Open Source X Alternatives

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  1. Brax.Me icon
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    A vibrant social community focused on privacy. No Identity. Encrypted. Open Source.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  2. Verismile icon
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    Microblogging social media where security is priority. All accounts are verified, thus the number of fake account is drastically reduced. This improve overall security of platform.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. Ktistec icon
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    Ktistec is an ActivityPub server. It is intended for individual users, not communities of users, although support for additional users will be added in the future. It is designed to have few runtime dependencies -- for example, it uses SQLite as its database, instead of...

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. murlog icon
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    Single user ActivityPub server.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. Seppo icon
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    Publish short texts and links, and socialise in the Social Web (a.k.a. the Fediverse).

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. Calckey icon
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    Calckey is based off of Misskey, a powerful microblogging server on ActivityPub with features such as emoji reactions, a customizable web UI, rich chatting, and much more!

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Zocial icon
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    Zocial is a fork of Enafore, itself born from the legendary Pinafore. Where Enafore focuses on broad compatibility, Zocial goes further — polishing rough edges, adding quality-of-life features, and tuning the experience for servers running GoToSocial, Akkoma, glitch-soc...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • YunoHost
     
  8. FoundKey icon
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    FoundKey is a free and open source microblogging server compatible with ActivityPub. It is currently under LIMITED MAINTENANCE and is not well suited for large instances. No more than 20 users per instance are recommended.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
     
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