Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to GNU social

Product categories

Android Big Tech Alternative Blogging Blogging Platform CMS Decentralised Social Network Decentralized Social Network File Sharing Free Speech Open Source Social Network Social Networks

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to GNU social are Diaspora, Friendica, and Scuttlebutt. 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.

Diaspora Landing Page
1

Diaspora

The online social world where you are in control.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Social Network #Decentralised Social Network #Social Networks 29 social mentions
Friendica Landing Page
2

Friendica

Decentralisation - Privacy - Interoperability
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Social Network #Decentralized Social Network #Social Networks 32 social mentions
Scuttlebutt Landing Page
3

Scuttlebutt

A decent(ralised) secure gossip platform.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Social Network #Decentralised Social Network #Decentralized Social Network 50 social mentions
Manyverse Landing Page
4

Manyverse

A social network off the grid
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Social Network #Decentralized Social Network #Social Networks 9 social mentions
BuddyPress Landing Page
5

BuddyPress

WordPress social networking in a box.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Social Network #Social Networks #Project Management 15 social mentions
Movim Landing Page
6

Movim

Our philosophy is that your data are yours and you must always be in control.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Social Networks #Social Network #Decentralized Social Network 21 social mentions
WriteFreely Landing Page
7

WriteFreely

Write Freely is free and open source software for starting a minimalist, federated blog — or an entire community.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Blogging #Blogging Platform #CMS 33 social mentions
wiwnder.alloblak.com Landing Page
8

wiwnder.alloblak.com

Create your own wiwnder App now!
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Free
#Social Networks #Group Chat & Notifications #File Sharing
CYGO Network Landing Page
9

CYGO Network

Online services with privacy and libre philosophy since 2017. CYGO Network is your one stop for free speech social networking, cloud storage, video conferencing, and more without left-wing censorship.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Free
#Social Networks #Social Network #Free Speech 3 user reviews
PeerTube Landing Page
10

PeerTube

Federated (ActivityPub) video streaming platform using P2P (BitTorrent) directly in the web browser...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Video #Video Platform #Social Media 172 social mentions
Barinsta Landing Page
11

Barinsta

The beautiful, open source, and privacy-friendly alternative Instagram client for Android
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Free
#Social Media Tools #Instagram #Instagram Tools 2 social mentions
Misskey Hub Landing Page
12

Misskey Hub

Misskey is a distributed social networking platform designed to allow developers to build and deploy their own social applications without the need to set up a server.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Social & Communications #Social Network #Social Networks