Lemmy
Link aggregator for the fediverse (alternative to Reddit).
Description from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Still maintained? Yes: 58 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 0.19.21 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Facebook Groups and Reddit.
At a glance
Lemmy quick facts
- Health score
- 97/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 14,658
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 0.19.21, Oct 2026
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
Top alternatives to Lemmy
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "A link aggregator and forum for the fediverse."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Lemmy scores 97/100, #3 of 40 in Communication - Social Networks and Forums: 58 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (0.19.21, 4 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 14,658 stars add 16.7 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 3.3 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
58 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
0.19.21 released 4 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 16.7 / 20
15k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 58
- Last 90 days
- 332
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #3 of 40 tools in Communication - Social Networks and Forums by health , between Answer (#2) and NodeBB (#4) .
Details
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Docker, Rust |
| Latest release | 0.19.21 · 4 days ago |
| Stars | 14,658 |
| Open issues | 113 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | LemmyNet/lemmy ↗ |
Lemmy vs its top 5 alternatives
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Lemmy: common questions
What does Lemmy replace?
Repoly lists Lemmy as an open-source alternative to Facebook Groups and Reddit. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Lemmy stands against the others.
Is Lemmy still maintained?
Lemmy had 58 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, 0.19.21, is from 4 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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