Alternatives

Products that do what RAW Social does

a different kind of social media

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   Slack▲2,713

   Be less busy. Real-time messaging, archiving & search.

   2013 · slack.com

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   s@: decentralized social networking over static sites▲414

   Mar 2026 · satproto.org

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   Socially▲212

   The community builder platform for creators

   2024

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   Slack Shared Channels▲485

   Work with anyone in Slack

   2017

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   Twist 1.0▲413

   More productive messaging for teams

   2017

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   squabbles▲247

   A new kind of social media, a community powered platform

   2023

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   Messenger Platform 2.0▲521

   Discovery, chat extensions, and richer experiences

   2017

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   How Does It Look On Social?▲396

   Check how your page or blog's metadata renders on social.

   2018

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   Threads▲274

   Share ideas & trends with text

   2023

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    New Snapchat▲561

    The new Snapchat, redesigned to separate social from media

    2017

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    Struct – A Feed-Centric Chat Platform▲298

    Hi HN! I’m Jason, a product designer at Struct Chat. At Struct, we're frustrated by the clutter, distractions, and inefficiencies plaguing existing chat platforms like Slack and Discord. We've built a radical new chat platform that leverages threads, feeds, and AI to help alleviate these problems, and give you back more time in your day. Struct uses a thread-first approach to keep conversations on-topic. It applies AI-generated titles and summaries to help you decide what's worth your attention. Threads are then organized in a real-time feed, keeping all your conversations up-to-date and at…

    2024 · struct.ai

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    Anytype Chats▲393

    A privacy focused team workspace

    Dec 2025

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    SocialChat by Buffer▲214

    Start conversations on your site. Keep them going on social.

    2018

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    Slack Chats▲362

    A place to discover and join private Slack groups

    2014

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    Planetary▲109

    Decentralized social media by and for the people.

    2021

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    awwsome.dev▲116

    Text-based social network for developers

    2022

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    textlog – A quiet, text-only microblogging platform, open-source, no JS▲210

    The quieter social microblogging platform.

    Aug 2026 · textlog.cc

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    ChatNews▲75

    A 0% fake news social platform based on verified users

    2019

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    Freshchat▲264

    Catch 'em all. Keep 'em all.

    2017

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    Truth Social▲87

    Follow the truth

    2022

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    Buzz▲161

    Your people, your agents, your project — all in one place

    Jul 2026 · buzz.xyz

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    flat.social▲166

    Fun virtual spaces for online meetings & remote socials

    2022

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    I built a fun video meeting app with 2D physics and proximity chat▲166

    Hi HN! https://flat.social is a web video meeting app for organising fun online meetings & social events. Each participant can move around and talk with others in their proximity. Here is a quick demo if you wanna see it in action: https://youtu.be/Y2yH3twjrx4 I’ve been on it solo for around a year right now. Tech used is Next.js, Typescript, PIXI.js on the front-end and Node, Mediasoup, Socket.io and Matter.js (physics engine) on the backend. Feel free to jump in into the demo room (https://flat.social/f/Flat.Social-Demo) to say hi, I’ll be…

    2022 · flat.social

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    RawRebelSocial▲2

    RawRebelSocial is a music-focused social platform with group

    Apr 2026 · rawrebelsocial.com

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