Voat.co AlternativesTop Social Networks and other similar apps like Voat.co

Voat.co is described as 'Voat is a censorship-free community platform based in Switzerland where content is submitted, organized, moderated and voted on (ranked) by the users' and is a very popular Social Network in the social & communications category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Voat.co, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Android, iPhone and Android Tablet apps. The best Voat.co alternative is Reddit, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to Voat.co are Lemmy, Minds, Aether and SaidIt.net.

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Voat.co alternatives page was last updated Dec 29, 2020
  1. Reddit icon
     581 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.

    197 Reddit alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Tor

    Top Reddit Features

    1.  Community-based
    2.  Built-in Commenting System
    3.  Voting
    4.  Q&A
    5.  MEMES
    6.  Moderation
    7.  Social feed
    8.  Share content
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Support for MarkDown
    11.  Two-factor Authentication
    12. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
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    Guest

    Reddit has a terrible community

    Negative commentJun 24, 2015
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    • Some users think Reddit is a great Voat.co alternative, some don't.

    • Reddit is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & iPhone alternative to Voat.co.

    • Reddit is the most popular free alternative to Voat.co.

    • Reddit is Freemium and ProprietaryVoat.co is Free and Proprietary
  2. Lemmy icon
     161 likes

    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...

    74 Lemmy alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  Federation
    3.  Community-based
    4.  Fediverse
    5.  Threaded Conversations
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Mobile friendly
    8.  No Tracking
    9. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Multiple Account support
    12.  Support for MarkDown
    Lemmy iconVoat.co Icon

    Lemmy VS Voat.co

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    • Lemmy is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Voat.co.

    • Lemmy is the most popular Open Source alternative to Voat.co.

    • Lemmy is Free and Open SourceVoat.co is Free and Proprietary
    • Lemmy is Decentralized, Lightweight and Privacy focusedVoat.co is not according to our users
  3. Minds icon
     324 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.

    125 Minds alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Free Speech
    2.  Security-focused
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  Encrypted Chat
    3.  No Censorship
    4.  Monetization
    5.  Gamification
    6.  Podcast Hosting
    7.  Tokenization
    8.  Secure Chat
    9.  Share screenshots
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  4. Aether icon
     29 likes

    Open source, self-governing communities with auditable moderation and mod elections.

    133 Aether alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  P2P Network
    2.  Distributed
    3.  Decentralized
    4.  Peer-To-Peer
    5.  Self Destructing Messages
    6.  Mod election
    7.  Community-based
    Discontinued

    The last update is from July 2021.

    Aether iconVoat.co Icon

    Aether VS Voat.co

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    • Aether is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Voat.co.

    • Aether is Free and Open SourceVoat.co is Free and Proprietary
    • Aether is Privacy focused and DecentralizedVoat.co is not according to our users
  5. SaidIt.net icon
     43 likes

    Uncensored free speech alternative to the extreme Reddit and Voat forums, democratically civilized by Graham's Debate Pyramid, no illegal transactions nor porn. Truth-seeking anti-corruption news are among the popular themes. Android app, iOS soon.

    138 SaidIt.net alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Community-based
    2.  In-App Voting
    3.  Mobile friendly
    4.  Server Moderation
    5.  Independent
    6.  No Censorship
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  6. Lobsters icon
     31 likes

    Lobsters is a technology-focused link-aggregation site. The site is driven by Ruby on Rails with the source code being freely available for those seeking to create a site similar to Reddit or Hackernews.

    38 Lobsters alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Ruby on Rails

    Lobsters Features

    1.  Tagging
    Lobsters iconVoat.co Icon

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  7. WikiSpooks.com icon
     23 likes

    WikiSpooks is a global alternative encyclopedia on politics, spy craft, deep state intelligence, and conspiracies, free of corporate influence, partisan politics, or government propaganda for historians and truth-seekers to read, edit, and share.

    78 WikiSpooks.com alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    WikiSpooks.com Features

    1.  Anticensorship
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  8. Tildes icon
     15 likes

    A non-profit community site driven by its users' interests.

    96 Tildes alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Community-based
    4.  Voting
    5.  Invite Only
    6.  Topic tags
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  9. Phuks icon
     22 likes

    An alternative to Reddit and Voat. It has the original Voat culture of open expression. Most users on the site are interested in web development but mostly only chat about that in IRC.

    35 Phuks alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Community-based
    3.  IRC
    Phuks iconVoat.co Icon

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    Guest

    Phuks, is a link aggregator community built by veterans of Voat and Reddit seeking to have improved features which bigger sites are slow to implement and a community is considerably less reactionary/vitriolic than the alternatives. Overall it's just a chill place.

    Positive commentApr 24, 2018
    1
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    • Most users think Phuks is a great Voat.co alternative.

    • Phuks is Free and Open SourceVoat.co is Free and Proprietary
    • Phuks is Privacy focusedVoat.co is not according to our users
  10. Raddle icon
     22 likes

    Unsatisfied with the few link sharing communities that were available and their proprietary, untransparent and non-secure nature, ziq made the original raddle.me (then known as raddit.me) with Wordpress, but it had a lot of limitations.

    98 Raddle alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Mobile friendly
    2.  Community-based
    3.  Threaded Conversations
    4.  Voting
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Ad-free
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  11. [RAMBLE] icon
     10 likes

    A reddit-like site focused on privacy and free speech that is available through various anonymity networks such as TOR, I2P, LokiNet and Yggdrasil as well as the clearnet.

    28 [RAMBLE] alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Tor
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  12. Poal.co icon
     8 likes

    A free speech based link and comment aggregation platform.

    24 Poal.co alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Poal.co iconVoat.co Icon

    Poal.co VS Voat.co

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    Guest

    Similar, smaller community, but friendlier. It also has many feature like mini-chat and weekly podcasts.

    Positive commentMar 10, 2019
    1
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    • Most users think Poal.co is a great Voat.co alternative.

    • Poal.co is Free and ProprietaryVoat.co is also Free and Proprietary
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