Mbin: a federated content aggregator, voting, discussion and microblogging platform (By the community, for the community).
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
Scuttlebutt.nz Alternatives
Scuttlebutt.nz has been discontinued. Similar apps include Mastodon, which is free and open source. Other options are Bluesky, Reddit, diaspora* and Facebook. You're spoiled for choice with Social Networks like Scuttlebutt.nz: we list more than 100 alternatives for the web, Android, iPhone, self-hosting and iPad.
Alternatives list
94 SpaceHey alternativesSpaceHey 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- Android Tablet
- iPhone
- iPad
Germany
EU
+5
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 typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
United States
+1
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.
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
- United States
116 Movim alternativesDecentralized 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
France- EU
+6
129 Aether alternativesOpen source, self-governing communities with auditable moderation and mod elections.
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- United States
+2
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- France
- EU
Known is a simple platform for publishing words, pictures, podcasts and more to a site that you control. Choose to share it on social networks like Twitter and Facebook, or extend it to integrate with the software you already use.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
- United States
+4
HyperTexting is your timeline minus the ads, algorithms, and AI slop. It's like the “for you” feed, but it actually works… for YOU (not the platforms).
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- iPhone
- United States
37 Manyverse alternativesManyverse is a social network app using the SSB protocol (Secure Scuttlebutt) where you can write posts and share with friends nearby or over the internet. It's different from mainstream social networks because your data is yours, it lives on your phone, not in the cloud.
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- F-Droid
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
Finland- EU
Social networking in a box. Build a social network for your company, school, sports team or niche community all based on the power and flexibility of WordPress. Install BuddyPress directly through your WordPress dashboard plugins page, or download it manually from the WordPress.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
- Wordpress
- United States
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- gevent
- Self-Hosted
- Python
- JavaScript
- ZeroNet
