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.
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
United States
VK Alternatives
Apps similar to VK include Mastodon, which is free and open source. Other options are Bluesky, diaspora*, Facebook and Friendica. Social Networks like VK are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for the web, Android, iPhone, self-hosting and iPad.
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Alternatives list
- 92 GNU social alternatives
103 Rumble alternativesRumble is your rights management video platform. Host, distribute and monetize all your professional, social and viral video.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- United States
84 VidLii alternativesThis site mimics old YouTube and has the 2008 header and 2009 looking pages. This fixes many problems YouTube has, like lack of customization and community issues.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
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- Online
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
France
EU
This is a fork of Pleroma, which is a microblogging server software that can federate (= exchange messages with) other servers that support ActivityPub. What that means is that you can host a server for yourself or your friends and stay in control of your online identity, but...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
68 TikTok alternativesMobile platform for short music-powered video creation for a new generation of creators. It encourages user-generated content with quick video creation, offering a vast library of songs and multiple editing features, gaining global popularity among the youth as a cultural benchmark.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- HUAWEI AppGallery
- iPad
- Samsung Galaxy Store
- Kindle Fire
China
110 Bastyon alternativesBastyon is a revolutionary anti-censorship decentralized publishing and social platform voted to freedom of speech. Based on the blockchain technology, it runs on a set of computers around the world, not controlled by any single entity.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- Global
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- Mac
- Windows
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- gevent
- Self-Hosted
- Python
- JavaScript
- ZeroNet
Soapbox is customizable open-source software that puts the power of social media in the hands of the people. Feature-rich and hyper-focused on providing a user experience to rival Big Tech, Soapbox is already home to some of the biggest alternative social platforms on the...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
Canada
Decentralized social network on the fediverse. Usable for both #microblogging and full length #blog posts. Editing both content and replies is supported.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
71 MeWe alternativesUsed to be called Sgrouples, now its MeWe offered by the company Sgrouples Inc. On its homepage their motto is "The World's Private Communication Network" and "Join the privacy revolution".
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- United States
Social networking in a box. Build a social network for your company, school, sports team or niche community all based on the power and flexibility of WordPress. Install BuddyPress directly through your WordPress dashboard plugins page, or download it manually from the WordPress.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
- Wordpress
- United States
