diaspora* AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Microblogs

The best Microblog alternative to diaspora* is Mastodon, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to diaspora* and many of them are Microblogs so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Microblog alternatives to diaspora* are Bluesky, X, Minds and Friendica.

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  1. Mastodon icon
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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.

    132 Mastodon alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Cloudron
    • Android Tablet
     
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    Mastodon vs diaspora* Comments
    alhvalher
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    Mastodon is a microblog à la Twitter/X; Diaspora is more similar in features to Facebook.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Mastodon is Free and Open Sourcediaspora* is also Free and Open Source
    • Mastodon is Lightweightdiaspora* is not according to our users
  2. Bluesky icon
     106 likes

    An open social network that gives creators independence from platforms, developers the freedom to build, and users a choice in their experience.

    76 Bluesky alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  3. X icon
     1099 likes

    Experience global interaction with public conversations, real-time news updates, live audio Spaces, streaming video, exclusive content monetization, and niche Communities.

    86 X alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
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    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
     
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    X vs diaspora* Comments
    alhvalher
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    Diaspora is more an alternative to Facebook than to microblogs like X/Twitter.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • X is Freemium and Proprietarydiaspora* is Free and Open Source
    • X is Minimalisticdiaspora* is not according to our users
  4. Minds icon
     328 likes

    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 facilitates sharing across networks and exploring global trends.

    124 Minds alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  5. Friendica icon
     141 likes

    Friendica is a distributed social network application. Which allow users to connect with others via their own Friendica server, but may also fully integrate contacts from other platforms including Twitter, diaspora*, Pump.io and StatusNet into their 'newsfeed'.

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    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Docker
     
  6. Pleroma icon
     70 likes

    Pleroma is a free, federated social networking server built on open protocols. It is compatible with GNU Social, Mastodon, and many other ActivityPub and OStatus implementations.

    60 Pleroma alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Gab icon
     256 likes

    Gab Social is an open source and fully decentralized social network powered by the Gab Platform. It is the new social network of Gab.com. This change was made to further Gab's commitment to its users trust and privacy online.

    118 Gab alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Warning

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    • Online
    • Android
     
  8. Misskey icon
     30 likes

    A forever evolving, sophisticated microblogging platform.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. GNU social icon
     98 likes

    GNU social is a continuation of the StatusNet project. It is social communication software for both public and private communications. It is widely supported and has a large userbase.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. nostr icon
     19 likes

    The simplest open protocol that is able to create a censorship-resistant global "social" network once and for all.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. Akkoma icon
     10 likes

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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
    • YunoHost
     
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