Friendica Alternatives

Friendica is described as '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'' and is a very popular Social Network in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Friendica for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Android, iPhone and Mac apps. The best Friendica alternative is Mastodon, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Friendica are Bluesky, diaspora*, X and Minds.

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Friendica alternatives page was last updated May 21, 2025
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  1. Sharkey icon

    Sharkey

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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...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Sharkey screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
    2.  Decentralized
    3.  Fediverse
    4.  Federated

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  2. ZeroMe icon

    ZeroMe

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    Social network for the distributed P2P network ZeroNet.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • gevent
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • JavaScript
    • ZeroNet
    ZeroMe screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last update is from December 2020.

    ZeroMe Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  Peer-To-Peer

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  4. pump.io

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    A stream server that does most of what people really want from a social network.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
    Discontinued

    The last version (5.1.4) is from 2020.

    pump.io Features

    1.  Activity stream

    pump.io VS Friendica

     
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    Takahe

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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:

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Takahe screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  Multiple Account support
    3.  Real time collaboration
    4. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Fediverse

    Takahe VS Friendica

     
  7. Iceshrimp icon

    Iceshrimp

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Iceshrimp Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Dark Mode
    5. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
    6.  Emoji reactions
    7.  Federated
    8.  Distributed

    Iceshrimp VS Friendica

     
  8. MeWe icon

    MeWe

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    Used to be called Sgrouples, now its MeWe offered by the company Sgrouples Inc. On its homepage their motto is "The World's Private Communication Network" and "Join the privacy revolution".

    75 MeWe alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    MeWe screenshot 1

    MeWe Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Emoji reactions
    3.  Public communities discovery
    4.  Stickers
    5.  Web fonts
    6.  Comment on comment
    7.  Stream ordering control
    8.  Import from google plus
    9.  No filter bubble

    MeWe VS Friendica

     
  10. Human Connection icon

    Human Connection

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    Human Connection screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    They no longer have a social network.

    Human Connection Features

    1.  Knowledge base
    2.  Knowledge Management

    Human Connection VS Friendica

     
  11. Identi.ca icon

    Identi.ca

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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.

    94 Identi.ca alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Online
    Identi.ca screenshot 1

    Identi.ca VS Friendica

     
  12. postActiv icon

    postActiv

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    postActiv is a free and open source social networking project based on GNU Social. It uses OStatus, which means that users can for example connect to users on Mastodon and GNU Social instances as well.

    7 postActiv alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    postActiv Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  Federated

    postActiv VS Friendica

     
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    Libertree

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    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...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Signup
    Discontinued

    Has not been updated since 2015. Source: https://github.com/Libertree/libertree

    Libertree VS Friendica

     
  14. Mitra icon

    Mitra

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    Federated micro-blogging platform with a content subscription service.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    Mitra screenshot 1

    Mitra Features

    1. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
    2.  Fediverse
    3.  Paywall

    Mitra VS Friendica

     
  15. Zap icon

    Zap

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    Zap is an open source decentralised social network with more privacy and less drama. Supports Zap and ActivityPub, starting with the latest release from 2019-09-22.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Zap Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  Fediverse

    Zap VS Friendica

     
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