Finding UK alternatives for digital products, platforms and services.
We need a UK based digital service infrastructure. Services that support rapid innovation, as well as growing and scaling businesses. Our hope is that, by mapping what exists and highlighting the gaps, we can begin to create an ecosystem that delivers what we need, here in the UK.
Run by @toychicken, it's a small act of #resistance
@mattburgess waving in UK
It's okay... I'm back
1/10 🚨 The 🇬🇧UK regulator’s final report is out and it’s clear: Apple’s browser engine ban harms competition.
Forcing all iOS browsers to use WebKit hurts developers, users, and the web itself.
Change is coming. 🧵
@muzzug we've just left Odoo. I have nothing good to say about it, other than yes, it's technically open source, and it's based in the EU.
That said, we've chosen to roll our own, because there are so few players outside the US.
@szewek @toychicken @timnitGebru I get you, but the problem is that as Brexit continues, UK legislation drifts further from the EU, so it's useful to know about services that are based here. It's certainly not intended to be nationalistic. Which is why I'm keen to celebrate all the alternative list sites 😁
https://alternatives-in.uk/blog/20250311-other-alternatives/
Welcome to @CollaboraOffice - just added today
Busy day again! We have a new classification - 'seo-tools'
Hey there - new #alternatives post just dropped...
https://alternatives-in.uk/blog/20250311-other-alternatives/
Woo-hoo - added @sendamatic Thanks for submitting your details!
#UKbased #email & #transactionalEmail providers
If anyone else wants to add their organisation, there's a guide here - https://alternatives-in.uk/about/
Another addition for a Sunday evening, the lovely @beasts !
https://alternatives-in.uk/directory/mythic_beasts/
#UKbased #alternative for dns, vps, email, wordpress and much more.
@carmine For those looking for a UK option, check out @ukdnsprivacyproject
And you can find (and help) #ukbased options here
Cc @alt_in_uk
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Done! Let me know if you want me to add any details
@midgephoto @beasts in the end, there weren't that many UK Mastodon services, so I just listed the ones I could find. 😁
This is a fantastic idea - #bankrupttrump
Type in your current American (or Russian) brand and you will have returned a series of European or ROW equivalents for you to consider buying in place of fascist derived AmericaRussian products or services.
You have options - use them to #bankrupttrump.
@daj oh great thank you - another one for my to-do list 😃
Keep 'em coming folx!
Also, I'm beginning to pick through some of the cloud service providers.
It's sometimes a bit challenging to be sure that cloud stuff is 100% #UKbased - but I'm confident that @brightbox are!
Phew - today has been mostly about Federated services - particularly #Mastodon. It's nice to find some #UKbased instances
Federation presents a directory of UK-based services with a slight conundrum...
https://alternatives-in.uk/blog/20250304/
There's more to come, but I'd like to give a shout out to @beasts - who seem to be hosting a good number of them! (You're on my to-do list)