Social Networks
Social Networks tools -- a subcategory of Social & Community
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9 Tools
Mastodon
50KDecentralized social network where you own your audience. No algorithm, no ads, no corporate control. Part of the Fediverse via ActivityPub.
Postiz
27KStreamline your social media with Postiz. Schedule posts, analyze performance, and manage all accounts in one place.
HumHub
6.6KHumHub is a self-hosted social networks tool with support for Social Media, Wiki.
GrowChief
3.3KReleased under AGPL-3.0, GrowChief provides social media automation tool on self-hosted infrastructure.
Mixpost
3.1KMixpost is a self-hosted social networks tool that provides create, schedule, and manage social media content from your own server.
Ktistec
426Ktistec is a self-hosted fediverse & activitypub tool with support for ActivityPub / Fediverse, Social Media.
Atria
86Atria handles professional event management and networking as a self-hosted solution.
Shared Moments
72Shared Moments handles website designed for couples to capture and preserve their special moments as a self-hosted solution.
Pleroma
3Released under AGPL-3.0, Pleroma provides microblog server with ActivityPub support on self-hosted infrastructure.
Why Self-Host Your Social Network?
Facebook, X (Twitter), and Threads control what you see through engagement-optimizing algorithms, restrict your reach unless you pay for promotion, and can ban or shadowban your account without meaningful appeal. Your content, social graph, and interaction history are the product — monetized through advertising and behavioral profiling. Self-hosted social networks give you complete ownership of your online social presence with no algorithm manipulation, no ads, and no risk of platform deplatforming.
Mastodon is the most established self-hosted social network, implementing the ActivityPub protocol for federation — your instance can communicate with thousands of other Mastodon, Pixelfed, and Lemmy instances across the Fediverse. Running your own Mastodon instance means you control the moderation rules, the data retention policy, and who can interact with your community. HumHub provides a private social network for organizations — think a self-hosted Facebook for your company or community with groups, spaces, file sharing, and events.
Postiz and Mixpost address a different need: social media management for posting to external platforms. They provide scheduled posting, analytics, and multi-account management as self-hosted alternatives to Buffer and HootSuite, keeping your social media strategy and scheduling data off third-party servers. GrowChief offers growth-focused social media management with audience analytics. Ktistec provides a single-user ActivityPub server for individuals who want a federated presence without running a full Mastodon instance. Pleroma offers a lightweight Mastodon alternative that runs on minimal resources. Atria and Shared Moments focus on private photo and moment sharing within trusted groups.