A curated list of non-U.S.-based alternatives to popular services, focusing on privacy and global accessibility.
canadian-alternatives
A collection of Canadian alternatives to common Internet services in the spirit of the various Awesome lists.
Five Interesting Indie Platforms You Might Not Have Heard Of
After deleting my corporate social media accounts, I've discovered five interesting indie platforms and online communities you might not have heard of: Special Fish, Ctrl + Shift + 3, web1.0 Hosting, Pillowfort, and Blue Dwarf. A look at what makes each unique, from brutalist design to old-device accessibility, and a call to support the independent web financially.
at://alternatives | AT protocol alternatives for popular products
Discover AT Protocol alternatives for popular products and services. Browse decentralized apps that give you control over your data, identity, and social connections.
lukeslp/awesome-accessibility
Curated list of accessibility resources, tools, and best practices for creating inclusive digital experiences
AlternativeTo - Crowdsourced software recommendations
AlternativeTo lets you find apps and software for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android, Android Tablets, Web Apps, Online, Windows Tablets and more by recommending alternatives to apps you already know.
AlternativeProto - Decentralized Web Catalog
Discover decentralized alternatives to popular websites and webapps built on the AT Protocol
Self-Hosting Guide to Alternatives: Notion
Self-hosted alternatives for the popular collaboration platform
European Alternatives
We help you find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.
Social Platform Directory
We are mapping all the social platforms in Europe. This directory is growing every day based on input from people all around Europe. It is a collective piece of work. The platforms mapped are here because someone told us about their existence or directed us to a list, where they were mentioned. All are mapped as precisely as possible based on publicly available information. Is there a platform we should know about, or some information that should be adjusted? Let us know.
Open Access - Arcadia
We want knowledge to be free for anyone, anywhere to access and use.
Toward Wayfinding Infrastructure for the Living Web · Atlas Research Group
Our world is getting crazier by the day. Our old maps and compasses weren’t made for this complexity. While new tools may open up amazing possibilities, they also make it easier to lose ourselves – especially when they don’t belong to us, and make us vulnerable to other people’s hidden choices and unsavory intentions about what is worth attending to.
A threat model for accessibility on the web - Alice
A explanation of the primary threat to accessibility on the web, and a call to action for the web standards community
15 Open-Source Tools for Digital Sovereignty (2026) | Comparisons & Alternatives | Vucense
Own your digital stack. The 15 best open-source tools for privacy, security, and full control over your data — reviewed and ranked for 2026.
Chad Kohalyk (@chadkoh@indieweb.social)
Web publishing is facing its next challenge: a new iteration of centralizing platforms. BUT there is also a new wave of open protocols and standards that can help us gain our independence. Next month in NYC we are gathering a group of frontier technologists and popular web publishers to discuss how we can sail into this next platform shift as captains. #ProtocolsForPublishers https://pfp.unternet.co
Usability/UX/Accessability Research? · Issue #819 · w3c-fedid/FedCM
I'm curious if this work has any usability, UX, or accessibility research that supports the designs here? Are there non-goals, or handling of failure case scenarios that have been envisioned an...