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The best alternative to Facebook is Mastodon, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Facebook and five of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Facebook are SpaceHey, Manyverse, Ocelot.social and Driftya.

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  1. Mastodon icon
     612 likes

    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.

    134 Mastodon alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Cloudron
     
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  2. SpaceHey icon
     14 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.

    89 SpaceHey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  3. Manyverse icon
     18 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • F-Droid
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  4. Ocelot.social icon
     3 likes

    Ocelot.social is an open source program code that is freely available for operating social networks. Its development is supported by a community of programmers and interested network operators.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Driftya icon
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    A feed-less note system where short messages travel one person at a time. No followers, no public metrics, no endless scroll.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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