FoundKey Alternatives

Apps similar to FoundKey include Mastodon, which is free and open source. Other options are Bluesky, X, diaspora* and Tumblr. Social Networks like FoundKey are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for the web, self-hosting, Android, iPhone and iPad.

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  1. GoToSocial icon
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    GoToSocial is an ActivityPub social network server, written in Golang.

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    • Kubernetes
    • YunoHost
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  2. Sharkey icon
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    Sharkey is a Misskey fork following upstream changes when possible, with added features. Like any other ActivityPub software Sharkey can interface with the thousands of servers that form the fediverse, an interconnected social network, working in tandem with software such as...

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    • Online
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  3. Akkoma icon
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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...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  4. Iceshrimp icon
     5 likes

    Iceshrimp is a derivative of Misskey that has been offering practical solutions, enhancements, and improvements since 2023. It is designed to address user needs directly, focusing on delivering straightforward fixes and features that users find valuable.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
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  5. Identi.ca icon
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    identi.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.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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  6. snac icon
     6 likes

    A simple, minimalistic ActivityPub server written in portable C.

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
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  7. Cato.social icon
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    Cato is an X (Twitter) alternative where you can post Meows, get Not So Anonymous Messages, connect with other Catos & grow your online social network.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  8. murlog icon
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    Single user ActivityPub server.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  9. Mitra icon
     2 likes

    Federated micro-blogging platform with a content subscription service.

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    • Online
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  10. Stegodon is an SSH-first federated blogging platform. Users connect via SSH to create notes in a terminal interface. Notes federate to the Fediverse via ActivityPub and are available through RSS feeds and a web interface.

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
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  11. Takahe icon
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    While it’s always nice to have more Fediverse software, we have some specific features and goals that we think makes Takahe a great choice of server software:

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    • Online
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  12. Ktistec icon
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    Ktistec is an ActivityPub server. It is intended for individual users, not communities of users, although support for additional users will be added in the future. It is designed to have few runtime dependencies -- for example, it uses SQLite as its database, instead of...

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