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.
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The Best Facebook AlternativesTop Social Networks and other similar apps like Facebook
Facebook is described as 'Connect with friends and family, share photos and videos, organize events, and join groups on a cross-platform social network offering messaging, live streaming, and more' and is a leading Social Network in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Facebook for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, Self-Hosted and iPad apps. The best Facebook alternative is diaspora*, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Facebook are Mastodon, Minds, VK and Gab.
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Facebook alternatives are mainly Social Networks, but if you're looking for Microblogs or Photo Sharing Apps you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Online, iPhone, Mac, Windows, Free, EU and Self-Hosted. 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 Facebook.
Alternatives list
- 122 diaspora* alternatives
131 Mastodon alternativesDecentralized and federated social platform with no ads, focusing on personal interaction, and offering 500 character posts, custom emojis, content warnings, and robust moderation tools.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
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- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- F-Droid
- Cloudron
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126 Minds alternativesAn 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.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source
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- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
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97 VK alternativesVK (originally VKontakte) is a largest social network service from Europe. Available in many languages and highly popular particularly among Russian-speaking users around the world, especially in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Belarus, and Israel.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
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- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- HUAWEI AppGallery
- Windows Phone
- iPad
- Kindle Fire
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117 Gab alternativesGab 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.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source
Application types
Alerts
- Warning
Platforms
- Online
- Android
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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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Hubzilla is a powerful platform for creating interconnected based websites featuring a decentralised identity, communications, and permissions framework built using common webserver technology. Hubzilla is very suitable for communities (of any size).
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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- Online
- Self-Hosted
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88 GNU social alternativesGNU 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
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
70 MeWe alternativesUsed 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".
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.
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.
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So many possibilities are available. Respectful. Nice and clear. Can be self-hosted.