Lemmy
Open-source · self-hostable · replaces 1 SaaS tool on os-alt
LemmyNet/lemmy · alive · ★ 14.4k · last commit today · 131 open issues
License: AGPL-3.0
Good fit for Communities that want a Reddit-shaped federated home and value the upvote/downvote ranking model.
Weak at Mobile clients are improving but inconsistent; smaller global reach than Reddit's network effect.
In a terminal? npx -y github:SolvoHQ/os-alt-cli reddit prints
the Reddit comparison table including Lemmy.
how the CLI works →
Replaces these SaaS
- Reddit · Threaded community / forum
Pull the official compose from join-lemmy.org. Lemmy is the closest one-for-one Reddit clone — `/c/<community>` replaces `/r/<subreddit>`, you get upvotes, ranking, and a federated cross-instance feed via ActivityPub. There's no clean way to import Reddit subreddits' content (Reddit's API closures in 2023 broke most archivers), so treat Lemmy instances as fresh communities seeded with your own content + crossposts.
README badges for the SaaS this replaces
Maintainers and forks: drop a badge in your README to link readers from the SaaS-comparison page back to your repo.
FAQ
Is Lemmy actively maintained?
Yes — last commit today. The repository is alive (commit activity within the past 90 days).
What does Lemmy cost to self-host?
Lemmy is free and open source under AGPL-3.0. Typical self-host VPS cost: $5-10/mo VPS for a small instance; storage scales with image uploads.
Which SaaS does Lemmy replace?
Lemmy is listed as an open-source self-host alternative to: Reddit.