Kelson V

Techie, software developer, hobbyist photographer, sci-fi/fantasy & comics fan in the Los Angeles area. He/him.

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Alternative Opinions

210 opinions

April 2026

2 opinions

MapCompleteAlternative to StreetComplete · “Similar, and handles a different set of features. I find SC works better for the roads and paths, while MC often works better for the destinations. (ex. does this place have a restroom, what kind of charging station is this, etc.)”
2 people think this is a good alternative
StreetCompleteAlternative to MapComplete · “StreetComplete and MapComplete are pretty similar, though they each handle a different set of map features. I tend to use both: MapComplete for the destinations, and StreetComplete for the roads and paths connecting them.”
1 person thinks this is a good alternative

February 2026

1 opinion

FreadAlternative to Openvibe
2 people think this is a good alternative

January 2026

4 opinions

HeliBoardAlternative to Gboard
14 people think this is a good alternative
Apache OpenOfficeAlternative to LibreOffice · “Oracle totally squandered this project after they bought Sun. By the time they handed it off to Apache it was too little, too late, and most of the active work had moved over to LibreOffice. Apache's basically kept it on life support for the last decade.”
15 people think this is not a good alternative
Microsoft 365 CopilotAlternative to LibreOffice · “Subscription service, does who-knows-what with your data, especially now that they're trying to put Copilot into EVERYTHING. Compare to LibreOffice which, even if you buy the desktop app through the Microsoft Store, is a one-time purchase, and your words and data stay on your own computer.”
24 people think this is not a good alternative
Apache OpenOffice WriterAlternative to Microsoft Word · “Way out of date compared to LibreOffice.”
111 people think this is a good alternative

November 2025

7 opinions

EnaforeAlternative to GoToSocial · “Not really an alternative. GoToSocial provides the back-end, and Enafore can provide the front end, whether you host a copy yourself or use an existing one.”
1 person thinks this is a good alternative
ThreadsAlternative to GoToSocial · “Depends: do you want to trust your own hardware (or a cloud host), or do you want to trust the company that allowed users to promote and encourage genocide in Myanmar because it led to more engagement and thus more ad revenue?”
1 person thinks this is not a good alternative
ThreadsAlternative to Mastodon · “Really depends on how much you trust Facebook/Meta.”
3 people think this is not a good alternative
Truth SocialAlternative to Mastodon · “Isn't it weird how "big tents" always seem to have room for bigots, racists, antisemites and transphobes, but not for the people they hate? Basically Trump's personal blog and propaganda outlet these days, anyway.”
2 people think this is not a good alternative
snacAlternative to Mastodon · “An extremely lightweight server and basic web app. If you want to self-host a Fediverse site, you 'd need a new server and lots of storage for Mastodon, but you can probably put Snac on an existing server you're already using for something else and it'll run fine. It is *very* minimalist, which will probably be either a big plus or a big minus depending on how you like your software.”
2 people think this is a good alternative
PhanpyAlternative to Mastodon · “Phanpy is an alternative to the Mastodon *app*, not to the network or server software. It runs well on both desktop and mobile, and has some really helpful features like a catch-up mode and clustering boosts together to emphasize what people are actually posting themselves.”
3 people think this is a good alternative
PixelfedAlternative to Mastodon · “If Mastodon is like Twitter, Pux3lfed is like Instagram. Depending on how you want to use your social media, they can be complementary ”
13 people think this is a good alternative

October 2025

3 opinions

Windows 11Alternative to Fedora · “Windows 11 tries very hard to push stuff you haven't asked for and don't want, even more than Windows 10. Fedora isn't going to push breaking news at you on the login screen, or do a Bing search when you're trying to find a locally-installed app, or try to convince you to save everything to OneDrive so they can upsell you on more storage later on.”
3 people think this is not a good alternative
Arch LinuxAlternative to Fedora · “Once you get it configured it's solid, and if you like customizing everything, that's great. But it does take a lot more effort to get from zero to a usable desktop than it does with Fedora.”
9 people think this is a good alternative
Linux MintAlternative to Fedora
10 people think this is a good alternative

August 2025

9 opinions

PhanpyAlternative to Whalebird · “More capable, still lightweight, especially if you have a browser running or you install it as a PWA”
1 person thinks this is a good alternative
Elk.zoneAlternative to Whalebird · “More capable while still being lightweight, especially if you already have a browser running (which you probably do) or can install it as a web app.”
1 person thinks this is a good alternative
BoxesAlternative to UTM · “Not sure it'll run on macOS, but Boxes on Linux/BSD is pretty close to what UTM is on macOS. They're both GUI wrappers around QEMU and native virtualization, and they both make it easy to do the basics to get a guest OS running.”
1 person thinks this is a good alternative
VMware FusionAlternative to UTM · “VMWare's always had a clunky web store, but Broadcom's made it worse. I tried to set this up on my current Mac and simply could not find a way to download the installer. I ended up trying UTM and Parallels instead.”
1 person thinks this is not a good alternative
Parallels DesktopAlternative to UTM · “More expensive, doesn't easily support emulating different hardware. But it's also a lot faster, has better guest/host integration, and supports things like snapshots.”
2 people think this is a good alternative
QEMUAlternative to UTM · “UTM is mainly a wrapper around QEMU (or Apple Virtualization). So all the technical capabilities are the same, it's just that UTM makes it possible to do the basics without looking up all the commandline options every time.”
1 person thinks this is a good alternative
CrossOverAlternative to Parallels Desktop · “Crossover serves a slightly different purpose. Parallels runs an entire other operating system inside macOS, and you can run Windows applications in that guest OS. Crossover adds compatibility to run Windows applications *directly* on macOS, but because not everything translates exactly, it can't run *every* Windows app.”
5 people think this is a good alternative
VMware FusionAlternative to Parallels Desktop · “I used this on my old Intel Mac, but ever since Broadcom bought them, it's been hard to even find the download for the installer.”
1 person thinks this is not a good alternative