Steemit AlternativesSocial Networks & Social News like Steemit

Steemit is described as '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' and is a very popular Social Network in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Steemit, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Self-Hosted and iPad apps. The best Steemit alternative is Lemmy, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Steemit are Reddit, diaspora*, Medium and Hacker News.

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  1. Lemmy icon
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    Lemmy is similar to sites like Reddit, Lobste.rs, or Hacker News: you subscribe to forums you're interested in, post links and discussions, then vote, and comment on them. Behind the scenes, it is very different; anyone can easily run a server, and all these servers are...

    80 Lemmy alternatives

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  2. Reddit icon
     611 likes

    An extensive platform for user-shared content and discussions, organized into niche 'subreddits' across numerous interests like news and video games, with a dynamic voting system influencing what appears on the front page.

    204 Reddit alternatives

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  3. diaspora* icon
     449 likes

    Diaspora is a federated social networking service, designed to be a more privacy-aware alternative to Facebook . Share what you want, with whom you want.

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    • Online
    • BSD
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  4. Medium icon
     183 likes

    Medium is a new place on the Internet where people share ideas and stories that are longer than 140 characters and not just for friends. It’s designed for little stories that make your day better and manifestos that change the world.

    137 Medium alternatives

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    • Freemium
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  5. Hacker News icon
     138 likes

    Hacker News is a social news website that caters to programmers and entrepreneurs, delivering content related to computer science and entrepreneurship.

    67 Hacker News alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  6. Gab icon
     257 likes

    Gab Social is an open source and fully decentralized social network powered by the Gab Platform. It is the new social network of Gab.com. This change was made to further Gab's commitment to its users trust and privacy online.

    117 Gab alternatives

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  7. Friendica icon
     140 likes

    Friendica is a distributed social network application. Which allow users to connect with others via their own Friendica server, but may also fully integrate contacts from other platforms including Twitter, diaspora*, Pump.io and StatusNet into their 'newsfeed'.

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    • BSD
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    • PHP
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  8. Hubzilla icon
     89 likes

    Hubzilla is a powerful platform for creating interconnected based websites featuring a decentralised identity, communications, and permissions framework built using common webserver technology. Hubzilla is very suitable for communities (of any size).

    66 Hubzilla alternatives

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    • Free
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  9. Digg icon
     76 likes

    Platform for discovering, following, and engaging in topic-specific communities through content submission, voting, transparent moderation, anti-spam verification, web or mobile access, integrations, favorite pinning, and an optional AI-created podcast featuring trending stories.

    29 Digg alternatives

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    • Discontinued

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  10. SpaceHey icon
     15 likes

    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.

    88 SpaceHey alternatives

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    • Free
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  11. Hive Blog icon
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    Communities without borders. A social network owned and operated by its users, powered by Hive.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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