Self-Hosted Facebook Alternatives
Facebook is not available as a self-hosted solution but there are plenty of alternatives for power users and business that want to host a solution on-premise. The best Self-Hosted alternative is Diaspora, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Facebook and many of them are available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Self-Hosted alternatives to Facebook are Mastodon, Friendica, GNU social and Hubzilla.
Facebook alternatives are mainly Social Networks but may also be Microblogs or Encrypted Chat Apps. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Facebook.
- Free • Proprietary
- Social Network
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Blackberry
- Android Tablet
- Windows Phone
- iPad
- Tor
- KaiOS
Diaspora is a federated social networking service, designed to be a more privacy-aware alternative to Facebook . Share what you want, with whom you want.
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JohnFastmanDiaspora'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.
7YrdaelSo many possibilities are available. Respectful. Nice and clear. Can be self-hosted.
6group/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.
6markswiderskiI have less privacy concerns with Diaspora than I have when using FB
0RemovedUserDecentralized 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.
8Security focused, privacy, open, and without censorship
6more privacy-aware, self controll OSS not so dangerus for democracy
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- Free • Open Source
- Social Network
- Microblog
129 alternatives to Mastodon- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Self-Hosted
- Cloudron
Mastodon is a Free and Open Source federated social network, made with a focus on more personal interaction.
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Mastodon vs Facebook opinions
free(freedom,ad-free,privacy), decentralized, open source... what more do you want
6Mastodon is decentralized and open to all kinds of people. It is closer to Twitter than it is to Facebook. It doesn't seem to attract the alt right like other Facebook alternatives do. I love the interface. It is very well structured and even though you join up for only one instance, you can interact with the whole world!
3tibi97427Mastodon is more an alternative to Twitter than Facebook
1loziniakMastodon is more like Twitter.
5Non-commercial, allows me to curate a following
0It's is decentralized, without owners, free to post whatever you like and to block whatever you dislike.
0ndlinnHas only a tiny fraction of the functionality Facebook has.
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- Free • Open Source
- Social Network
- Microblog
153 alternatives to Friendica- Linux
- Android
- BSD
- Self-Hosted
- F-Droid
- PHP
Friendica 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*, Pump.io and StatusNet into their 'newsfeed'.
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Friendica interacts with many other social networking platforms in the fediverse... Diaspora, GNUSocial, Hubzilla etc. You can also make groups and the privacy settings are great.
3loziniakIt has groups and events.
0"Facebook-like" in its operation and general feel, and is interoperable with other social networks as well.
1kylepiiraFederated and focused on keeping in touch with friends and family
0Interacts with other social network APIs, is feature rich, and is decentralized.
1arndtadlerIt's independent, feature rich and decentralized.
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GNU 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.
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Hubzilla is a powerful platform for creating interconnected based websites featuring a decentralised identity, communications, and permissions framework built using common webserver technology. Hubzilla is very suitable for communities (of any size).
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themagicianFeature for feature, Hubzilla is the best decentralized, open source competitor to Facebook.
Compatibility with the Diaspora, OStatus (includes Mastodon), & ActivityPub (includes NextCloud) protocols allows it to communicate with nearly every other existing.
I am happy that after he created Friendica, Mike Macgirvin & friends have continued to push forward by creating and developing Hubzilla.
3netnut404Unlike a centralized platform like facebook you can talk to other federated platforms and with a Nomadic Identity you are never locked permanently to one server , yet you can communicate across to other platforms much in the way that email does. In addition to not being locked.. you never need to give out a new address, you keep in communication when you migrate to another server, plus there are many free servers to use, or you can launch your own instance.
0the_real_dvs1Every user can make private or public forums, a static webpage, an editable markdown based wiki, categorize posts and format them with BBCode. You choose what hub hosts your data, and you can clone your account on another hub to prevent distruption or data loss.
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- Free • Open Source
- Social Network
93 alternatives to Movim- Mac
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- Online
- Android
- Android Tablet
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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.
Movim vs Facebook opinions
Nice looking interface and good chat integration.
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- Free • Open Source
- Social Network
97 alternatives to ZeroMe- Mac
- Windows
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- gevent
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- Messagepack
- Python
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- ZeroNet
Social network for the distributed P2P network ZeroNet.
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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.
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BuddyPress vs Facebook opinions
JohnFastmanBuddyPress 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!
2good to have in wordpress
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- Freemium • Proprietary
- Social Network
- Blog Publishing Tool
- Microblog
166 alternatives to Known- Online
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Known is a simple platform for publishing words, pictures, podcasts and more to a site that you control. Choose to share it on social networks like Twitter and Facebook, or extend it to integrate with the software you already use.
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- Free • Open Source
- Social Network
86 alternatives to Open Source Social Network ( OSSN )- Linux
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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.
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