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Comments about diaspora* as an Alternative to Mastodon
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Mastodon is a X-like microblogging Server and App, whereas Diaspora is a Facebook-like macroblogging Server and App.
- diaspora* is Free and Open Source
The Best Mastodon AlternativesTop Social Networks & Microblogs like Mastodon
Mastodon is described as 'Federated and open-source social network with no ads, 500-character limit, custom emojis, and content warnings, emphasizing privacy and personal interaction' and is a leading Social Network in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Mastodon for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, Self-Hosted and iPad apps. The best Mastodon alternative is diaspora*, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Mastodon are Pleroma, Pixelfed, Bluesky and Tumblr.
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Pleroma is a free, federated social networking server built on open protocols. It is compatible with GNU Social, Mastodon, and many other ActivityPub and OStatus implementations.
Comments about Pleroma as an Alternative to Mastodon
social-remodelerMastodon and Pleroma are both microblogging Server and Apps, so task and purpose is the same on the Fediverse.
Any fediverse software is more additional than comparable to Mastodon, so Pleroma is the currently the only alternative to Mastodon.
You should compare both as you don't need both at the same time.
It supports other open source alternatives to Mastodon such as OStatus
- Pleroma is Free and Open Source
131 Pixelfed alternativesPixelfed is an image sharing platform with focus on Privacy, Safety and Security, an ethical alternative to centralized platforms like Instagram.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
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- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- F-Droid
- Cloudron
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Comments about Pixelfed as an Alternative to Mastodon
Kelson VIf Mastodon is like Twitter, Pux3lfed is like Instagram. Depending on how you want to use your social media, they can be complementary
social-remodelerPixelfed is a good combination and addition to Mastodon as both have different purposes.
Pixelfed replaces Instagram and Tumblr in the fediverse.
Pixelfed is an alternative to Tumblr or Instagram, not to a microblogging platform like Mastodon
- Pixelfed is Free and Open Source
- Pixelfed is Security-focused
75 Bluesky alternativesAn open social network that gives creators independence from platforms, developers the freedom to build, and users a choice in their experience.
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Comments about Bluesky as an Alternative to Mastodon
R CLot of big name power users and a massive community make Blue Sky good. Blue Sky has a lot of really cool features like "Feed" and "Labels" that will only continue to grow.
hfVgd_While both are open source and decentralized, Bluesky promotes algorithmic timelines and is currently only compatible with the Bluesky website and client apps.
Mastodon instances are decentralized, allowing communication between multiple social networking services which are part of the Fediverse.
- Bluesky is Free and Open Source
110 Tumblr alternativesTumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. It's where your interests connect you with your people.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
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Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
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Comments about Tumblr as an Alternative to Mastodon
ManoProprietary microblogging platform, currently owned by Automattic. You can't run your own server and all you post on tumblr stays there.
Notable for doing a NSFW content purge in 2018, being sold for 3 million USD in 2019 and still not being profitable to the current owner, who claims it drains 30 million dollars per year.
- Tumblr is Free and Proprietary
85 X alternativesExperience global interaction with public conversations, real-time news updates, live audio Spaces, streaming video, exclusive content monetization, and niche Communities.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
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Platforms
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Kindle Fire
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Comments about X as an Alternative to Mastodon
RemovedUserTwitter is a centralized, propertiary service, while Mastodon is free software
ManoEver since it was bought by Elon Musk, twitter has been his playground. Bots run rampant, moderation is whatever he wants it to be.
Mastodon's federation ensures you can always migrate to a different instance if a similar situation happens. Not only that, you can use Misskey, Pleroma or GotoSocial instances too
social-remodelerBoth are microblogging tools.
The other way round makes sense.
Mastodon is a decentralized, free and open source Server and App system in the Fediverse and supports ActivityPub whereas X is freemium, propieritary and does not support fediverse.
- X is Freemium and Proprietary
- X is Minimalistic
119 Friendica alternativesFriendica is a 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'.
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124 Minds alternativesAn 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 facilitates sharing across networks and exploring global trends.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source
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- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
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Comments about Minds as an Alternative to Mastodon
AnisBarghouthiMinds is a blockchain-based mix of social-media and micro-blogging site and recently it added a Matrix client (a fork of Element) with E2E encryption.
Due to educational gamification of its networks and applications.
- Minds is Freemium and Open Source
- Minds is Security-focused
GNU social is a 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
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- Self-Hosted
Comments about GNU social as an Alternative to Mastodon
It is not reliant on google analytics for its android applications (I found this out using Exodus Privacy) and is more reliably maintained as a result.
- GNU social is Free and Open Source
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Comments about Misskey as an Alternative to Mastodon
ManoThis is one of the better alternatives to Mastodon if you intend to have a personal or public server. Visitors can easily check the instances a server is federating with. It has a better looking web interface, though on big servers, that can grind your browser to halt for a number of seconds.
It also allows users to react to posts with custom emojis
- Misskey is Free and Open Source
- Misskey is Customizable
118 Gab alternativesGab Social is an open source and fully decentralized social network powered by the Gab Platform. It is the new social network of Gab.com. This change was made to further Gab's commitment to its users trust and privacy online.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source
Application types
Alerts
- Warning
Platforms
- Online
- Android
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Comments about Gab as an Alternative to Mastodon
social-remodelerAs long as Gab is a freemium product it is no alternative to Mastodon which is a free and open source Server and App.
KedmanGab is godless compare to other social network
Gab can connect to the rest of the Mastodon network anyway! It's like Twitter but even easier to use and user-friendly. You don't need an account to look at stuff. And of course, free speech.
- Gab is Freemium and Open Source
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Comments about Phanpy as an Alternative to Mastodon
Kelson VPhanpy is an alternative to the Mastodon app, not to the network or server software. It runs well on both desktop and mobile, and has some really helpful features like a catch-up mode and clustering boosts together to emphasize what people are actually posting themselves.
- Phanpy is Free and Open Source
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Diaspora is more like a Facebook alternative; Mastodon is a Twitter alternative. Both are open-source and non-profit and aren't based on exploiting people's privacy for money-making/selling you out to adverisers or passing on everything about you (contacts, opinions, likes, location, interests...) to government authorities. Facebook does do this.