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Open Social Web offerings that enable a creator to publish and share their original creations, with the intent to create, inform, entertain or engage a community of followers.

Open social web platforms recommended for creators

mastodon.social

Flagship server of the Mastodon microblogging platform

Free

Microblogging
Open source

DRAFT

Bluesky

Real people. Real conversations. Social media you control.

Free

Microblogging

Beta

loops.video

Short videos. Your community. Your rules.

Free

Video
Open source

ghost.org

Turn your audience into a business

Subscription, free for 14 days

Publishing
Newsletter
Paid subscriptions
Social blogging

DRAFT

Eurosky

Your portal to the Atmosphere

Free

PDS
Portal

DRAFT

write.as

Type words, put them on the internet

Subscription. Free plan available.

Social blogging

DRAFT

social.coop

A Fediverse instance for people interested in cooperative and collective projects

Pay what you can

Microblogging
Cooperative governance
Open source

bandwagon.fm

Flagship server of the Bandwagon music platform

Free

Music
Payments
Open source

micro.blog

Easy blogging at your own domain with cross-posting into other networks

From $1/month

Social blogging

pixelfed.social

Decentralized photo sharing social media powered by Pixelfed

Free

Photo
Video
Open source

Open social web services recommended for creators

Bounce

Switch platforms, keep your people

Free. Grant and crowd funded.

Account migration
Multi-protocol
Protocol bridge
Open source

AltStore PAL

An alternative marketplace for apps that push the boundaries of iOS

Open source
iOS
Appstore

Fedica

Build a thriving social media community using deep insights

Subscription. Free plan available.

Multi-protocol
Social media management

Bridgy Fed

Bridging the new social internet

Free. Grant and crowd funded.

Multi-protocol
Protocol bridge
Open source

graze.social

Own your algorithm. Build customer social feeds. Grow your audience. Keep the revenue

Free

Custom Feeds
Monetization

Mobile apps for open social web platforms recommended for creators

Beta

Surf

The browser for the open social web

Free

Android
Custom Feeds
Multi-protocol

Pixelfed mobile app

Ad-free photo sharing

free

Photos
Videos
iOS
Android
Open source

Mastodon mobile app

Where conversations happen

Free

Microblogging
iOS
Android
Open source

DRAFT

Skylight Social

Your feed. Your rules.

free

Photos
Videos
iOS
Android

Beta

Loops mobile app

Explore and share short videos

free

Videos
iOS
Open source

DRAFT

Bluesky Social

Social that's actually social

Free

Microblogging
iOS
Android

Open social web platforms for self-hosting recommended for creators

Pixelfed

Explore and share beautiful photos and videos

Open source

Photo
Video
Open source

Ghost

Platform for modern publishing, memberships, subscriptions and newsletters

Open source

Publishing
Membership
Subscription
Newsletter
Open source

WordPress IndieWeb plugins

A suite of WordPress plugins that bring IndieWeb protocols to your site

Open source

Blogging
Content Management
Indieweb
Open source

WordPress ActivityPub plugin

Free, open-source plugin that connects WordPress to the Fediverse

Open source

Blogging
Content Management
Microblogging
Open source

Bonfire

Building blocks for communities

Open source

Framework
Social Network
Open source
Federated
Modular

Bandwagon

Better Social for Musicians

Open source

Music
Payments
Open source

Beta

Loops

Short videos. Your community. Your rules.

Open source

Video
Open source

Managed hosting for open social web platforms recommended for creators

WordPress.com

Managed WordPress hosting with built-in ActivityPub support

Free plan available, paid plans starting at $4/month

Blogging
Content Management
Microblogging

FediHost

All your fediverse hosting under one account

Paid plans starting at $4/month

Microblogging
Video

Masto.host

Fully managed Mastodon hosting

Paid plans starting at $6/month

Microblogging

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