Open Source Alternatives to Meta (Facebook/Instagram)
4 open source Social Media options similar to Meta (Facebook/Instagram), ranked by named competitors first, sector overlap, and our 0-100 AI-readiness score. Every company listed publishes its source: each one carries an open source sector tag and a public GitHub repository.
Comfy Org53AI Image Generation$30.0MComfy is an AI creation engine for visual professionals, offering granular control over AI models, parameters, and outputs through a node-based workflow on an infinite canvas.
Open source
Mastodon51Social MediaJena, Germany$63.0MA decentralized, open-source social media platform and alternative to larger apps like X and Threads.
Open source · Self-hostable
FxTwitter31Open SourceOpen-source tool to fix and enhance Twitter/X embeds on Discord, Telegram, and other platforms.
Open source · Self-hostable
Lemmy23Social MediaA decentralized, open-source social link aggregator and discussion platform for communities.
Open source · Self-hostable
| Company | Sector | License | HQ | Funding | Score | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comfy OrgComfy is an AI creation engine for visual professionals, offering granular control over AI models, parameters, and outputs through a node-based workflow on an infinite canvas. | AI Image Generation | Open source | — | $30.0M | 53 | |
| MastodonA decentralized, open-source social media platform and alternative to larger apps like X and Threads. | Social Media | Open source · Self-hostable | Jena, Germany | $63.0M | 51 | |
| FxTwitterOpen-source tool to fix and enhance Twitter/X embeds on Discord, Telegram, and other platforms. | Open Source | Open source · Self-hostable | — | — | 31 | |
| LemmyA decentralized, open-source social link aggregator and discussion platform for communities. | Social Media | Open source · Self-hostable | — | — | 23 |