Minds vs Stack Exchange
Minds
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stackexchange.comSide by side
| Figure | Minds | Stack Exchange |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 6 | 1 |
| Spec score · Community Platforms | 9.3 (#6) | 8.0 (#65) |
| API | The backend exposes CLI and REST controllers, with newer endpoints under API v2 and older endpoints under API v1. | The Stack Exchange API supports programmatic access to the network and documents authentication and write support. |
| Founded | 2011 | 2008 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile apps | both | none |
| Moderation tools | Yes | Yes |
| Privacy | Minds says signup can be anonymous and that a phone number is only required for rewards verification, where it is converted to a SHA-256 hash rather than stored directly. | Stack Exchange's privacy policy says it does not sell personal information and describes how it collects, uses, and retains personal data. |
| Private spaces | Yes | Yes |
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.
Stack Exchange
Stack Exchange has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.