Hacker News AlternativesTop Social News & News Readers like Hacker News

Hacker News is described as 'Social news website that caters to programmers and entrepreneurs, delivering content related to computer science and entrepreneurship' and is a very popular News Reader in the news & books category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Hacker News, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Self-Hosted and Android Tablet apps. The best Hacker News alternative is Reddit, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to Hacker News are Lemmy, Lobsters, Mbin and SaidIt.net.

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  1. Reddit icon

    Reddit

     595 likes
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    An extensive platform for user-shared content and discussions, organized into niche 'subreddits' across numerous interests like news and video games, with a dynamic voting system influencing what appears on the front page.

    196 Reddit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Tor
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    • Most users think Reddit is a great Hacker News alternative.

    • Reddit is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & iPhone alternative to Hacker News.

    • Reddit is the most popular free alternative to Hacker News.

    • Reddit is Freemium and ProprietaryHacker News is Free and Proprietary
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    Lemmy

     186 likes
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    Lemmy is similar to sites like Reddit, Lobste.rs, or Hacker News: you subscribe to forums you're interested in, post links and discussions, then vote, and comment on them. Behind the scenes, it is very different; anyone can easily run a server, and all these servers are...

    74 Lemmy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
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    Comments about Lemmy as an Alternative to Hacker News
    Rodney42
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    Similar topics and similar user interface.

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    • Lemmy is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Hacker News.

    • Lemmy is the most popular Open Source alternative to Hacker News.

    • Lemmy is Free and Open SourceHacker News is Free and Proprietary
    • Lemmy is Privacy focused and MinimalisticHacker News is not according to our users
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    Lobsters

     31 likes
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    Lobsters is a technology-focused link-aggregation site. The site is driven by Ruby on Rails with the source code being freely available for those seeking to create a site similar to Reddit or Hackernews.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Ruby on Rails
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    Rodney42
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    Similar topics, similar user interface.

    Guest
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    Sourced data about real world topics. to heavily programming/tech to quite compare with YC, but seems like a higher IQ base than most of these other suggestions.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Lobsters is a great Hacker News alternative.

    • Lobsters is Free and Open SourceHacker News is Free and Proprietary
  5. Mbin icon

    Mbin

     12 likes
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    Mbin: a federated content aggregator, voting, discussion and microblogging platform (By the community, for the community).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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  6. SaidIt.net icon

    SaidIt.net

     45 likes
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    Uncensored free speech alternative to the extreme Reddit and Voat forums, democratically civilized by Graham's Debate Pyramid, no illegal transactions nor porn. Truth-seeking anti-corruption news are among the popular themes. Android app, iOS soon.

    132 SaidIt.net alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    Steemit

     104 likes
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    A non-censored social platform where users are incentivized to contribute and curate content. The users decide what is valuable by voting, and content regarded valuable is rewarded with money.

    117 Steemit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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  9. Tildes icon

    Tildes

     16 likes
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    A non-profit community site driven by its users' interests.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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    WikiSpooks.com

     28 likes
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    WikiSpooks is a global alternative encyclopedia on politics, spy craft, deep state intelligence, and conspiracies, free of corporate influence, partisan politics, or government propaganda for historians and truth-seekers to read, edit, and share.

    79 WikiSpooks.com alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
  11. Slashdot icon

    Slashdot

     39 likes
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    News for nerds, stuff that matters. Slashdot (aka /.) is a technology-related news and discussion site with a focus on Linux, free and open source software and information freedom and privacy issues. The software it runs on, called Slashcode, is open source.

    44 Slashdot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    Postmill

     3 likes
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    Postmill is a free, web-based, social link aggregator with voting and threaded comments. It is built on the Symfony framework. Used to host raddle.me.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
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  13. SoylentNews icon

    SoylentNews

     4 likes
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    Community-driven news site aggregating technology, science, and general interest articles, offering user submissions, threaded discussions, comment voting, open participation, and article archives for a global audience with a strong emphasis on moderation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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  14. Indie Hackers icon

    Indie Hackers

     18 likes
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    Founders share the revenue numbers behind their profitable apps, side projects, and businesses, and give in-depth interviews about how they did it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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