Gravatar Alternatives

Gravatar is described as 'An "avatar" is an image that represents you online—a little picture that appears next to your name when you interact with websites' and is a popular website in the social & communications category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Gravatar, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Android, Android Tablet and Mac apps. The best Gravatar alternative is Libravatar, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Gravatar are Personas Avatar Generator, DiceBear, Adorable Avatars and KnowEm.

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  1. Libravatar icon

    Libravatar

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    Libravatar is a service which delivers your avatar to other websites. It is a federated open-source service. A simple API for developers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
     
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    LucaFinizio
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    It does the same things, but it has a better user interface (more user friendly) and it's open source

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    • Most users think Libravatar is a great Gravatar alternative.

    • Libravatar is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Gravatar.

    • Libravatar is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Gravatar.

    • Libravatar is Free and Open SourceGravatar is Free and Proprietary
  4. DiceBear icon

    DiceBear

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    Pixel-Art Avatar Generator and -Provider by Identifier/Hash/Seed in JavaScript for Browsers and NodeJS with HTTP-API

    10 DiceBear alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Comments about DiceBear as an Alternative to Gravatar
    Farook Al-Sammarraie
    Negative
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    Gravatar distributes a user uploaded image, DiceBear generates an avatar

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    • DiceBear is Free and Open SourceGravatar is Free and Proprietary

  5. Adorable Avatars

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    Adorable Avatars is an avatar placeholder service for web developers and designers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  6. KnowEm icon

    KnowEm

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    Search over 550 popular social networks, over 150 domain names, and the entire USPTO Trademark Database to instantly secure your brand on the internet.

    6 KnowEm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about KnowEm as an Alternative to Gravatar
    nipos
    Negative
    2

    It's a completely different thing which has nothing to do with avatars.

    Guest
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    KnowEm does not serve the same purpose of Gravatar

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • This alternative is disputed. KnowEm is a legitimate Gravatar alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • KnowEm is the most popular Windows alternative to Gravatar.

    • KnowEm is Free Personal and ProprietaryGravatar is Free and Proprietary
  7. Avatarly icon

    Avatarly

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    Avatarly is a simple gem for creating gmail-like user avatars based on user email or any other string passed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
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    • Avatarly is the most popular Mac alternative to Gravatar.

    • Avatarly is Free and ProprietaryGravatar is also Free and Proprietary
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    Robohash

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    Robohash is a easy web service that makes it easy to provide unique robot/alien/monster/whatever images for any text. Put in any text (such as IP address, email, filename, userid or whatever else you like) and get back a pretty image for your site.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Comments about Robohash as an Alternative to Gravatar
    Farook Al-Sammarraie
    Negative
    -1

    gravatar distributes a user uploaded image, Robohash generates an avatar

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    • Robohash is Free and ProprietaryGravatar is also Free and Proprietary
  10. Avatar icon

    Avatar

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    Get great looking, gradient avatar images through this simple micro-service. Images are provided in either PNG or SVG format of 120px by 120px resolution.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Comments about Avatar as an Alternative to Gravatar
    tobiaslins
    Positive
    0

    sexy ui gradients as avatars

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    • Avatar is Free and Open SourceGravatar is Free and Proprietary
  11. Identiconizer! icon

    Identiconizer!

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    This is a port of ChameleonOS' contact identicons feature with some additional features and fixes. When enabled, new contacts will be assigned a unique identicon instead of the default picture.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    • Identiconizer! is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Gravatar.

    • Identiconizer! is Free and Open SourceGravatar is Free and Proprietary
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    Contact Identicons

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    Replace your missing contact photos with stylish identicons that uniquely identify all of your friends.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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