Minds vs Pukalani
Minds
minds.com
Pukalani
pukalani.appSide by side
| Figure | Minds | Pukalani |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $8/mo | €29/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 6 | 3 |
| Spec score · Community Platforms | 9.3 (#6) | 8.0 (#67) |
| Custom domain | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Integrations | Minds states that it interoperates with ActivityPub, RSS, DNS, Bitcoin, Ethereum and Stripe, among other protocols and services. | The site identifies Stripe for paid course access and provides a comment embed widget and HTTP API documentation. |
| Mobile apps | both | none |
| Moderation tools | Yes | Yes |
| Product | Minds describes itself as a free, open-source social networking platform where users can earn digital currency for activity. | Pukalani is a modular community platform for posts, courses, events and comments under a community’s own name and design. |
| Support | Minds directs users to Chatwoot support or email support and provides a help center with product and troubleshooting articles. | Pukalani provides a handbook for community owners and developer documentation for the embed widget and API. |
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.