Social websites with nested comments v7
Posted by 1billionthuser@reddit | RedditAlternatives | View on Reddit | 39 comments
Sites are ordered by global Similarweb rank as of 2024-02-07
Criteria for inclusion:
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General topic.
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Has nested comments (at least 10 levels of nesting)
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Content primarily in English.
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Content accessible to logged-out users.
Order | Site | Similarweb Rank | Release Year | Federated | Source Code |
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1 | reddit.com | 17 | 2005 | No | proprietary |
2 | disqus.com/channels | 2,238 | 2023 | No | proprietary |
3 | scored.co | 33,555 | 2019 | No | proprietary |
4 | lemmy.world | 55,432 | 2023 | ActivityPub | https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy |
5 | hive.blog | 66,439 | 2020 | No | https://gitlab.syncad.com/hive |
6 | peakd.com | 67,716 | 2020 | No | proprietary |
7 | rdrama․net | 106,123 | 2021 | No | https://fsdfsd.net/rDrama/rDrama |
8 | kbin.social | 116,613 | 2023 | ActivityPub | https://codeberg.org/Kbin/kbin-core |
9 | saidit.net | 237,411 | 2018 | No | https://github.com/libertysoft3/saidit |
10 | tildes.net | 355,656 | 2018 | No | https://gitlab.com/tildes/tildes |
11 | poal.co | 370,363 | 2018 | No | proprietary |
12 | voat.xyz | 468,961 | 2021 | No | proprietary |
13 | raddle.me | 750,789 | 2017 | No | https://gitlab.com/postmill/Postmill |
14 | trustcafe.io | 1,113,642 | 2023 | No | proprietary |
15 | coracle.social | 1,300,680 | 2022 | Nostr | https://github.com/coracle-social/coracle |
16 | hubski.com | 1,729,443 | 2011 | No | proprietary |
17 | squabblr.co | 1,873,619 | 2022 | No | proprietary |
18 | piefed.social | 2,651,664 | 2024 | ActivityPub | https://codeberg.org/rimu/pyfedi |
19 | ramble.pw | 2,755,666 | 2020 | No | https://gitlab.com/postmill/Postmill |
20 | discuit.net | 2,774,870 | 2023 | No | https://github.com/discuitnet/discuit |
21 | satellite.earth | 5,074,453 | 2020 | Nostr | https://github.com/lovvtide/satellite-web |
22 | tipestry.com | 5,365,584 | 2017 | No | proprietary |
23 | arete.network | 5,826,408 | 2022 | No | proprietary |
24 | fedia.io | 6,464,455 | 2023 | ActivityPub | https://github.com/MbinOrg/mbin |
25 | pcmemes.net | 6,529,803 | 2021 | No | https://pcmemes.net/site/source |
26 | non.io | 7,756,857 | 2023 | No | https://github.com/jjcm/nonio |
27 | spyke.social | 9,035,768 | 2023 | No | proprietary |
28 | phuks.co | 9,961,593 | 2016 | No | https://github.com/Phuks-co/throat |
29 | speakbits.com | 10,709,449 | 2023 | No | proprietary |
30 | headcycle.com | 11,512,818 | 2016 | No | proprietary |
31 | commentcastles.org | 12,313,956 | 2023 | No | https://github.com/ferg1e/comment-castles |
32 | zsync.xyz | 13,122,595 | 2022 | No | proprietary |
33 | reclown.com | 14,474,499 | 2023 | No | proprietary |
34 | smashr.com | 14,973,937 | 2023 | No | proprietary |
35 | livefilter.com | 16,494,556 | 2020 | No | proprietary |
36 | sociables.com | 18,804,709 | 2023 | No | proprietary |
37 | limereader.com | 19,546,949 | 2023 | No | proprietary |
38 | comsta.net | 20,294,813 | 2023 | No | proprietary |
39 | narwhal.city | 20,295,112 | 2021 | ActivityPub | https://github.com/lotide-org/lotide |
40 | mainchan.com | 21,044,325 | 2022 | No | proprietary |
41 | artram.app | -- | 2023 | No | proprietary |
42 | flingup.com | -- | 2023 | No | proprietary |
43 | clubsall.com | -- | 2023 | No | proprietary |
44 | shpong.com | -- | 2023 | No | https://github.com/commune-os/commune-server |
45 | yunanimous.com | -- | 2023 | No | https://gitlab.com/postmill/Postmill |
46 | klique.io | -- | 2023 | No | proprietary |
47 | seedit.netlify.app | -- | 2023 | No | https://github.com/plebbit/seedit |
48 | matrix.gvid.tv | -- | 2021 | No | proprietary |
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v1 here: https://reddit.com/r/RedditAlternatives/comments/15ll1gq/social_websites_with_nested_comments
v2 here: https://reddit.com/r/RedditAlternatives/comments/16cn4vc/social_websites_with_nested_comments_v2
v3 here: https://reddit.com/r/RedditAlternatives/comments/174sybt/social_websites_with_nested_comments_v3
v4 here: https://reddit.com/r/RedditAlternatives/comments/17s6bms/social_websites_with_nested_comments_v4
v5 here: https://reddit.com/r/RedditAlternatives/comments/18ies82/social_websites_with_nested_comments_v5
v6 here: https://reddit.com/r/RedditAlternatives/comments/193oczs/social_websites_with_nested_comments_v6/
PuddingFeeling907@reddit
Down with Reddit and Spez
colandria@reddit
New website stacker.today still growing in terms of features
Kgvdj860m@reddit
I added nested comments (reply trees) to bluedwarf.top yesterday, but each user must enable it in his settings, because users on cellphones may not want it. I added this feature specifically because I don't think it should be used as a criterion for separating good social media sites from bad ones, and I wanted to demonstrate how easy it really is to add. The technical features of a site are insignificant compared to the quality of its users.
xxVampyVixen@reddit
Hey thanks for sharing, interesting..
threelonmusketeers@reddit
I'm curious as to your decision to list all ActivityPub platforms separately, but not listing any Lemmy instances other than lemmyworld. Funneling all reddit users directly into the largest Lemmy instance is somewhat antithetical to the advantages of a federated model.
Would you consider adding other Lemmy instances (like lemm.ee and lemmy.zip) to the list, or perhaps linking to join-lemmy.org rather than to the largest instance?
BlazeAlt@reddit
That would be nice indeed
FanClubs_org@reddit
As someone building a community that doesn't use nested comments, can some of you share what it is that makes nested comments your preferred way to read threads? I'm also interested to learn if anyone here prefers chronological replies as well.
Thanks for keeping these lists up to date.
rokejulianlockhart@reddit
I implore you to read what precedes https://meta.discourse.org/t/threaded-discussion-is-ultimately-too-complex-to-survive-on-the-public-internet/63172/72?u=rokejulianlockhart in its thread.
PM_Me_Good_LitRPG@reddit
Modern flavours of nested comments still have some problems with all of these, but it's still better than nothing.
Chronological replies are very useful if they're implemented alongside a nested system. If used right, they can negate the unfair advantage of earlier commentors, and use the userbase as a layer of filtration / curation.
FanClubs_org@reddit
Thank you so much for sharing this feedback. There are definitely pros and cons to both systems, so it might take some experimentation to get it right.
I have an update on the roadmap that will add a toggle to show the most helpful content, filtering out irrelevant content. That's still at least a few months away, along with some other big UX updates.
Once that rolls out, I'm looking forward to hearing more feedback. Thank you!
Toothless_NEO@reddit
It allows people to reply to individual comments and have their replies easily linked to that comment, as opposed to replying to the entire thread then you have groups of comments that are replies to an original comment, as opposed to a long string of replies that span multiple pages, some of which to the original post but many to other comments. It makes them more organized.
awdrifter@reddit
I understand the list creator doesn't want to include this, but Gab is still the best alternative, it meets all his requirements except for having more than 2 levels of nested comments.
theurbanshadow@reddit
depvana.com is pretty good too.
Suitable_Chicken_748@reddit
Yeah
Acrobatic-Monitor516@reddit
This ?
https://apps.gab.com/
awdrifter@reddit
Yes. Or just use the website gab.com.
ToughEyes@reddit
I just found saidit. I wish I came across that a long time ago. Way less anal on the censorship than reddit.
theurbanshadow@reddit
try:
www.depvana.com
Create your own digital topic room or visits someone else's. You can discuss anything you want with absolutely no censorship.
ToughEyes@reddit
Thanks for the link. I'll check it out.
theurbanshadow@reddit
Great, let me know what you think
ToughEyes@reddit
It doesn't have many things and the search function is broken.
idk why people just don't make threaded forums like reddit. That's literally the only good thing left about reddit, and few others follow it.
(I'm talking about old.reddit, not their "redesign" trash)
theurbanshadow@reddit
Nice to hear your thoughts on it.
It is a new site so there is not much stuff yet. However, reddit was relatively empty in the beginning too. Feel free to post some stuff there to help fill it up. Any alternative site needs people like yourself to take the first steps.
I have not had any problems with the search function. Could you elaborate on the issue?
I agree with you on reddit. The old version was superior to the current reddit.
ToughEyes@reddit
I'm not against the concept, but dislike unorganized and non-text based stuff I can't easily sort through and find things.
The search function returned "0 results" no matter what string. Even words as simple as cat or dog.
I miss newsgroups. I'm disappointed they're not still the thing.
theurbanshadow@reddit
enshittification? nice one. had to google it. You gave me a great book recommendation. Looking forward to the read.
Wrt. to cats. I checked it out and there is no topic with cat in the name. Don't think the search function is broken, there is just not any cat content. I know searching and filtering through content is something they are improving soon.
I will say though, do the world a small favor. Go there and make a new topic about something you care about and make a single post. That is all. This would be a small effort but a great contribution to seed alternatives and break total reddit monopoli. Cheers,
theurbanshadow@reddit
Hopefully you will give it a chance and join me as first movers. I just can't take reddits, just to name a few problems, weird point system and awful moderation rules anymore.
A better alternative needs to succeed.
Upper_Wrap_9343@reddit
They don't have an app?
ToughEyes@reddit
I wouldn't know. I don't use crappy apps for things that should work fine in a browser. Just change your useragent to desktop on any site that does that to remove their artificial slow-downs.
Mobely@reddit
Which ones let you discuss things that might be illegal in your country? Like drugs.
theurbanshadow@reddit
www.depvana.com
Create your own digital topic room or visits someone else's. You can discuss anything you want with absolutely no censorship.
theurbanshadow@reddit
Add this to the list. Different but similar and much better than reddit.
www.depvana.com
djfrodo@reddit
Similarweb ranking are...let's just say bizarre.
Take total visits in January
Speakbits - 224 Headcycle - 11.3k
How are they computing global rank off of these numbers?
speakbits@reddit
I was wondering that myself. Are the other numbers they show taken into account?
SpeakBits - 2.44 pages per visit with an average 1 minute visit time Head cycle - 0.14 posts per visit with an average 0.25 minute visit time.
Multiplying them all together would yield 546.56 vs 385, which I guess makes some kind of sense.
djfrodo@reddit
Do you mean pages per visit?
Also, how can you have 0.14 pages per visit?
speakbits@reddit
Yes, absolutely meant pages. Fixed that!
Looking around on their support pages: "Similarweb calculates pages per visit by dividing the total number of pageviews during a specified time period by the total visits to the website during that time period."
To get 0.14 pages per visit, it would mean you had 1,666 pageviews for 11,900 visitors. This suggests that some of those 11,900 visitors never viewed a page and weren't engaged visitors. This would be corroborated with the average visit duration being lower.
I'm still as confused as you are though. It seems like their algorithm weights these in a way that made your higher number of pageviews rank lower.
djfrodo@reddit
Thanks for looking into it and doing the math.
It's still weird.
Let's say you have one site that gets a thousand views but only the main page by 1000 users and you have a second site that gets 100 views (each) of 4 different pages by 10 people.
It would seem, but SimilarWeb's algo that the second site would raking higher than the first, just like what happened with Speakbits and Headcycle.
I guess it sort of makes sense...I guess.
RedditAdminCeo@reddit
I think you should remove arete.network as it contains pretty racist communities.
bitten_apple1111111@reddit
these count as alternatives? https://main.community/feed
https://9gag.com/
EdenFlorence@reddit
Thank you\~
1billionthuser@reddit (OP)
np <3