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116 Diaspora alternativesDiaspora is a federated social networking service, designed to be a more privacy-aware alternative to Facebook . Share what you want, with whom you want.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Online
- BSD
- Self-Hosted
- Ruby
Top Diaspora Features
- Decentralized
- Federated
- Encrypted Connection
- No Tracking
- Privacy focused
- Distributed
- Ad-free
- Support for ActivityPub
- Support for MarkDown
- Fediverse
- Self-hosted
- Ruby
Diaspora VS Facebook
Is Diaspora a good alternative to Facebook?
122 Minds alternativesMinds is a free, open-source platform for launching digital brands, social networks, and mobile apps. It operates as a social network and is available in both decentralized and centralized versions. The platform, co-fou...
License model
- Freemium • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
Top Minds Features
- Free Speech
- Decentralized
- Security focused
- Privacy focused
- Encrypted Chat
- No Censorship
- Monetization
- Gamification
- Podcast Hosting
- Tokenization
- Secure Chat
- Share screenshots
Minds VS Facebook
Is Minds a good alternative to Facebook?Comments about Minds as an Alternative to Facebook
Open source, transparent and does not push any particular ideology.
18MindMunitionIt does everything I want to do from Facebook and Twitter and it doesn't censor people.
16David Saylorthey charge money to see posts that were posted by premium members.. they have none of the features that Facebook has.. literally the only thing it has at this point in time, is a main feed wall to share posts, that's it.
-1Yousif AdelMinds keeps sending messages to join groups or discover pages etc. It cannot be disabled and its annoying.
0It's made by people for people ;)
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114 Mastodon alternativesMastodon is a Free and Open Source federated social network, made with a focus on more personal interaction.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Self-Hosted
- F-Droid
- Cloudron
- iPad
Top Mastodon Features
- Decentralized
- Federated
- Ad-free
- Microblogging
- Fediverse
- Privacy focused
- Support for ActivityPub
- Dark Mode
- No Censorship
- Two-factor Authentication
- No Tracking
- Support for @mentions
Mastodon VS Facebook
Is Mastodon a good alternative to Facebook?Comments about Mastodon as an Alternative to Facebook
free(freedom,ad-free,privacy), decentralized, open source... what more do you want
7NickFreemanMastodon is federated, open source and not commercial
4loziniakMastodon is more like Twitter.
9tibi97427Mastodon is more an alternative to Twitter than Facebook
4Non-commercial, allows me to curate a following
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116 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 priva...
Top Gab Features
- Free Speech
- Ad-free
- Community-based
- Privacy focused
- Microblogging
- Live topics
- Bypass Censorship
- Decentralized
- No registration required
- Fediverse
- Two-factor Authentication
- Dark Mode
WarningGab is less moderated compared to other social networks and could be offensive to some people
Gab VS Facebook
Is Gab a good alternative to Facebook?Comments about Gab as an Alternative to Facebook
retrojedi7It has free registration, decentralized, Fediverse-compatible.
1Yousif AdelThis platform has extremely MINIMAL Censorship on posts. Which allows for freedom of speech.
1birdWithout dabbing into politics and stuff, the architecture of Gab is more like Twitter than Facebook.
8Great communities. Free speech. Ability to mute other users.
0KedmanFreedom of SPEACH, for everyone !
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113 Friendica alternativesFriendica 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*, Pu...
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Linux
- Android
- BSD
- Self-Hosted
- F-Droid
- PHP
Top Friendica Features
- Federated
- Support for ActivityPub
- Decentralized
- Privacy focused
- Ad-free
- Diaspora integration
- Twitter Integration
- Rsvp
- Commodity hosting support
- Team Messaging
- Community events
Friendica VS Facebook
Is Friendica a good alternative to Facebook?Comments about Friendica as an Alternative to Facebook
"Facebook-like" in its operation and general feel, and is interoperable with other social networks as well.
1arndtadlerIt's independent, feature rich and decentralized.
2remote manActivityPub and open-source
0kylepiiraFederated and focused on keeping in touch with friends and family
0Interacts with other social network APIs, is feature rich, and is decentralized.
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83 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.
GNU social Features
- Decentralized
- Ad-free
- Free Speech
- Privacy focused
- End-to-End Encryption
- Support for ActivityPub
DiscontinuedNot actively developed/maintained anymore.
GNU social VS Facebook
Is GNU social a good alternative to Facebook?
46 Pleroma alternativesPleroma 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.
Top Pleroma Features
- Fediverse
- Decentralized
- Support for ActivityPub
- Microblogging
- Lightweight
- Privacy focused
- No Tracking
- Distributed
- Support for MarkDown
- Dark Mode
- Ad-free
Pleroma VS Facebook
Is Pleroma a good alternative to Facebook?
Comments about Diaspora as an Alternative to Facebook
So many possibilities are available. Respectful. Nice and clear. Can be self-hosted.
Diaspora's key advantage is that it's based on open source software that multiple servers can run. It does not put your private information, your likes, your contacts and your photos in the hands of one corporation who then use it to increase their own private profits by selling your privacy. Diaspora is much smaller though. The UI feels more like Google Plus than Facebook.
group/collaboration function is absent. not a developer, so im sure i do not understand the difficulties in making this happen. but im pretty sure this is the nr 1 reason diaspora is NOT an fb alternative.
I have less privacy concerns with Diaspora than I have when using FB
Decentralized federated social networks are the only hope for a future internet where discussion is free and private. I doubt most people will use Diaspora or Mastodon, but hopefully the more privacy-conscious of us will help it grow and keep it alive.