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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 eight of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Facebook are SpaceHey, Manyverse, Ocelot.social and Minoa.

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  1. Mastodon icon

    Mastodon

     622 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.

    146 Mastodon alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Cloudron
    Screenshot of the Mastodon web interface
     
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    Mastodon vs Facebook Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Goldmaster
    2

    No ads, no rubbish and just better than Facebook threads

    Top Negative Comment
    loziniak
    15

    Mastodon is more like Twitter.

    FitikWasTaken
    1

    Mastodon is good, but it's too different from Facebook, it doesn't even have groups, in the Fediverse the Friendica is the closest Facebook alternative

    3 of 14 comments
    • Mastodon is Free and Open SourceFacebook is Free and Proprietary
    • Mastodon is Decentralized, Privacy focused and LightweightFacebook is not according to our users
  2. SpaceHey icon

    SpaceHey

     18 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.

    92 SpaceHey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    SpaceHey screenshot 1
     
  4. Manyverse icon

    Manyverse

     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
    Manyverse screenshot 1
     
  5. Ocelot.social icon

    Ocelot.social

     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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Login
     
  7. Minoa icon

    Minoa

     1 like

    A private, ad-free baby journal with a zoomable timeline.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Interactive SVG timeline of your child's memories, zoomable from years down to days, with milestone events, category filters, and a mini-map for quick navigation.
     
  8. FrunkFriends icon

    FrunkFriends

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    The private, bot-free social network for Tesla owners. Share trips, discover events, sync live vehicle stats, and chat with our EV AI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    Profile Page
     
  9. Zocial icon

    Zocial

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    Zocial is a fork of Enafore, itself born from the legendary Pinafore. Where Enafore focuses on broad compatibility, Zocial goes further — polishing rough edges, adding quality-of-life features, and tuning the experience for servers running GoToSocial, Akkoma, glitch-soc...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • YunoHost
    Zocial screenshot 1
     
  10. Driftya icon

    Driftya

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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
    Driftya screenshot 1
     
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