Alternatives

Products that do what nostr does

A truly censorship-resistant alternative to Twitter

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   Nostria – A peer-to-peer social protocol that avoids centralized relays▲8

   Nostria, a fully peer-to-peer social protocol designed to eliminate reliance on centralised message relays - a common bottleneck in the Nostr ecosystem. Led by long-time open-source contributor Sondre Bjellås (https://github.com/sondreb/), they are currently raising a small pre-seed round to develop the minimum viable product (MVP) and expand our user base. We would love to get feedback from the HN community: - What do you think of the approach? - Are there any technical issues you can see? - Is anyone here experimenting with alternative Nostr architectures?

   2025 · nostria.app

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   Openvibe▲165

   Combines Mastodon, Bluesky and Nostr into one social app

   2024

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   Proven – An alternative to Twitter's verified accounts, with HN support▲334

   2018 · github.com

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   Pubky Core▲126

   Open-source protocol for a decentralized, user-owned web

   2024

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   Flattr 2.0▲112

   An automatic, effortless way to get support for your content

   2017

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   Numa▲165

   A federated social network, built on Ethereum and IPFS.

   2018

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   Peepeth▲193

   Blockchain-powered Twitter with a soul.

   2018

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   Edtr.io – Intuitive web editor, open source and fully adaptable▲234

   2020 · edtr.io

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   CryptoTwittos▲121

   Own Twitter accounts, on the blockchain

   2018

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    BitClout▲237

    A crypto social network

    2021

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    Not Real Twitter 2.0▲135

    A no-code clone that's just like Twitter

    2021

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    Mastodon▲272

    Open-source decentralized microblogging platform

    2016

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    gist.io, blogless writing for hackers▲286

    2012 · gist.io

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    Neqtr▲99

    Helping people fall in love, build community, save the world

    2015

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    Myriad Social▲135

    A free-speech social network you can host yourself

    2024

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    3way.Social▲143

    AI-powered backlink discovery

    2025

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    Antipersona▲88

    Use Twitter as if you’re signed in from any user account

    2016

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    Bluesky▲172

    Building a Social Internet

    2023

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    Mastodon 2.0▲127

    Social networking, back in your hands

    2017

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    nombre▲85

    Easy way to use people's first names in your Tweet replies.

    2014

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    Anytype▲172

    One app for everything 📋📥🗂- private, open-source & free

    2020

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    Leeroy▲213

    A decentralized Twitter built on Ethereum

    2018

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    Trustroot▲85

    Fraud and theft protection for cryptocurrency

    2018

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    Sociall (Beta)▲216

    A secure and private decentralised social network for all.

    2018

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