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Open source alternatives to Plura (formerly Bloom Community)

50 open source Social apps to use instead, best rated first.

Top picks

  1. D

    Discourse

    Launch

    Discourse is the customizable, scalable community platform powering more than 22,000 communities that create knowledge through conversation.

    Open source

  2. B

    Bluesky

    Launch

    A decentralized social network focused on fostering meaningful interactions and giving users control over their data and experience.

    Open source

  3. F

    Flarum

    Launch

    Lightweight, extensible forum platform with a sleek interface, powerful moderation tools, and seamless integration capabilities.

    Open source

  4. M

    Mastodon

    Launch

    Learn more about Mastodon, the radically different, free and open-source decentralized social media platform.

    Open source

  5. N

    Novu

    Launch

    Novu is the open-source notification and agent communication infrastructure. Connect AI agents and products to customers across in-app, email, SMS, push, WhatsApp, Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Telegram with one API. Start with npx novu conne

    Open source

  6. P

    Pi-Hole

    Launch

    Network-wide ad blocking via your own Linux hardware, using DNS filtering and re-direction Pi-Hole can block ads on a whole network, so Smartphones and Game Consoles can benefit from it in addition to computers.

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted

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O

OpenVPN

OpenVPN is a virtual private network

Launch
8
P

Portmaster

Portmaster is a free and open-source application firewall

Launch
9
N

NodeBB

Forum software built for the modern web

Launch
10
H

Hey

A blockchain-powered social platform offering censorship-resistant content

Launch
11
O

OpenTofu

A community-driven, truly open-source fork of Terraform

Launch
12
N

NetAlertX

Network intruder and presence detector

Launch
13
T

The Lounge

Self-hosted web IRC client

Launch
14
N

Nakama Dotnet

.NET client for Nakama server written in C#

Launch
15
O

OpenSearch

Community-driven, Apache 2.0-licensed search and analytics suite

Launch
16
M

Mosquitto

Eclipse Mosquitto - An open source MQTT broker

Launch
17
M

Movim

Modern, federated social network based on XMPP

Launch
18
A

AIRI

Self hosted, you-owned Grok Companion, a container of souls of waifu

Launch
19
O

Orb Agent

Orb network observability agent, part of the NetBox ecosystem and developed…

Launch
20
S

Stats

macOS system monitor in your menu bar

Launch
21
X

Xray-core

Xray, Penetrates Everything

Launch
22
C

Campfire

Install your own group chat system with @mentions, DMs, and mobile support

Launch
23
C

Colanode

Local-first collaboration platform combining real-time chat, rich text pages

Launch
24
S

Scanopy

Discovers your network via SNMP, LLDP, and ARP

Launch
25
M

Maigret

Collect a dossier on a person by username from 6K websites

Launch
26
W

WeeChat

The extensible command-line chat client. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]

Launch
27
F

Flow Launcher

Quick file search & app launcher for Windows with community-made plugins

Launch
28
A

Apprise

Apprise allows you to send a notification

Launch
29
B

Bitchat

bluetooth mesh chat, IRC vibes

Launch
30
N

Nicotine Plus

Graphical client for the Soulseek peer-to-peer network

Launch
31
V

V2ray Core

A platform for building proxies to bypass network restrictions

Launch
32
R

Rabbitmq Server

Open source RabbitMQ: core server and tier 1 (built-in) plugins

Launch
33
B

Brook

A cross-platform programmable network tool

Launch
34
B

blocky

Fast and lightweight DNS proxy as ad-blocker for local network

Launch
35
O

OpenMediaVault

Network attached storage (NAS) solution based on Debian Linux

Launch
36
P

Paperless-ngx

Scan, index, and archive physical documents efficiently

Launch
37
T

Tinode

Instant messaging platform

Launch
38
M

Mixpost

Create, schedule, and manage social media content from your own server

Launch
39
O

Opengrep

Opengrep is a community-driven fork of SemgrepCE

Launch
40
Y

YunoHost

Install and maintain your own server with minimal technical knowledge

Launch
41
N

NSQ

A realtime distributed messaging platform

Launch
42
F

Forem

Open source platform for building communities

Launch
43
L

Lobsters

Computing-focused community centered around link aggregation and discussion

Launch
44
P

phpBB

Flat-forum bulletin board software solution

Launch
45
F

Fluxer

A free and open source instant messaging and VoIP chat app built for friends

Launch
46
G

GoToSocial

ActivityPub federated social network server implementing the Mastodon client API

Launch
47
N

Nats Server

High-Performance server for NATS.io, the cloud and edge native messaging system

Launch
48
O

OpenZiti

Fully-featured, zero trust, full mesh overlay network

Launch
49
S

SimpleX Chat

The most private and secure chat and applications platform

Launch
50
P

Pulsar

A Community-led Hyper-Hackable Text Editor, Forked from Atom, built on Electron

Launch

About Plura (formerly Bloom Community)

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Plura (formerly Bloom Community)

The social app for edge-of-culture communities

Plura (formerly Bloom Community) is a YCombinator backed startup based in Oakland, CA on a mission to use software to bring people together. Plura is a social and dating community that helps you meet new friends and partners organically through shared events and experiences. We partner with local event producers to help you connect and chat with other attendees before and after events.

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