Comparison of social networking software

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Social networking software provides the technological basis for community driven content sharing and social networking.

See also Comparison of software and protocols for distributed social networking, especially for open-source software. Comparison of microblogging and similar services may also be relevant.

Social networking software comparison

NameLast Access License Cost Source code Version Installation Codebase SSO support RSS RSS Reader/Aggregator Access control Wiki Forum Blog Media sharingCredits and paymentsp2p Video-confrencing Messaging Event Calendar Group RidesSocial Grouping Tagging Connectivity Poll Generation/TallyContact ManagementSupports the Semantic Web Supports DataPortability Customizable CommentName
BuddyPress 2020-01-08 GPL 2.0 FreeYes5.1.2Out of the box PHP, MySQL/PostgreSQL OpenID + OAuth + Facebook + Twitter built inYesYesUsers, groups (extensible via plugins)NoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes??Extensible via plugins with a flexible API; skinnable; available in many languagesBased on WordPress. BuddyPress
Drupal 2008-11-02 GPL 2.0 [1] FreeYes5Out of the box PHP, PDO OpenID, moduleYesYesYesNoModuleYesYesYesModulePlugin??YesYes??Extensible via plugins, widgets, tasks, events, REST; skinnable; available in many languagesCommunity and collaboration platform with many integrated core applications Drupal
Elgg 2014-01-01 GPL 2.0 [2] FreeYes3.3.11Out of the box PHP, MySQL / PostgreSQL / Oracle / Microsoft SQL Server Module [3] YesYesUsers levels, Groups, PagesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes Facebook, Google, Content Mirroring, RSS importer, External WidgetsYes???Extensible via plugins with a flexible API; skinnable; available in many languages? ELGG
Humhub 2021-01-28 AGPLv3 or under a proprietary licenseFree or 99€ / monthlyYes1.10.3Ou of the box PHP, MySQL, or MariaDB with InnoDB storage engine installedYesNoNoUsers, Spaces, GroupsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Discord,

Google,

Facebook,

Kopano,

OnlyOffice

YesYes??Provides API? Humhub
ImpressCMS 2012-04-22 GPL 2.0 FreeYes1.5.20Out of the box PHP, MySQL Facebook Connect PluginYesYesNoYesYesvia pluginsYesPluginYes?????Yes?Content management ImpressCMS
Jamroom 2017-02-07 MPL Free, $299 Premium, Hosted from $39Yes6.1.0Hosted Out of the box PHP, MySQL OpenID + LDAP + Yubikey + Active Directory built inYesYesYesModuleYesPluginYesYesModuleModuleModule@all by Module?YesYes?ModuleSmall Core, 150+ modules, responsive, SEO optimized, cloud scalable, friendly support and community Jamroom
Joomla! 2007-03-05 GPL 2.0 FreeYes3.9.5Out of the box/hosted PHP, MySQL LDAP + Active Directory built in??Users rolesModuleYesYesImages/Photos, Videos, Maps, etc.YesModuleModuleModuleModuleNoYes??Open source, Plugins, Themes, Events, WidgetsCustomizable Facebook-style newsfeed Joomla!
Kune 2012-04-22 AGPLv3 FreeYes9.7.2Out of the box (deb package) Java-based GWT, auto-generated AJAX LDAP, Facebook Connect, Google Account, GitHub, Microsoft Account, others?????????????????Federated, focused on real-time group collaboration and social networking, Apache Wave-based Kune
Minds 2018-02-20 AGPLv3 FreeYes1Out of the boxAngular2, Cassandra, NodeJS, PHP, Elasticsearch, React Native oAuth 2.0, Google Account, Facebook Connect, CustomYesYesGroup Levels, Memberships, Access Control, Privacy, PermissionsYesYesYesImages, Video, Docs, Music, ExtensionsMessenger, WebRTC Chat, Mailbox, iOS and Android Chats, MAC and WIN Chat AppsNoGroups, Events, WebinarsCategories, Tags, Inline HashtagsYesYesYesYesYesYesEnterprise ready and scalable for millions of users Minds
Movim ? AGPLv3 FreeYes0.29.1 [4]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg ? PHP NoNo?Group Levels, Memberships, Access Control, Privacy, PermissionsNoNoYesYesYes, and audio + video calls based webRTC NoYesYesYes, with all networks supporting XMPP ???Yes?Federated, based on XMPP Movim
pH7CMS 2023-01-02 GPL 3.0 [5] FreeYes17.9.0 [6] Out of the box PHP 5.6+, JS, MySQL, MariaDB oAuth 2.0, Google Account, Facebook Connect, CustomYesYesAccess Control Levels, User levels, Actions, Memberships, Privacy, Permissions, Groups, PagesNoYesYesImages, Video, Docs, Music, ExtensionsYesYesYesYesNoInteractive Polls, Visual GraphsYesYesYesYes99% OOP code, MVC pattern, module- and template-based approach pH7CMS
Telligent Community 2009-06-23 Proprietary Per LicenseYes1.3.2Out of the box PHP, MySQL Facebook Connect Yes?Users, GroupsNoComponentComponent?PluginPluginPluginYes?YesModule??Module, Plugins, ImpressCMS Persitable Framework (IPF)? Telligent Community
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware 2015-01-06LGPL 2.1 [7] FreeFreely available via stable releases and development SVN1.6.4Out of the box PHP, MySQL OpenID + LDAP + Active Directory built inBlog, Files, Groups, Users, TagsYesUser levels, GroupsYesPluginYesImage, video, audio, documents, any filetype, automatic podcast support (Kaltura Elgg Plugin) [8] YesPluginYesYesWebservicesPluginYes??Yes, based on WordPress theme and plugin architecture? Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware
XOOPS 2010-06-06 GPL 2.0 FreeYes0.2.0 (beta/production)Out of the box PHP, MySQL Facebook Connect ??Users (with roles), Groups?????????????Open source; extensible via gadgets (wave extensions) & via modules; skinnable; available in many languagesModular approach [9] XOOPS
NameLast Access License Cost Source code Version Installation Codebase SSO support RSS RSS Reader/Aggregator Access control Wiki Forum Blog Media sharing Messaging Event Calendar Social Grouping Tagging Connectivity Poll Generation/TallyContact ManagementSupports the Semantic Web Supports DataPortability Customizable CommentName

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  2. ↑ "Elgg License". Elgg Open Source Social Networking Engine. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
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  4. ↑ "Release 0.29.1". 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  5. ↑ pH7CMS General Public License 3
  6. ↑ pH7CMS v17.9 Release
  7. ↑ "Tiki Wiki License (GNU Lesser General Public License v. 2.1)". Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  8. ↑ "Kaltura Collaborative Video Plugin". The Elgg Community. Archived from the original on 8 September 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  9. ↑ "Why XOOPS?". XOOPS Web Application System. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
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