GNU social Alternatives

GNU social is described as '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' and is a popular Social Network in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to GNU social for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, Self-Hosted and iPad apps. The best GNU social alternative is Mastodon, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GNU social are Bluesky, X, diaspora* and Facebook.

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  2. Micro.blog icon

    Micro.blog

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    Social network for indie blogs.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
     
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    Minds

    An open-source platform for decentralized social networking. Users can monetize posts through ads or monthly support, engaging in various features such as Blogs, Videos, and secure private chats. Minds supports free speech and fa...

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  6. Scuttlebutt.nz icon

    Scuttlebutt.nz

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    a decent(ralised) secure gossip platform sea-slang for gossip - a scuttlebutt is basically a watercooler on a ship.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Patchwork
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  7. Enafore icon

    Enafore

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    Maintained fork of Pinafore. A somewhat unstable fediverse client with better support for Akkoma, glitch-soc, and Iceshrimp instances.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
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  8. Open Source Social Network ( OSSN ) icon

    Open Source Social Network ( OSSN )

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Apache HTTP Server
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  10. Takahe icon

    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:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  11. snac icon

    snac

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    A simple, minimalistic ActivityPub server written in portable C.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Posting
     
  12. Planetary icon

    Planetary

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    Social media for humans, control your data and algorithms.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  13. D.Buzz icon

    D.Buzz

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    D.Buzz is a decentralised censorship resistant social media app.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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  14. IndieWeb Plugin for WordPress icon

    IndieWeb Plugin for WordPress

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
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  15. Mitra icon

    Mitra

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    Federated micro-blogging platform with a content subscription service.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
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