Mastodon
Self‑hosted, federated microblogging platform powered by ActivityPub
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- 49,321
- License
- AGPL-3.0
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- 3 days ago
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Best Social Networking Platforms Tools
Explore leading tools in the Social Networking Platforms category, including open-source options and SaaS products. Compare features, use cases, and find the best fit for your workflow.
10+ open-source projects · 9 SaaS products
Top open-source Social Networking Platforms
These projects are active, self-hostable choices for knowledge management teams evaluating alternatives to SaaS tools.
Bluesky
Open-source React Native client for Bluesky decentralized social network
- Stars
- 17,266
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- 3 days ago
TypeScriptActive
- Stars
- 14,142
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Last commit
- 3 days ago
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Diaspora
Decentralized, privacy‑focused social network for independent communities
- Stars
- 13,824
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Last commit
- 5 months ago
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Misskey
Free federated microblogging platform for decentralized social networking
- Stars
- 10,842
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Last commit
- 3 days ago
TypeScriptActive
- Stars
- 10,681
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- 3 days ago
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Self‑hosted, federated microblogging platform powered by ActivityPub
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Mastodon lets you run your own social network server with real‑time timelines, media sharing, robust moderation, and full ActivityPub federation, enabling seamless interaction across the Fediverse.
Popular SaaS Platforms to Replace
Understand the commercial incumbents teams migrate from and how many open-source alternatives exist for each product.
Bettermode
Customizable customer community with AI-powered moderation.
Social Networking Platforms
Alternatives tracked
7 alternatives
BuddyBoss
WordPress-based community and courses platform.
Social Networking Platforms
Alternatives tracked
7 alternatives
Circle
All-in-one community platform for discussions, courses, events, and memberships.
Social Networking Platforms
Alternatives tracked
Not yet mapped
Disciple
Branded community apps with web and native mobile.
Social Networking Platforms
Alternatives tracked
7 alternatives
Social networking platform for connecting and sharing
Social Networking Platforms
Alternatives tracked
7 alternatives
Hivebrite
Enterprise-grade community platform for alumni, associations, and networks.
Social Networking Platforms
Alternatives tracked
7 alternatives
Most compared product
7 open-source alternatives
Bettermode provides a branded community portal for support, ideation, and engagement, with AI automation for moderation and search.
Leading hosted platforms
Frequently replaced when teams want private deployments and lower TCO.
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- Bookmark Managers & Read-It-LaterSave, tag, and search links; clip pages to read later and organize collections.
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