| Project Name
|
Features
|
Software Type
|
Programming Language
|
License
|
Protocols
|
Privacy Support
|
Federation (with other applications or services)
|
Instances
|
Maturity
|
| 6d[80](Dead Project)
|
Blog, media library, addressbook, themeable, private messaging
|
server[81] |
PHP
|
MIT
|
HTTP + REST, microformats[82] |
Addressbook to send posts to either individuals or groups.
|
not yet
|
demo[83]
5 total
|
alpha
|
| Appleseed[84] |
Photos, Journals, Messaging, Groups, Privacy controls, Status Updates, Newsfeeds
|
server[85] |
PHP
|
GPLv2
|
QuickSocial[86] |
Friend circles used to categorize friends and restrict/allow access
|
Internally, others easily added (plugin architecture)
|
Appleseed[87] Approximately 120 total
|
cancelled project
|
| Cunity[88] |
Friends, Photo Album, Filesharing, Messaging, Pinboard, Newsfeed, Memberlist, Forum, Connecting Cunities
|
server,[88] client[88] |
PHP, Javascript, AJAX, JQuery
|
AGPLv3
|
HTTP, P2P
|
Yes
|
Connecting P2P
|
Hosted on your own webspace
|
beta (v1.0)
|
| Diaspora X2[89](Dead Project)
|
|
client[90] using buddycloud for federation
|
|
|
XMPP, buddycloud channels,[91]Activity Streams[89] |
?
|
?
|
Diaspora X2[92] |
?
|
| DiSo Project[93] |
|
WordPress plugins[94] |
|
|
microformats (XFN, hCard, XOXO), OpenID, OAuth, XMPP[93] |
?
|
?
|
|
?
|
| DSNP[95] |
|
DSNPd (server daemon), ChoiceSocial (web interface)[95] |
|
|
Distributed Social Networking Protocol (DSNP)[95][96] |
?
|
?
|
Friends in Feed, ChoiceSocial.net, DistribSocial.net
|
beta (v0.6)
|
| Friend2Friend[97] |
Strong encryption, XML for all data exchange, Data is digitally signed
|
|
|
LGPL
|
|
Connect to known individuals.
|
?
|
|
alpha (updated: 2009)
|
| Jappix[98] |
XMPP client + Microblogging
|
server, web client
|
|
AGPL
|
XMPP
|
Excellent: based on presence authorizations
|
?
|
demo[99] |
stable
|
| Knowee[100] |
OpenID Signup, Activity Stream import and export, contact import from Web 2.0 services via XFN and FOAF, automatically updated address book from remote data sources, consolidated profile with RDF/FOAF export, personal SPARQL API
|
server[101] |
PHP[101] |
W3C
|
OpenID, FOAF
|
?
|
?
|
|
alpha
|
| Kopal[102] |
OpenID Core, multiple profiles
|
server[103] |
Ruby
|
MIT
|
OpenID, Kopal Connect protocol,[104] Kopal Feed microformat[105] |
?
|
?
|
|
alpha
|
| Kune[106] |
real-time collaborative edition, XMPP chat, groups, calendar, lists, tasks, blogs, Apache Wave inbox (modern email), wave extensions (gadgets, robots), public webpages, profiles, galleries (photos, videos), maps, federation, usability
|
server, integrates Apache Wave
|
Java-based GWT (generates AJAX)
|
AGPLv3
|
XMPP, Wave Federation Protocol
|
Excellent
|
Total federation/interoperability with other Kune installations and Apache Wave accounts. XMPP chat interoperable with other XMPP-compliant
|
kune.cc,[107] demo,[108] 3 in total
|
stable (updated: 2017)
|
| Libertree[109] |
Social network
|
server and webclient
|
Ruby
|
AGPLv3
|
|
No
|
|
3
|
beta (updated: 2015)
|
| Lorea[110] |
Profiles, microblogging, streams, groups, plugins, group mailing lists, tasks, calendar, subgroups, tagclouds
|
Elgg,[111] plugins[112] |
|
GPL
|
OpenID, Activity Streams, PubSubHubbub, WebID. Working on: OStatus[111] (60% production), XMPP/psyc (50% development), rdf+sparql (10% development)
|
Excellent
|
Supported through plugin.
|
5: project’s group[113] |
stable (seems dead by 2016-12-28)
|
| Mr. Privacy[114] |
|
|
|
|
SMTP, IMAP
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
?
|
| Newebe[115] |
one user = one node ; microblogging, picture sharing, activity stream
|
server, web client
|
Python / Coffeescript
|
AGPL
|
HTTP, REST API
|
|
|
|
alpha (updated: 2016)
|
| NoseRub[116] |
|
sample server[117] |
|
|
NoseRub protocol / WebID[118] |
?
|
?
|
demo[119] |
?
|
| Numaverse[120] |
Microblogging
|
P2P app
|
|
“MIT”[121] |
Ethereum, IPFS, ActivityPub planned but never completed
|
|
|
|
Alpha, no commits since April 2018
|
| OneSocialWeb[122] |
Microblogging
|
Openfire plugin, clients[123] |
Java
|
Apache 2
|
XMPP, XMPP extensions[124] |
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
alpha
|
| OpenAutonomy[125] |
Micro-blogging, RSS aggregation, Cloud storage
|
server,[126] web client,[126] non-web applications,[127] |
PHP (server), Javascript (web client), Java (native applications)
|
MIT
|
OpenAutonomy, XML-RPC
|
Trusted user list and fine-grained trusted sub-groups
|
All components intrinsically federated
|
4 known
|
stable (r210)[126] (updated: 2015)
|
| OpenLink Data Spaces (ODS)[128] |
Profile Management, Blogs, Wikis, Address Books, Calendars, Feed Aggregation, Discussion Forums (includes NNTP support), File Servers (WebDAV based Briefcase).
|
|
|
Dual (Commercial and GPL for Open Source Edition)
|
WebID, WebFinger, OpenID, OAuth, HTTP, SPARQL, Atom Publishing, PubSubHubbub, Semantic Pingback, OpenSocial, Social Graph API, Portable Contacts, more.
|
WebID and others
|
Yes
|
id.myopenlink.net[129] among others
|
stable (updated: 2016)
|
| OpenMicroBlogger
|
User-toggleable “apps” to add/remove functionality. RSSCloud and partial OStatus (PubSubHubbub) federation as well as Open Microblogging 0.1. Local follow/unfollow. Facebook, Twitter, Flickr integration. (partial) Twitter API support. Fully Restful design, user interface consumes Rest API.
|
|
|
MIT
|
Open Microblogging 0.1, RSSCloud, (partial) OStatus (PubSubHubbub)
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
alpha
|
| Osada
|
social network, microblogging
|
server
|
PHP, JavaScript
|
|
Zot/6, ActivityPub
|
Extensive
|
Everyone connected to ActivityPub
|
?
|
unmaintained
|
| Project Danube
|
1) Sharing personal data with companies/organizations
2) Sharing personal data with “friends”
3) Use of personal data for “personal applications”
|
|
|
TBD, likely Eclipse or Apache
|
OStatus, OAuth 2.0, WebFinger, hCard, Portable Contacts, XRI, XDI, PubSubHubbub, Salmon
|
?
|
StatusNet and Cliqset, among others
|
|
alpha
|
| Project Nori
|
|
|
|
|
OStatus, OAuth, Portable Contacts, WebFinger, and other open protocols
|
?
|
Yes
|
|
alpha
|
| psyced
|
profiles, chat, microblogging
|
server, clients optional
|
LPC[130] |
GPLv2
MIT[131] |
PSYC, XMPP, IRC, TELNET, HTTP, Applet, SMTP, WAP, RSS
|
OTR, friends-only functions and profile, secret chatrooms, presence, tor integration
|
PSYC and XMPP
|
5 public known ones in 2016[132] |
stable (updated: 2016)
|
| postActiv
|
microblogging
|
server, web client
|
PHP, Javascript
|
|
OStatus, ActivityPub and Zot support proposed but never implemented
|
|
|
|
homepage and code forge went offline late 2019
|
| Prismo[133] |
link sharing
|
server, web client
|
Ruby
|
AGPL v3
|
ActivityPub
|
|
|
|
No commits since May 2019
|
| Safebook[134] |
|
|
|
GPL
|
|
Extensive, including communication untraceability
|
?
|
demo[135] |
beta[136] |
| SMOB
|
microblogging
|
|
|
|
FOAF
|
?
|
?
|
|
unmaintained
|
| Social-Igniter[137] |
friends, places, status, comments, modular apps (messages, blog, cart, media), themes, mobile themes, 3rd party integration (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube), editable widgets,
|
server
|
|
GPL
|
Webfinger, PubSubHubbub, OpenID, OAuth, Activity Streams
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
3
|
alpha
|
| SocialRiver[138] |
|
|
|
GPL
AGPL
|
OStatus,[139]OpenID, will add support for OAuth
|
Private Messaging, Privacy Controls
|
Yes
|
|
?
|
| SocialZE[140] |
|
server, web client
|
|
|
OSMP (Open Social Message Protocol)
|
Yes
|
?
|
|
alpha
|
| Sonic[141][142][citation needed] |
Federation protocol for OSN services
|
API, SDK
|
PHP / JSON
|
MIT
|
|
|
Yes
|
|
beta (updated: 2018)
|
| Synology applications package
|
Chat, Photo Album Filesharing, Calendar, Video player, office suit, Notes, Mailserver
|
Server and (mobile) clients
|
?
|
Proprietary
|
JumpChat, Appear.in, AD/LDAP
|
Yes
|
No
|
|
Stable, some beta
|
| Tent[143] |
Profiles, Developer-extensible Post and Profile Types, Data Import, Groups, Privacy Controls, Content versioning
|
server,[144] clients[145] |
Ruby (reference implementations)
|
MIT (reference implementation)
|
Tent, HTTPS
|
Yes Granular permissions (Access Control Lists for all content)
|
Yes
|
Tent.is
|
alpha (0.2)
|
| Thimbl[146] |
microblogging
|
|
|
|
Finger, SSH
|
?
|
Planned for future
|
|
alpha
|
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