Top 7 Blockface Competitors & Alternatives in 2025

Competitors

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   #1

   Farcaster

   Best for power users

   Est. 2020   •  11-50 employees

   A permissionless decentralized social protocol and ecosystem that uses Ethereum/Optimism addresses for identity and supports multiple client apps (e.g., Warpcast).

   Starts at $0

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2. 

   #2

   Lens Protocol

   Best for power users

   Est. 2022   •  11-50 employees

   An on-chain social graph protocol (built on Polygon/zk/EVM stacks) that NFT-izes profiles, follows, posts and enables composable social apps and creator-first monetization.

   Starts at $0

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   #3

   DeSo

   Best for power users

   Est. 2021   •  11-50 employees

   A layer‑1 blockchain and ecosystem built specifically to power decentralized social applications, creator coins, and on‑chain social primitives.

   Starts at $0

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   #4

   Nostr

   Best for power users

   Est. 2020   •  1 employee

   An open, simple decentralized messaging/social protocol that uses public/private keys and relay servers to enable censorship‑resistant, portable identities and feeds.

   Starts at $0

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   #5

   Bluesky

   Best for consumers

   Est. 2019   •  51-200 employees

   A decentralized microblogging service built on the AT Protocol that offers algorithmic choice, user-managed moderation, and portable social identities.

   Starts at $0

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   #6

   Mirror

   Best for power users

   Est. 2020   •  11-50 employees

   A Web3-native publishing and creator platform that uses crypto wallets for identity, NFT-gated content, and creator monetization tools.

   Starts at $0

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   #7

   SocialBlock

   Best for SMBs

   Est. 2022   •  11-50 employees

   A Web3 ‘social layer’ product that provides tokenized chatrooms, on‑chain identity and SocialFi tooling for communities and websites.

   Starts at $0

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