Slashdot Alternatives

Slashdot is described as 'News for nerds, stuff that matters. Slashdot (aka /.) is a technology-related news and discussion site with a focus on Linux, free and open source software and information freedom and privacy issues. The software it runs on, called Slashcode, is open source' and is a Tech News site in the news & books category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Slashdot, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Android Tablet and iPad apps. The best Slashdot alternative is Reddit, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to Slashdot are Hacker News, Mbin, SaidIt.net and Aether.

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  1. Twincl icon
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    Twincl is characterized by forum (including link sharing), Q&A, review and blog sites, using CommonMark as its writing format. Twincl features innovative Markdown editing, topic trees, voting/remarks, selected posts, senior authors, logarithmic scales, and more.

    56 Twincl alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  2. Nonio icon
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    Nonio is a Reddit-like platform that gives directly back to content creators. Nonio takes a small portion of subscription costs to run the service and anything over that is split evenly between everything users upvote that month.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  3. Upvoto icon
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    A link aggregator that respects your freedom of speech, opinion and expression. No advertising or analytics code or trackers. No special priority to any particular communities, groups or individuals. No building of reputation is necessary to start your first first community.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  4. dirty.us icon
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    Dirty.us is a social news website, where everybody can create and nurture a community on any subject. Key aspects of dirty.us are transparency and democracy. Everybody's vote is made public and members of communities elect their own moderators.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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    Echo JS is a community-driven news site entirely focused on JavaScript development, HTML5, and front-end news.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
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    TheBlueTalk is an online space that allows Walmart employees to share information and connect with each other. Its goal is to empower the worker by offering a space for voice, insight, and community engagement.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  7. StackTrender icon
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    Check curated articles from the web and follow what's trending in your favorite programming technologies: #php #laravel #linux #vuejs #reacts #nodejs #java #python.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. quippd icon
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    quippd is a social news site that anyone can edit.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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    • Online
     
  9. entre news icon
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    Human curated collection of the best news for entrepreneurs, every day - about entrepreneurship, small businesses and startups.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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    • Online
     
  10. FlowChat icon
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    FlowChat is an open-source, self-hostable reddit alternative. It has communities, hashtags, live-updating threaded conversations, and voting.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    ForumPromotion.com; a bookmarking & social networking curation hub, but also the easiest way to discover new and interesting forums across the Web. Anyone can submit, vote up/down, and comment on links. The most trusted forum promotion platform & topic curation community.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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    • Online
     
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