6d[1] | Blog, media library, addressbook, themeable, private messaging | server[2] | PHP | MIT | HTTP + REST, microformats[3] | Addressbook to send posts to either individuals or groups. | not yet | demo[4] 5 total | alpha |
Ampify | Trust-based search, | | | Public Domain | HTTPS, Ampify Messaging Protocol | Provides fine grained privacy control through object capability security and transport layer encryption. | Application framework, webhook style sensor network | | alpha |
Appleseed[5] | Photos, Journals, Messaging, Groups, Privacy controls, Status Updates, Newsfeeds | server[6] | PHP | GPLv2 | QuickSocial[7] | Friend circles used to categorize friends and restrict/allow access | Internally, others easily added (plugin architecture) | Appleseed[8] Approximately 120 total | beta |
buddycloud[9][10] | personal and topic channels, buddycloud directory, channel search, channel recommender, media server, friend-finder, mobile and email push service, location, messaging | server,[11] client[12] | JavaScript, Java | Apache 2.0 | XMPP, OStatus, Channel Protocol,[13] Atom, Activity Streams, Location Query[10] | Yes | Federation is complete: server discovery, post synchronization, post revocation, post resynchronisation (after an offline event), role editing | Domains running buddycloud: 52[14] | stable |
Cunity[15] | Friends, Photo Album, Filesharing, Messaging, Pinboard, Newsfeed, Memberlist, Forum, Connecting Cunities | server,[15] client[16] | PHP, Javascript, AJAX, JQuery | AGPL 3.0 | HTTP, P2P | Yes | Connecting P2P | Hosted on your own webspace | beta (v1.0) |
Diaspora | Microblogging, photo sharing, 'aspects' - friend management | server[17] | Ruby | AGPL 3.0 | changing,[18] Salmon[19] | Yes, through "aspects" | Yes, application framework in alpha | Diaspora Alpha[20] 56 'pods' listed on Diaspora Wiki | stable 0.0.1.2 |
Diaspora X2[21] | | client[22] using buddycloud for federation | | | XMPP, buddycloud channels,[23] Activity Streams[21] | ? | ? | Diaspora X2[24] | ? |
DiSo Project[25] | | WordPress plugins[26] | | | microformats (XFN, hCard, XOXO), OpenID, OAuth, XMPP[25] | ? | ? | | ? |
DSNP[27] | | DSNPd (server daemon), ChoiceSocial (web interface)[27] | | | Distributed Social Networking Protocol (DSNP)[27][28] | ? | ? | Friends in Feed, ChoiceSocial.net, DistribSocial.net | beta (v0.6) |
Duuit! | Search, microblogging, email, photos, videos, blogs, webpages, XMPP chat, video chat, collaborative drawing, document creation and editing, feed reader, profiles, files, games, groups, mood, privacy controls, customizable interface | | | GPLv2 | FOAF, XMPP, OpenSocial, OAuth push/pull, OStatus (next release), scrobbling, RSS/Atom, opendd, PubSubHubbub, email, IRC | Excellent, acl, granular, profile, avatar, content | XMPP, OStatus in testing- due in next release | | beta |
Friend2Friend[29] | Strong encryption, XML for all data exchange, Data is digitally signed | | | LGPL | | Connect to known individuals. | ? | | alpha |
Friendica[30][31] | Rich profiles, networking groups, community/group/celebrity pages, richtext status (not specifically length limited), photo albums, YouTube share, location, like/dislike, multiple profiles w/assignment to specific friends, single sign on to post directly to friend's profiles on co-operating systems. Communications encryption. Fans and one-way relationships. Local and global directory services. Ability to restrict connection endpoints. | server[32] | PHP | MIT | OStatus components,[33] Diaspora, Facebook, OpenID, DFRN,[34] Zot[35] | extensive | Friendica, identi.ca/Status.Net, GNU-social, Facebook, Twitter, Diaspora, email, blogs/feeds/Google (via RSS/ATOM), more in development | 19 servers accept registration [36] | stable |
GNU Social[37] | | Server[38] (based on StatusNet) | | AGPLv3 | OStatus[39] | ? | Yes | daisycha.in | ? |
Jappix[40] | XMPP client + Microblogging | server, web client | | AGPL | XMPP | Excellent: based on presence authorizations | ? | demo[41] | stable |
Knowee | 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 | | | W3C | OpenID, FOAF | ? | ? | | alpha |
Kopal[42] | OpenID Core, multiple profiles | Server[43] | | MIT | OpenID, Kopal Connect protocol,[44] Kopal Feed microformat[45] | ? | ? | | alpha |
Kune[46] | 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,[47] demo,[48] 3 in total | stable |
Lipsync.it[49] | Synchronization tool inspired by Dropbox | | | Simplified BSD | rsync, lsyncd, OpenSSH | Yes | planned | | stable |
Libertree[50] | Free Social network inspired by Diaspora* | Server and webclient | Ruby | GNU Affero GPL version 3 | | Yes | | | alpha |
Lorea[51] | Profiles, microblogging, streams, groups, plugins, group mailing lists, tasks, calendar, subgroups, tagclouds | Elgg,[52] plugins[53] | | GPL | OpenID, Activity Streams, PubSubHubbub, WebID. Working on: OStatus[52] (60% production), XMPP/psyc (50% development), rdf+sparql (10% development) | Excellent | Template:Supported through plugin. | 5: project's group[54] | stable |
Movim | XMPP client + Microblogging | server and webclient | PHP | AGPLv3 | XMPP | not yet | not yet | [5] | alpha |
Mr. Privacy | | | | | SMTP, IMAP | Yes | Yes | | ? |
Newebe[55] | one user = one node microblogging, picture sharing, activity stream | Server / web client | Python / Coffeescript | AGPL | HTTP, REST API | | | | alpha |
NoseRub[56] | | sample server[57] | | | NoseRub protocol / WebID[58] | ? | ? | demo[59] | ? |
ObjectCloud | customization, flexible hosting, security, application platform | | | SimPL 2.0 | OpenID, Particle | Yes | ? | 2 | alpha |
OneSocialWeb[60] | Microblogging | Openfire plugin, clients[61] | Java | Apache 2 | XMPP, XMPP extensions[62] | Yes | Yes | | alpha |
OpenLink Data Spaces (ODS)[63] | Profile Management, Blogs, Wikis, Address Books, Calendars, Feed Aggregation, Discussion Forums (includes NNTP support), File Servers (WebDAV based Briefcase). | | | Dual (Comercial 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[64] among others | stable |
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 |
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 | | | GPLv2 MIT | PSYC, XMPP, IRC, TELNET, HTTP, Applet, SMTP, WAP, RSS | ? | ? | | ? |
Retroshare | Private messaging | server[65] | C++ | [GNU] | GPG, OpenSSL | | | | stable |
RSSN | private messaging, groups | | | | RSSN | ? | ? | | alpha |
Safebook[66] | | | | GPL | | Extensive, including communication untraceability | ? | demo[67] | beta[68] |
Salut à Toi[69][70] | multi-frontends, microblogging, group microblogging, file sharing, games, XMPP client | XMPP client (multi-frontends), web server, SMTP/IMAP server | Python, C++ | AGPL | XMPP | through XMPP groups, presence authorisation | XMPP native federation | demo[71] | alpha |
SMOB | microblogging | | | | FOAF | ? | ? | | stable |
Social-Igniter[72] | friends, places, status, comments, modular apps (messages, blog, cart, media), themes, mobile themes, 3rd party integration (Facebook, Twiter, YouTube), editable widgets, | server | | GPL | Webfinger, PubSubHubbub, OpenID, OAuth, Activity Streams | Yes | Yes | 3 | alpha |
SocialRiver[73] | | | | GPL AGPL | OStatus,[74] OpenID, will add support for OAuth | Private Messaging, Privacy Controls | Yes | | ? |
SocialZE[75] | | server, web client | | | OSMP (Open Social Message Protocol) | Yes | ? | | alpha |
Socknet Provider- FoolishMortal.org | profiles, messaging, enables internet content sharing | | | | Socknet, OpenID | No | Yes | | beta |
Sparkleshare[76] | Collaboration and sharing tool inspired by Dropbox | | Python (Nautilus plugin), C# (rest) | GNU GPLv3 | SSH | Yes, encryption option | planned | | alpha |
StatusNet | microblogging | Server, Clients[77] | PHP | AGPLv3 | OStatus, OpenID, FOAF, OpenMicroBlogging (deprecated) | Available for sites, planned for accounts and posts | Yes | more than 100, including Identi.ca and Status.net | stable (1.1.0) |
Tent | Profiles, Developer-extensible Post and Profile Types, Data Import, Groups, Privacy Controls, Content versioning | server,[78] clients[79] | Ruby (reference implementations) | MIT (reference implementation) | Tent, HTTPS | Yes Granular permissions (Access Control Lists for all content) | Yes | Tent.is | alpha (0.2) |
Thimbl[80] | microblogging | | | | Finger, SSH | ? | Planned for future | | alpha |
Weestit | | | | | XMPP, HTTP, OStatus, SMTP, POP | Yes | Planned | | alpha |