19 open-source Social Media vendors
Open-source software for Social Media that you can self-host, with auditable source code — regardless of the developer's headquarters.
- vendors scored
- 19
- European
- 11
- last checked
- 11 October 2026
Vendors, scored
Score per vendor: 0 = high exposure, 100 = sovereign
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- Sovereignty score 94 out of 100AkkomaGermany · Self-hosted / open sourceFork of Pleroma with extra features for federated social networks
- Sovereignty score 94 out of 100DiasporaGermany · Self-hosted / open sourceDecentralised social network with focus on privacy and data ownership
- Sovereignty score 94 out of 100FriendicaGermany · Self-hosted / open sourceDecentralised social network with support for diverse protocols
- Sovereignty score 94 out of 100GoToSocialEuropean Union (distributed) · Self-hosted / open sourceLightweight ActivityPub server written in Go for social networks
- Sovereignty score 94 out of 100HubzillaSwitzerland · Self-hosted / open sourceDecentralised platform for social networks, cloud and web publishing
- Sovereignty score 94 out of 100Lemmy (EU-host)European Union (distributed) · Self-hosted / open sourceFederated community platform; hostable in EU
- Sovereignty score 94 out of 100MastodonGermany · Self-hosted / open sourceGerman open-source decentralised social network (Fediverse)
- Sovereignty score 94 out of 100MobilizonFrance · Self-hosted / open sourceDecentralised platform for events and groups by Framasoft
- Sovereignty score 94 out of 100PleromaGermany · Self-hosted / open sourceLightweight ActivityPub server for decentralised social networks
- Sovereignty score 94 out of 100PlumeFrance · Self-hosted / open sourceFederated blog engine based on ActivityPub
- Sovereignty score 94 out of 100SocialhomeFinland · Self-hosted / open sourceDecentralised social network with support for diaspora protocol
- Sovereignty score 79 out of 100MisskeyJapan · Self-hosted / open sourceDecentralised social media platform with rich features and customisability
- Sovereignty score 79 out of 100MixpostMoldova · Self-hosted / open sourceOpen-source social media management tool for scheduling, publishing and analysing posts, self-hosted or as cloud service. Built by Inovector in Moldova.
- Sovereignty score 77 out of 100PostizHong Kong SAR China · Self-hosted / open sourceOpen-source social media scheduling and analytics platform, self-hostable or available as cloud. Operated by Gitroom Limited in Hong Kong.
- Sovereignty score 71 out of 100BlueskyUnited States · Self-hosted / open sourceUS decentralised social network built on the open AT Protocol, founded by Jack Dorsey.
- Sovereignty score 71 out of 100OwncastUnited States · Self-hosted / open sourceSelf-hostable open-source livestreaming server as a Twitch alternative
- Sovereignty score 71 out of 100WriteFreelyUnited States · Non-EU vendorMinimalist and federated blog platform with focus on writing
- Sovereignty score 69 out of 100MindsUnited States · Self-hosted / open sourceOpen-source social network with a reward system, developed by Minds in Connecticut, United States.
- Sovereignty score 69 out of 100PixelfedCanada · Non-EU vendorCanadian open-source decentralised photo-sharing platform
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