Free Reddit Alternatives

    The best free alternative to Reddit is Lemmy, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Reddit and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Reddit are Hacker News (Free), Minds (Freemium, Open Source), 4chan (Free) and 20-Things (Free).

    The list of alternatives was last updated Jun 3, 2021
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    • Lemmy

      Lemmy is an open-source, federated link aggregator similar to Reddit and built with Rust. FEATURES - Self hostable, easy to deploy. - Comes with docker. View 37 alternatives to Lemmy
      Most users think Lemmy is a great alternative to Reddit.
      • Free • Open Source
      • Online
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      Lemmy vs Reddit
      pros, cons and recent comments
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      Lemmy is Reddit, but better. It's open source, and every instances can be independent OR federated, the moderation is one of the most POWERFUL out of all the federated software (the instance where the content is created can moderate and this will be moderated everywhere, and each instance that federate it can also moderate it for itself. There is just nothing comparable.
      Top positive comment  8 months ago

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      headlines Decentralized alternative. Lemmy is faster than Reddit, and just as easy to use.
      Top positive comment  12 months ago

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      56 It has all the features you wish reddit had.
      Positive comment • 3 months ago

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      architsastam It's open source, very responsive and has the most comparable active user base to reddit
      Positive comment • 4 months ago

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      Lemmy is active, full of content and open to new users. It's also Open Source and federated (just like Mastodon, Pixelfed or PeerTube), censorship-free (it depends on the instance) and with an open community that will maintain a reasonable debate (also, good moderation in the main instance dev.lemmy.ml).
      Positive comment • 12 months ago

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      Explicitly made to be very similar to Reddit. It's a link aggragator that is split into communities, just like reddit. The main benefit is that Lemmy is federated across multiple servers, and the main downside is that it's still much less popular.
      Positive comment • about 1 year ago

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      jujujoly Should be higher in the list. One of the only REAL alternatives to Reddit. Others are just other social networks or forums. It is open-source and has very similar features.
      Positive comment • about 1 year ago

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    • Hacker News

      Hacker News is a social news website that caters to programmers and entrepreneurs, delivering content related to computer science and entrepreneurship. View 60 alternatives to Hacker News
      Most users think Hacker News is a great alternative to Reddit.
      • Free • Proprietary
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      Hacker News vs Reddit
      pros, cons and recent comments
      imjohndoe Good community for tech stuff. Not as light-hearted as reddit but good if that's what you like
      Positive comment • 11 months ago

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      RemovedUser This website doesn't really function like reddit at all. The only thing they have in common is that they both use a karma system.
      Negative comment • 2 months ago

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      dataculi Similar content and community with more in-depth discussions
      Positive comment • over 3 years ago

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      Reddit has nothing to do with the news
      Negative comment • 12 months ago

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    • Minds

      We are a free and open-source platform to launch your digital brand, social network and mobile app. We are also a social network ourselves. View 157 alternatives to Minds
      Some users think Minds is a great alternative to Reddit, some don't.
      • Freemium • Open Source
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      Minds vs Reddit
      pros, cons and recent comments
      niezniszczalny It is more Twitter-like than Reddit-like.
      Negative comment • 4 months ago

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    • 4chan

      The infamous anonymous bulletin board where anyone can post messages and share images. View 41 alternatives to 4chan
      Most users think 4chan is a great alternative to Reddit.

      Warning

      4Chan is less moderated compared to other social networks and could be offensive to some people

      • Free • Proprietary
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      4chan vs Reddit
      pros, cons and recent comments
      reddit tbh i thnk the website is pretty clever likete idea of having a board and also there being no sign up system makes it a mystery if a user is the same person or someone else and tbh its good now the only 2 bad thing is that 1 you can get banned even if you did nothing wrong and 2 theres no sign up system
      Positive comment • 9 months ago

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      4chan is not an alternative to reddit. Reddit is the alternative to 4chan
      Positive comment • about 4 years ago

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      4chan doesn't let you make your own communities / subreddits
      Negative comment • 5 months ago

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    • 20-Things

      Currently available in 41 countries, 20-Things is a new social media / link aggregation platform aimed to offer a minimalist daily dose of content without forcing dark design... View 11 alternatives to 20-Things
      Almost everyone thinks 20-Things is a great alternative to Reddit.
      • Free • Proprietary
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      20-Things vs Reddit
      pros, cons and recent comments
      jurzebekka I just like being able to access it without having to install an app.
      Positive comment • over 1 year ago

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      lipepo4086 Much smaller and easier to navigate.
      Positive comment • over 1 year ago

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      Looks very promising. Looking forward to seeing how it evolves.
      Positive comment • over 1 year ago

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      dave1986 This site currently has zero memes and cat pictures. That's the way, ah-ah I like it.
      Positive comment • about 1 year ago

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    • Steemit

      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. View 120 alternatives to Steemit
      Some users think Steemit is a great alternative to Reddit, some don't.
      • Free • Open Source
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      Steemit vs Reddit
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      awsomecat1234321 You get Steem cryptocurrency for using Steemit for upvoting and posting. But not a large community.
      Positive comment • about 1 year ago

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    • Ruqqus.com

      Ruqqus is an open-source platform for online communities, free of censorship and moderator abuse by design. View 171 alternatives to Ruqqus.com
      Almost everyone thinks Ruqqus.com is a great alternative to Reddit.
      • Free • Open Source
      • Online
      • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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      Ruqqus.com vs Reddit
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      Ruqqus truly doesn't block anything, except doesn't put up with doxxing. That's about it.
      Positive comment • 8 months ago

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    • Quora

      Quora.com is a question/answer service allowing users to pose questions that other users can answer, each question and answer can have comments, each users can write one... View 73 alternatives to Quora
      This alternative is disputed. Quora is still a legitimate alternative to Reddit, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
      • Free • Proprietary
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      Quora vs Reddit
      pros, cons and recent comments
      Quora might not have all of Reddit's features and versatility, but many people use Reddit as just a Q&A site. For that purpose, Quora is a good alternative.
      Top positive comment  5 months ago

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      Quora is for asking and answering questions. Reddit is for finding and sharing interesting things on the web.
      Top negative comment  about 6 years ago

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      Quora is spinach, Reddit is cake, one is just question and answers (like Yahoo answers), the other you go to in order to have fun
      Negative comment • 12 months ago

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      tihedomecu Quora is a pro LTTE terrorist site. they have a large number of pro LTTE individuals who attack sri lanka while openly displaying the flag of a banned terrorist organization (banned By both US, and UK). Also when you visit quora from sri lanka, the you are automatically redirected to the tamil language page instead of the english page. Majority of people in sri lanka don't use tamil, but sinhalese.
      Negative comment • over 1 year ago

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      Quora does not appear to have a link-sharing function which is the primary use of reddit
      Negative comment • almost 6 years ago

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    • SaidIt.net

      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. View 151 alternatives to SaidIt.net
      Some users think SaidIt.net is a great alternative to Reddit, some don't.
      • Free • Open Source
      • Online
      • Android
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      SaidIt.net vs Reddit
      pros, cons and recent comments
      happysmash27 Much less insane censorship than Reddit, a much more mature community which is polite even when disagreeing, and not corporate-owned!
      Positive comment • about 2 years ago

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      all the fun minus the bots and brigading
      Positive comment • about 2 years ago

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      pro_liberty The level of conversation is much higher, without insults or censorship. The site owners are not partnered with advertisers, so they don't have other allegiances. The site function is very familiar since it's based on the open source Reddit code.
      Positive comment • about 2 years ago

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      niezniszczalny It has good discussion because of no downvotes, turns out they are unnecessary + they allow brigading. Also, discussion is peaceful without anybody being angry on being downvoted.
      Positive comment • 4 months ago

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    • Slide for Reddit

      Slide for Reddit is a rock-solid material-designed unofficial browser for Reddit with an easy to use UI and tons of customization. Slide is ad-free, open source, and is packed with many unique features. View 37 alternatives to Slide for Reddit
      This alternative is disputed. Slide for Reddit is still a legitimate alternative to Reddit, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
      • Free • Open Source
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      Slide for Reddit vs Reddit
      pros, cons and recent comments
      niezniszczalny It's an app to browse Reddit, it's not a service.
      Negative comment • about 1 year ago

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