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Open source alternatives to Twitter

We track 8 open-source Twitter alternatives, of which 3 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 4 ship a Docker image. Misskey leads on health at 96/100 with 316 commits in the last 90 days; across all 8 projects you are choosing between AGPL-3.0, MIT.

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77k
Combined stars
1,830
Commits / 90 days
4
With Docker
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Showing 8 of 8 tools

All 8 Twitter alternatives, ranked by health

  • Top pick · highest health

    Misskey

    96 GOOD

    Decentralized app-like microblogging server/SNS for the Fediverse, using the ActivityPub protocol like GNU social and Mastodon.

    ★ 11k · ⟳ today · 2026.9.0 · AGPL-3.0

    DockerNodejs
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • fx

    62 SLOWING

    Micro-blog tool offering built-in syntax highlighting, mobile publishing and more (alternative to Twitter, Bluesky).

    ★ 325 · ⟳ 13 days ago · v1.6.2 · MIT

    Docker
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • Akkoma

    20 STALE

    Federated microblogging server with Mastodon, GNU social, and ActivityPub compatibility.

    AGPL-3.0

    DockerElixir
    Website ↗ Source ↗

Twitter alternatives: common questions

What is the most maintained open source alternative to Twitter?

Misskey scores highest at 96/100, with 316 commits in the last 90 days, 11k GitHub stars and its latest release (2026.9.0) published 8 days ago. Friendica has the most raw commit activity at 938 commits in 90 days.

Which Twitter alternatives use a permissive licence?

1 of 8 are permissively licensed (MIT, Apache, BSD or similar): fx (MIT). 7 use copyleft licences such as GPL or AGPL, which require you to publish changes if you distribute a modified version.

Which Twitter alternatives run in Docker?

4 of 8 publish a Docker image or Compose file: Misskey, fx, Akkoma, GoToSocial. Docker support contributes 10 of the 100 available health points, because it is the clearest signal that self-hosting is a supported path rather than an afterthought.