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Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Digg

Hacker News SaidIt.net 4chan NewsBlur Aether Tiny Tiny RSS Jerboa for Lemmy Lobsters Reddit Enhancement Suite Feedbin

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Digg are Hacker News, SaidIt.net, and 4chan. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
  1. Hacker News is a social news website focusing on computer science and entrepreneurship. It is run by Paul Graham's investment fund and startup incubator, Y Combinator.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Social Networks #Social News #Startups 498 social mentions

  2. Saidit.net - say your truth.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Social Networks #Knowledge Sharing #Social News 130 social mentions

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    4chan is a simple image-based bulletin board where anyone can post comments and share images.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Social Networks #Social News #Knowledge Sharing 61 social mentions

  4. NewsBlur is a personal news reader that brings people together to talk about the world.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #RSS Reader #RSS #Insight Management 20 social mentions

  5. 5
    Aether is a free app that you use to read, write in, and create community moderated, distributed...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Social Networks #Social News #Knowledge Sharing 100 social mentions

  6. Web-based news feed aggregator, designed to allow you to read news from any location, while feeling...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #RSS Reader #RSS #Insight Management 42 social mentions

  7. Lemmy
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Social Networks #Social News #Knowledge Sharing 613 social mentions

  8. Lobsters is a technology-focused link-aggregation site. The site is driven by ...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Social Networks #Social News #Knowledge Sharing 120 social mentions

  9. The Definitive Reddit Add-on
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Social Networks #Social News #Marketing 1302 social mentions

  10. 10
    Feedbin is an RSS reader with a beautiful reading experience.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    • Paid
    • Free Trial
    • $5.0 / Monthly

    #RSS Reader #RSS #Insight Management 1 social mentions

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    A friendly link aggregating site.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Social Networks #Social News #Social Media 1 social mentions

  12. Cross-platform RSS/Atom news feed reader written using Qt.
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    • Open Source

    #RSS Reader #RSS #Atom 8 social mentions

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