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The best alternative to X is Mastodon, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to X and four of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to X are Movim, snac and monocles social.

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  1. Mastodon icon

    Mastodon

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    Decentralized and federated social platform with no ads, focusing on personal interaction, and offering 500 character posts, custom emojis, content warnings, and robust moderation tools.

    127 Mastodon alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Cloudron
    • Android Tablet
    Screenshot of the Mastodon web interface

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  Federated
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Fediverse
    5. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  No Censorship
    8.  Two-factor Authentication
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Support for @mentions
    11.  Multiple Account support
    12.  Self Destructing Messages

    Mastodon VS X

     
    Comments about Mastodon as an Alternative to X
    Comment summary: Mastodon offers a decentralized, ad-free alternative to X. Users appreciate its open-source features, including the ability to self-host and moderate content independently. Mastodon's federated structure allows diverse server communities with customized rules, contrasting with X's centralized model. While not as polished as X, Mastodon draws praise for its friendly community and absence of manipulative algorithms, making it a preferred choice for privacy-conscious users.
    Top Positive Comment
    Goldmaster
    Nov 11, 2022
    9

    Many people are moving to mastodon due to being centralised the Twitter basket with eggs is beginning to crack.

    Most Recent Comment
    Joseph Leskey
    Positive Mar 24, 2025
    1

    Mastodon is a very solid, open source, and pretty well decentralized alternative to Twitter. It's fairly minimalistic and easy to work with, but there are some caveats. It does not appear that you are currently able to quote posts, and sometimes the synchronization between decentralized pods is not quite what one would like it to be. Still, it is very much worth a try.

    hfVgd_
    Positive Nov 17, 2024
    1

    In contrast to X, posts are not automatically censored.

    Mastodon is federated, highlighting boosts instead of an algorithm recommending popular tweets and hate speech, moderated by the server owners banning reported users who violate the rules of the instance.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Mastodon is a great X alternative.

    • Mastodon is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to X.

    • Mastodon is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to X.

    • Mastodon is Free and Open SourceX is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Mastodon is Decentralized and Privacy focusedX is not according to our users
  2. Movim icon

    Movim

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    Our philosophy is that your data are yours and you must always be in control. Movim achieves this through a complete decentralisation of users' data and accounts.

    63 Movim alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Website

    Movim Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  Integrated Chat
    3. XMPP icon  Supports XMPP
    4.  Team Messaging
    5.  Private messaging
    6.  Public groups chat

    Movim VS X

     
  4. snac icon

    snac

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    A simple, minimalistic ActivityPub server written in portable C.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Posting

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
    2.  Support for @mentions
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Decentralized

    snac VS X

     
  5. monocles social icon

    monocles social

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    monocles social is based on mastodon. A privacy friendly social network.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    monocles social VS X

     
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