Lemmy AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Social News

The best Social News alternative to Lemmy is Reddit, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Lemmy and many of them are Social News so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Social News alternatives to Lemmy are Hacker News, PieFed, Digg and Mbin.

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  1. Reddit icon
     611 likes

    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.

    208 Reddit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Tor
     
  2. Hacker News icon
     138 likes

    Hacker News is a social news website that caters to programmers and entrepreneurs, delivering content related to computer science and entrepreneurship.

    69 Hacker News alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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  3. PieFed icon
     16 likes

    PieFed is a link aggregator, a forum, a hub of social interaction and information, built for the fediverse. the focus is on individual control, safety, and decentralised power.

    18 PieFed alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  4. Digg icon
     76 likes

    Platform for discovering, following, and engaging in topic-specific communities through content submission, voting, transparent moderation, anti-spam verification, web or mobile access, integrations, favorite pinning, and an optional AI-created podcast featuring trending stories.

    29 Digg alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  5. Mbin icon
     14 likes

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

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    • Online
     
  6. Steemit icon
     107 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. Tildes icon
     19 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
  8. Lobsters icon
     32 likes

    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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Ruby on Rails
     
  9. Postmill icon
     3 likes

    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 (Zlib)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Phuks icon
     23 likes

    An alternative to Reddit and Voat. It has the original Voat culture of open expression. Most users on the site are interested in web development but mostly only chat about that in IRC.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. SoylentNews icon
     4 likes

    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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. Discuit icon
     6 likes

    Discuit is a centralised content aggregation and discussion platform. Users submit links to content or text posts, alongside a title, to various communities. Users of those communities then vote those link up or down by other members.

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    • Online
     
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