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The best Social Network 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 loads of them are Social Networks so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Social Network alternatives to X are Gab, Bluesky, diaspora* and Minds.

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  1. Mastodon icon
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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.

    135 Mastodon alternatives

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  2. 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.

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Warning

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    • Online
    • Android
     
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  3. Bluesky icon
     112 likes

    An open social network that gives creators independence from platforms, developers the freedom to build, and users a choice in their experience.

    77 Bluesky alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
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  4. diaspora* icon
     447 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.

    122 diaspora* alternatives

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    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
     
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  5. Minds icon
     327 likes

    An open-source platform for decentralized social networking. Users can monetize posts through ads or monthly support, engaging in various features such as Blogs, Videos, and secure private chats. Minds supports free speech and facilitates sharing across networks and exploring global trends.

    126 Minds alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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  6. Pleroma icon
     70 likes

    Pleroma is a free, federated social networking server built on open protocols. It is compatible with GNU Social, Mastodon, and many other ActivityPub and OStatus implementations.

    59 Pleroma alternatives

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  7. GNU social icon
     98 likes

    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.

    88 GNU social alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Self-Hosted
     
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  8. Friendica icon
     141 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'.

    119 Friendica alternatives

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    • Online
    • BSD
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    • PHP
    • Docker
     
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  9. Misskey icon
     31 likes

    A forever evolving, sophisticated microblogging platform.

    56 Misskey alternatives

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  10. Hubzilla icon
     88 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).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. nostr icon
     21 likes

    The simplest open protocol that is able to create a censorship-resistant global "social" network once and for all.

    46 nostr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. Solcial icon
     56 likes

    Solcial is a decentralised social network built for privacy and freedom of speech. It give users the ability to interact with each other without fear of censorship and to allow content creators to monetize their work fairly at market value.

    56 Solcial alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
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