One of the most popular alternatives to Mastodon is Pixelfed, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are Bluesky, X, diaspora* and Tumblr. There's no shortage of Social Networks like Mastodon, with more than 100 alternatives for the web, Android, iPhone, self-hosting and iPad.
Open source European social platform offering privacy by design, no ads or tracking, topic and region custom feeds, plural verification, media sharing, event RSVP, edit history, friendly communities, regular updates, and Bluesky network compatibility.
Netherlands
EU
VK (originally VKontakte) is a largest social network service from Europe. Available in many languages and highly popular particularly among Russian-speaking users around the world, especially in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Belarus, and Israel.
Russia
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.
United States
Mbin: a federated content aggregator, voting, discussion and microblogging platform (By the community, for the community).
The simplest open protocol that is able to create a censorship-resistant global "social" network once and for all.
Sharkey is a Misskey fork following upstream changes when possible, with added features. Like any other ActivityPub software Sharkey can interface with the thousands of servers that form the fediverse, an interconnected social network, working in tandem with software such as...
SpaceHey is a friendly online community for you and your friends that lets you communicate with each other, share content and discover new content and people.
GermanyEU
This is a fork of Pleroma, which is a microblogging server software that can federate (= exchange messages with) other servers that support ActivityPub. What that means is that you can host a server for yourself or your friends and stay in control of your online identity, but...
Gridsky brings the visual charm of Instagram to Bluesky, offering a delightful client with a grid-based interface and easy scrolling. Focused on photo content, Gridsky creates a minimal, immersive experience with innovative ways to interact with feeds and profiles. Accessible online for seamless photo sharing.
SwedenEU
Decentralized social and blog platform based on XMPP, enabling self-hosting, cross-network chat, video calls, and group collaboration. Users control and migrate their data, communicate across various networks, and access services from any node while preserving privacy and open-source principles.
FranceEU
