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. Quodari icon
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    Quodari is the European platform for easy content sharing and collaboration in a privacy-friendly environment. Without algorithms that are addictive and polarising. No clutter in your timeline and without others making money from your data!

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Support for @mentions
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Community management

    Quodari VS Friendica

     
  2. Urbit icon
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    Urbit is a social media available in either client or server format. The Urbit client is called an "Urbit ID". And the Urbit server is called an "Urbit OS". Urbit ID are easy and quick to get started with. As they are meant for non-technical users.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Urbit VS Friendica

     
  3. Mageo icon
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    Mageo is a free-to-play network adventure, a geolocation-based role-playing game where all of your social and game activities contribute to your rank and position on the leaderboards. Make friends from all over the world, collect and display amazing clothing and accessories on...

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Mageo Features

    Mageo VS Friendica

     
  4. Open Social icon
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    Open Social is a purpose-built community engagement platform. Developed on top of a powerful open-source Drupal technology framework, Open Social allows organizations to create a central online hub for their members.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

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    The IndieWeb Plugin for WordPress helps you establish your IndieWeb identity by extending the user profile to provide rel-me and h-card fields and optionally adding widgets to display this.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress

    IndieWeb Plugin for WordPress VS Friendica

     
  6. Ning icon
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    Ning is the social platform for the worlds interests and passions online. Millions of people every day are coming together across Ning to explore and express their interests, discover new passions, and meet new people around shared pursuits.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online

    Ning Features

    1.  Custom Domain

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  7. YouWeb icon
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    The first social network focused on your way to experience the Web and interact with virtual friends, register your personalized address for free and let yourself be known by the rest of the world.

    103 YouWeb alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    YouWeb VS Friendica

     
  8. phpFox icon
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    An all-in-one social network platform tailored for niche communities, offering user-friendly customization, advanced features, scalability, and seamless integration for enhanced community engagement, branding, and functionality.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • iPhone
    • Android

    phpFox VS Friendica

     
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    Welcome to Thoughts of Humanity, the platform where your thoughts take centre stage! Express yourself anonymously, connect with a diverse community, and celebrate the most inspiring thoughts every week. Here's what makes Thoughts of Humanity unique:

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required

    Thoughts of Humanity VS Friendica

     
  10. Verismile icon
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    Microblogging social media where security is priority. All accounts are verified, thus the number of fake account is drastically reduced. This improve overall security of platform.

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • BR flagBrazil

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for @mentions
    2.  Dark Mode

    Verismile VS Friendica

     
  11. ViceSocial icon
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    With ViceSocial script you can create your own blogging social network. The platform is not written on any framework, it is pure PHP, which makes it much easier to understand, edit and improve.

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted

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  12. JomSocial icon
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    The award-winning Open Source Community software for Joomla. JomSocial is a powerful social networking software, loaded with plenty of social network features to empower your community such as entrepreneur circles, gamers clubs, hobbyist communities, artist fan pages and a lot...

    License model

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Joomla

    JomSocial VS Friendica

     
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