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# Open Source Social Network

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> It allows you to make a social networking website and helps your members build social relationships\!
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.0/5** by 4 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Who Uses Open Source Social Network?

B2B, B2C, C2C 
Open Source Social Network (OSSN) is a social networking software that allows you to make a social networking website for many use cases.

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.0/5** | 4 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support Software | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Softlab24
- **Founded**: 2014

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: US$0.00
- **Pricing model**: Other (Free version available)
- **Pricing Details**: (OSSN) Open Source Social Network 4.0 - Premium available @ Softlab24.com
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise)
- **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Dutch, English, Estonian, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish
- **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 209 more

## Features

- Event Management Software
- Media Library
- Real-Time Chat
- Social Media Integration
- Social Promotion

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Chat

## Category

- [Social Networking Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/10043/social-networking/software)

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## Reviews

### "Easy to setup using CPanel" — 3.0/5

> **Steve** | *May 29, 2018* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Easy to setup and get started. The ability to theme it like facebook. Ability to modify source files.
> 
> **Cons**: Disliked the support, and had a hard time finding themes that worked. Did not seem to have much luck running plugins or modules.
> 
> Depends on the situation

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### "Very nice software" — 4.0/5

> **Time** | *July 21, 2016* | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> It is very good social network cms to start your own website.  A nice cms to make your own social network with lots of features and options with active developers growing all the time.

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### "Excellent" — 5.0/5

> **Malik** | *February 20, 2017* | Computer & Network Security | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: I like it this is awesome software because its also provide free version any one can use free of clst
> 
> **Cons**: I like premium version and its amazing components
> 
> Very awesome  script for user who want to launch social website like facebook with very low cost and give money by google ads easily

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### "Muller" — 4.0/5

> **John** | *January 29, 2016*
> 
> Very good software for social networking

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