Commerce · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Afari

Decentralized, censorship resistant social media

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Afari launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1AD
   Afari – decentralized social media app▲8

   2018 · app.afari.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Vuzelaa▲76

   Your fully decentralized social media platform.

   2019 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Blockstack Browser▲378

   A gateway to a new, decentralized internet

   2017 · blockstack.org · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Seven39, a social media app that is only open for 3 hours every evening▲735

   I built this site as a quick test if a time boxed social media experience feels better than an endless one. So far I've just been using it with friends and it feels nice, but it seems like it is time to bring it to a larger audience. Let me know what you think! It is just based on EST for now, sorry.

   2025 · seven39.com · its alternatives →

5. 5AN
   A non-VC backed content creation and social media platform▲33

   Hey HN, I'm soft launching my MVP today and would love to hear your honest feedback. For the past few months I've been working extremely hard on this side hustle in my spare time (I have a day job as a CTO). I'm building a platform for writers, bloggers and content creators that's built for them rather than for investors and advertisers like most similar products and social media platforms backed by VCs. I wrote about why I built it here: https://persumi.com/c/persumi/u/fredwu/p/welcome-to-persumi-... And the landing page is here:…

   2023 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Mozi▲368

   A private social app for maintaining relationships

   2024 · mozi.app · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Blockstack▲128

   A new internet for decentralized apps

   2016 · blockstack.org · its alternatives →

8. 8
   DeSo▲184

   The blockchain for decentralized social apps

   2021 · deso.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Perspik▲130

   A social discussion platform

   2024 · its alternatives →

10. 10AA
    An anonymous P2P social network for Android, written in Clojure▲257

    2013 · nightweb.net · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Blockstack Browser for the Web▲145

    A browser to explore a new internet for decentralized apps

    2017 · browser.blockstack.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hermes▲81

    A decentralized, encrypted chat app

    2018 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    P2P microblogging over Bluetooth to avoid government censorship▲153

    A serverless, unblockable messaging system for Android. - megamattron/SplinterNet

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Agora▲74

    A decentralized MarketPlace built on BlockStack

    2019 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Dapphub▲109

    A web3 browser to explore the decentralized web safely

    2024 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Circular.io▲132

    A free open source Buffer alternative

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Pepul▲103

    A new age interest-based, privacy first social network app

    2022 · pepul.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Vispeek▲70

    Short-sized video-based intellectual discussion platform

    2024 · vispeek.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Persumi▲62

    A platform built for writers, bloggers and content creators

    2023 · persumi.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Jawger▲70

    Family-friendly social network for the privacy conscious

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Pallyy▲85

    The most affordable social media scheduling platform

    2021 · pallyy.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    aFarWest▲1

    Réseau Social Anonyme

    2024 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    SpotKwik▲58

    Bring the ‘fitting room’ to your mobile

    2021 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    kutesocial▲18

    A free, open-source and privacy respecting social platform.

    2025 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →