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Instead of Reddit, try one of these 12.

Every alternative is lined up against Reddit on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Reddit sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
RedditWhat you have now
Communities and threads about every topic.
PriceFree
premium $6/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
Discord#1
Voice, video and text chat for communities and friends.
PriceFreemium
Nitro $10/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Mastodon#2
Decentralised microblogging across federated servers.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
Lemmy#3Our pick
Federated, self-hostable link aggregator.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Minds#4
Open-source social network that pays creators for content.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Android · iOS
Quora#5
Ask questions and read answers from knowledgeable people.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
Hacker News#6
Bare-bones tech and startup news with threaded comments.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Steemit#7
Blockchain social site paying rewards for popular posts.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Digg#8
Comeback social news site for sharing and ranking stories.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
PieFed#9
Federated forum platform for topic feeds and voting.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
Nora: SNS browser#10
Desktop app that browses several social networks at once.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux · Android
Mbin#11
Federated aggregator mixing magazines, threads, and microblogs.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Tildes#12
Invite-only, non-profit discussion site valuing thoughtful posts.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web

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. Our pick, marked in lime, is the option we would point most people leaving Reddit to first. How we compare.

Reddit alternatives at a glance

Reddit is a free social app (premium $6/mo). We compared 12 alternatives: 8 are open source, 9 are completely free, 2 can be self-hosted and 1 works fully offline. The most popular is Discord, with 2.8k likes, while our pick is Lemmy.

Most liked overallDiscord

Voice, video and text chat for communities and friends.

Freemium
Best free optionMastodon

Decentralised microblogging across federated servers.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best open-source optionLemmy

Federated, self-hostable link aggregator.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best for offline useNora: SNS browser

Desktop app that browses several social networks at once.

Free · Open source · Works offline

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