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- Freemium
- Proprietary
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France
EUPlatforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
+3
Facebook Alternatives
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.
Alternatives list
opensource-socialnetwork also know as OSSN is a social networking software written in PHP. It allows you to make a social networking website, helps your members build social relationships with people who share similar professional or personal interests.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
- Apache HTTP Server
- Windows
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Online
+2
107 Bastyon alternativesBastyon is a revolutionary anti-censorship decentralized publishing and social platform voted to freedom of speech. Based on the blockchain technology, it runs on a set of computers around the world, not controlled by any single entity.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
+1
a decent(ralised) secure gossip platform sea-slang for gossip - a scuttlebutt is basically a watercooler on a ship.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Patchwork
Human Connection is an independent, not-for-profit online platform that wants to combines a social network, a knowledge network and an action network – with useful tools to exchange, research and discuss ideas and the space to start projects together.
+8
88 Identi.ca alternativesidenti.ca is a free personal web server that implements a distributed social networking service. It is based on pump.io, a free software which make up the distributed social network.
We like to think Plurk as a social network for weirdos - the cool, uncompromising and loving community for misfits we all long to have.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
+1
A cooperative social network designed for organizing and building community. Communities uses a bi-directional friend model and supports long form posts and groups. We're working on events, tags, local feeds, custom feeds, messaging, and more.
+5
Communities vs Facebook Comments
- Communities is Free and Open Source
- Communities is Privacy focused
Libertree is free, libre, open-source software which is intended to provide a way for people to create their own social network. Libertree social networks can be free from commercial influence and manifestation, such as behaviour tracking, user profiling, advertising, data...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
HyperTexting is your timeline minus the ads, algorithms, and AI slop. It's like the “for you” feed, but it actually works… for YOU (not the platforms).
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OpenVK is an attempt to create a simple CMS that cosplays imitates old VK. Code provided here is not stable yet.
Trust Café (formerly WT Social / WikiTribune) is a privacy-focused and ad-free social network that places a special emphasis on evidence-based journalism. The platform survives on the generosity of individual donors to ensure privacy is protected and social space is ad-free.
United States
Germany
Canada
It's a great way to interact directly with people you know and the groups are excellent for community building and communication. Plus no investors, billionaires, or meddling algorithms.