Category: Social Media
8 European alternatives to Friendica — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
Decentralised social network with support for diverse protocols
Facts
- Headquarters
- DE (EU)
- Category
- Social Media
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- Yes
- Open-source
- Yes
- Data hosting
- EU
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Friendica
- LumApps↗
LumApps is a French intranet/employee-experience platform (SaaS). Since July 2024 it is majority-owned by Bridgepoint Group plc, a private-equity firm headquartered in London, UK (GB). LumApps' founders and Eurazeo Growth retain minority stakes. Data centres remain in the EU, but ultimate control rests outside the EU/EEA.
FR · commercial
Frequently asked questions
What is the best European alternative to Friendica?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Friendica include Akkoma, BookWyrm and Diaspora. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.
Are there open-source alternatives to Friendica?
Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Friendica include Akkoma, BookWyrm, Diaspora, GNU Social, GoToSocial, Hubzilla and Lemmy (EU-host). These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.
Is Friendica GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
Friendica is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. It is also open-source, so you can self-host it. That makes Friendica an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.