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
     
  7. Soapbox.pub icon
     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
     
  8. SpaceHey icon
     12 likes

    SpaceHey 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.

    93 SpaceHey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  9. Manyverse icon
     17 likes

    Manyverse is a social network app using the SSB protocol (Secure Scuttlebutt) where you can write posts and share with friends nearby or over the internet. It's different from mainstream social networks because your data is yours, it lives on your phone, not in the cloud.

    37 Manyverse alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • F-Droid
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  10. Socialhome icon
     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
     
  11. ZeroMe icon
     44 likes

    Social network for the distributed P2P network ZeroNet.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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    • Online
    • gevent
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • JavaScript
    • ZeroNet
     
  12. Scuttlebutt.nz icon
     12 likes

    a decent(ralised) secure gossip platform sea-slang for gossip - a scuttlebutt is basically a watercooler on a ship.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Patchwork
     
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