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24 alternatives to A decentralized social network with end-to-end encryption
This decentralized social network uses end-to-end encryption to protect user communications. Launched in 2016, it offers an alternative to centralized social platforms by enabling direct encrypted messaging between… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A decentralized social network with end-to-end encryption launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Social networking over static sites
Mar 2026 · satproto.org · its alternatives →
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Sociall (Beta)▲216A secure and private decentralised social network for all.
2018 · its alternatives →
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For the past 5 years or so I've been working on a ground-up redesign of Freenet, my peer-to-peer project from the early 2000s (now renamed Hyphanet). The new Freenet has been up and running since December along with some early applications like River[1], our decentralized group chat and Delta - a decentralized CMS. Users have already started to build their own apps on Freenet including games, and we have some interesting apps in development like Atlas, a search/recommendation engine. Architecturally, this new Freenet is a global, decentralized key-value store where keys are webassembly…
May 2026 · freenet.org · its alternatives →
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A GNU Social-compatible microblogging server. Contribute to Gargron/mastodon development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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🔏 End-to-End Encrypted Facebook Messenger. Contribute to tomquirk/zuccnet development by creating an account on GitHub.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Social media platform where users can post and authenticate via smart contracts, built on Ethereum using Nest.js, PostgreSQL, Solidity and Prisma - Dyslex7c/Decentralized-Twitter
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2019 · socialvault.io · its alternatives →
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Decentralized Twitter: A microblogging service running on the Ethereum blockchain - yep/eth-tweet
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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End-to-end encryption messaging platform
2017 · keybase.io · its alternatives →
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safer.chat▲61Group end-to-end encrypted chat that respects your privacy
2019 · safer.chat · its alternatives →
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Decentralized anonymous blockchain messenger. Crypto In-Chat
2020 · adamant.im · its alternatives →
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2018 · stealthy.im · its alternatives →
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SocialVault▲85Decentralized and encrypted storage for your Facebook data
2019 · socialvault.io · its alternatives →
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Stealthy.IM▲105Text friends without Google or Facebook snooping
2018 · stealthy.im · its alternatives →
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CypherChat▲69Secure. Encrypted. Peer-to-Peer. No Personal Info Sign-up.
2022 · cypherchat.app · its alternatives →
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Chat for small teams — encrypted and decentralized
2019 · blockslack.io · its alternatives →
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Social Infrastructure and Communications for Games
2025 · docs.discord.com · its alternatives →
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Cross platform end-to-end encryption for 1:1 & group chat 🔒
2016 · blog.whatsapp.com · its alternatives →
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