diaspora* vs Minds
diaspora*
diasporafoundation.orgMinds
minds.comSide by side
| Figure | diaspora* | Minds |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $8/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 6 |
| Spec score · Community Platforms | 7.4 (#99) | 9.3 (#6) |
| API | The project’s release notes announce official support for building applications on top of the diaspora* API. | The backend exposes CLI and REST controllers, with newer endpoints under API v2 and older endpoints under API v1. |
| Custom domain | Yes | Yes |
| Moderation tools | Yes | Yes |
| Product | diaspora* describes itself as a privacy-aware, distributed, open-source social network. | Minds describes itself as a free, open-source social networking platform where users can earn digital currency for activity. |
| Self-hosting | The project provides installation guides for people who want to run diaspora* on their own server. | Deployment documentation provides Docker images and Kubernetes Helm deployment instructions for running Minds stacks. |
| Support | The project directs users to FAQs and community discussions and support for questions. | Minds directs users to Chatwoot support or email support and provides a help center with product and troubleshooting articles. |
Plans
Minds
- FreeFree
- Plus$8 a month
- Pro$58 a month
- Team$50 a month
- Community$500 a month
- Business$1,000 a month
In their own words
diaspora*
diaspora* has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Minds
Minds is an open-source social networking platform available on the web, Android and iOS. Its features include a newsfeed, search, groups, chat, blogs, video, photos, tips, memberships, paid replies, notifications and monetization tools. Users may sign up anonymously, and Minds says observational analytics are not shared with outside companies for tracking. Free includes groups, encrypted chat, ActivityPub federation and YouTube sync, with 20-minute video uploads and 30-day storage. Plus and Pro list 60-minute video uploads. Minds+ adds channel verification, comment spotlight, premium creator content and publishing to its feed. Minds Networks offers branded community plans for teams, communities and businesses, with stated audiences from 20–250+ users for Team through unlimited users for Business. Networks describes interoperability with ActivityPub, RSS, DNS, Bitcoin, Ethereum and Stripe; it also supports embedding videos from YouTube, Livepeer and other third-party sources. Minds says monetization and NSFW features are limited on mobile, and NSFW content is unavailable in the iOS App Store and Google Play versions. The platform and mobile app use the AGPLv3 license.