Open Source Facebook Alternatives

The best open source alternative to Facebook is diaspora*. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Facebook and loads of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Facebook are Mastodon, Minds, Gab and Friendica.

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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.

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Facebook alternatives page was last updated Jan 10, 2025
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  1. Pleroma icon

    Pleroma

     67 likes
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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Pleroma screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Fediverse
    2.  Decentralized
    3. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Support for MarkDown
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Distributed
    9.  Emoji reactions
    10.  Support for @mentions
    11.  Multiple Account support

    Pleroma VS Facebook

     
  2. Movim icon

    Movim

     51 likes
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    Our philosophy is that your data are yours and you must always be in control. Movim achieves this through a complete decentralisation of users' data and accounts.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Website

    Movim Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  Integrated Chat
    3.  Xmpp
    4.  Team Messaging
    5.  Private messaging
    6.  Public groups chat

    Movim VS Facebook

     
    Comments about Movim as an Alternative to Facebook
    Guest
    Positive •Apr 14, 2018
    -2

    Nice looking interface and good chat integration.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Movim is a great Facebook alternative.

    • Movim is Free and Open SourceFacebook is Free and Proprietary
    • Movim is DecentralizedFacebook is not according to our users
  4. Misskey icon

    Misskey

     28 likes
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    A forever evolving, sophisticated microblogging platform.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Fediverse
    2. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
    3.  Federated
    4.  Decentralized
    5.  Emoji reactions
    6.  Support for MarkDown
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Support for @mentions
    9.  Multiple Account support
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Communities
    12.  Content warnings

    Misskey VS Facebook

     
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    Minds

    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 fa...

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    BuddyPress

     58 likes
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    Social networking in a box. Build a social network for your company, school, sports team or niche community all based on the power and flexibility of WordPress. Install BuddyPress directly through your WordPress dashboard plugins page, or download it manually from the WordPress.

    81 BuddyPress alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
    BuddyPress screenshot 1

    BuddyPress Features

    1.  ITunes-like user interface

    BuddyPress VS Facebook

     
    Comments about BuddyPress as an Alternative to Facebook
    John Fastman
    Positive •Dec 31, 2016
    2

    BuddyPress can be a Facebook alternative, depending on your needs. It's a Wordpress add-on, which means if you self-host or have hosted for you a Wordpress blog or website, you can add BP to enable you to create a social network of your own. Do it on your server and keep your privacy!

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    • Most users think BuddyPress is a great Facebook alternative.

    • BuddyPress is Free and Open SourceFacebook is Free and Proprietary
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    Steemit

     104 likes
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    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.

    116 Steemit alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    Steemit screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Free Speech

    Features

    1.  No Censorship
    2.  In-App Voting
    3.  Content Filtering
    4.  Cryptocurrency payment

    Steemit VS Facebook

     
    Comments about Steemit as an Alternative to Facebook
    ndlinn
    Negative •Mar 27, 2018
    5

    SteemIt an exciting new decentralized blockchain-based platform, but currently is still in beta and doesn’t offer a comparable feature set at present. It’s more akin to a blogging platform like Medium.

    Mint Dice
    Positive •Sep 18, 2019
    3

    Content creators are paid for their actions.

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    • Most users think Steemit is a great Facebook alternative.

    • Steemit is Free and Open SourceFacebook is Free and Proprietary
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    Akkoma

     8 likes
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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...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Akkoma screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Fediverse
    2.  Decentralized
    3. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
    4.  Support for MarkDown
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Support for @mentions
    8.  Multiple Account support

    Akkoma VS Facebook

     
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    ZeroMe

     44 likes
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    Social network for the distributed P2P network ZeroNet.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • gevent
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • JavaScript
    • ZeroNet
    ZeroMe screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last update is from December 2020.

    ZeroMe Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  Peer-To-Peer

    ZeroMe VS Facebook

     

    • Almost everyone thinks ZeroMe is a great Facebook alternative.

    • ZeroMe is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Facebook.

    • ZeroMe is Free and Open SourceFacebook is Free and Proprietary
    • ZeroMe is DecentralizedFacebook is not according to our users
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