Reddit Alternatives

Reddit is described as 'A social news website where content shared by users is voted on, organized into 'subreddits,' and can appear on the front page amid diverse topics' and is a leading Social Network in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Reddit for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad and Self-Hosted apps. The best Reddit alternative is Lemmy, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Reddit are SaidIt.net, 4chan, Hacker News and Steemit.

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Reddit alternatives are mainly Social Networks, but if you're looking for Social Newss or Q&A Services you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Android, Free, iPhone, Privacy focused, EU, Social News and Social Networks. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Reddit.
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  1. WikiSpooks.com icon
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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.

    78 WikiSpooks.com alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
  2. MetaFilter icon
     11 likes

    Weblog that anyone can contribute a link or comment to. A typical weblog is one person posting their thoughts on the unique things they find on the web. This website exists to break down the barriers between people, to extend a weblog beyond just one person, and to foster...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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    MetaFilter vs Reddit Comments
    somegirlfromit
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    Reddit was based on Metafilter, and has most of its functions - as well as an active moderation team.

    • MetaFilter is Paid and ProprietaryReddit is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. Snapzu icon
     15 likes

    Snapzu is basically reddit alternative. It is a bit better looking, and the community is rather small so far, but growing. Official description: Snapzu is a platform for web content creation, aggregation & discovery, where users like you help provide content and decide what...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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    Snapzu vs Reddit Comments
    Guest
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    Has nearly the same funtions, paired with a nice GUI.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Snapzu is Free and ProprietaryReddit is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. [RAMBLE] icon
     10 likes

    A reddit-like site focused on privacy and free speech that is available through various anonymity networks such as TOR, I2P, LokiNet and Yggdrasil as well as the clearnet.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
  5. rif is fun icon
     9 likes

    "rif is fun"—aka "RIF" and formerly "reddit is fun"—gives you a fast and intuitive interface to reddit.com.

    27 rif is fun alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  6. 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)

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Hive Blog icon
     3 likes

    Communities without borders. A social network owned and operated by its users, powered by Hive.

    17 Hive Blog alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Scuttlebutt.nz icon
     12 likes

    a decent(ralised) secure gossip platform sea-slang for gossip - a scuttlebutt is basically a watercooler on a ship.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Patchwork
     
  9. Poal.co icon
     8 likes

    A free speech based link and comment aggregation platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Indie Hackers icon
     18 likes

    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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