Minds vs OpenSourceCommunity
Minds
minds.comOpenSourceCommunity
opensourcecommunity.ioSide by side
| Figure | Minds | OpenSourceCommunity |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $8/mo | Free |
| 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 | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 1 |
| Spec score · Community Platforms | 9.3 (#6) | 8.4 (#29) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Minds states that it interoperates with ActivityPub, RSS, DNS, Bitcoin, Ethereum and Stripe, among other protocols and services. | Chat is powered by Supabase Realtime; the site names Gemini and Claude for translation and Redis caching for translated posts. |
| Mobile apps | both | none |
| Product | Minds describes itself as a free, open-source social networking platform where users can earn digital currency for activity. | OpenSourceCommunity describes itself as an open-source community platform with AI-powered social intelligence. |
| Self-hosting | Deployment documentation provides Docker images and Kubernetes Helm deployment instructions for running Minds stacks. | The maker provides commands to install and run an instance locally using pnpm and Supabase, and says setup takes five minutes. |
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
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.
OpenSourceCommunity
OpenSourceCommunity has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.