Instead of Lemmy, try one of these 8.
Every alternative is lined up against Lemmy on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Lemmy sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.
Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
Likes
LemmyWhat you have now
Federated, self-hostable link aggregator.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Reddit#1
Communities and threads about every topic.
PriceFree
premium $6/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
LikesVisit ↗
Hacker News#2
Bare-bones tech and startup news with threaded comments.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
LikesVisit ↗
Digg#3
Comeback social news site for sharing and ranking stories.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
LikesVisit ↗
Raddle#4
Privacy-minded community for sharing and voting on links.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
LikesVisit ↗
PieFed#5
Federated forum platform for topic feeds and voting.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
LikesVisit ↗
Mbin#6
Federated aggregator mixing magazines, threads, and microblogs.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
LikesVisit ↗
Voyager for Lemmy#7
Apollo-style mobile and web client for Lemmy.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
LikesVisit ↗
Tildes#8
Invite-only, non-profit discussion site valuing thoughtful posts.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
LikesVisit ↗
How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. How we compare.
Lemmy alternatives at a glance
Lemmy is a free social app. We compared 8 alternatives: 5 are open source, 8 are completely free, 0 can be self-hosted and 0 work fully offline. The most popular is Reddit, with 1.4k likes.
Best free optionHacker News
Bare-bones tech and startup news with threaded comments.
FreeBest open-source optionRaddle
Privacy-minded community for sharing and voting on links.
Free · Open source