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VERDICT

Should I use Bluesky Social?

Social media as it should be. Find your community among millions of users, unleash your creativity, and have some fun again. - bsky.app

Worth it. Worth using if you want a calmer Twitter alternative or your community is moving there — it's free, so trying it costs nothing. Skip it if you need maximum reach, visual-first content, or business-grade support.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 20+ public sources: app reviews, Reddit threads, security reviews, and news coverage. Quote snippets were partially truncated in sources.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support data in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • People leaving X/Twitter
  • Text-first communities and custom feeds
  • Universities, journalists, researchers
  • Privacy-conscious users wanting account portability

Not for

  • Brands needing maximum reach — audience is smaller than X or Threads
  • Visual-first creators — it's largely text-forward
  • Anyone expecting enterprise support or SLAs — it's consumer social media
  • Teams shopping for internal communication tools — this is public posting, not Slack

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Monetization is unresolved; expect eventual paid features as $100M funding gets deployed

medium

Photo-ID age verification applies where state laws require it; some users quit over this

medium

Third-party scrapers harvest public posts; assume anything you post is public data

low

Viral growth spikes have caused outages before; expect growing pains

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free decentralized social network
  • Decentralized — anyone can run their own server
  • Users report less trolling than X
  • Custom feeds and built-in moderation tooling
  • Universities and educators are building communities there

Cons

  • Smaller audience than X or Threads limits reach
  • Age-verification laws force ID checks in some states; exited Mississippi
  • Business model unproven; reliant on venture funding
  • Community fit and discovery get mixed user feedback
  • Past signup surges caused outages

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/21/2026 - 10 sources - No breaches found in reviewed sources; one CVE affects Ozone moderation tooling; age-verification compliance ongoing in some US states.

official x1review x2security x3news x4
  • Docker image vulnerability CVE-2025-55182 in Ozone, GitHub issue in the bluesky-social/ozone repository flags a vulnerable Docker image; affects moderation tooling, not confirmed in the consumer app.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free, no ads in evidence
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Twitter-like layout, simple interface
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Custom feeds and federation, leaner than X
  • Support quality. No support data in sources
  • Security posture: 4/5. No breaches found; one moderation-tool CVE
  • $0 Starting price Free to use
  • Yes Free tier Core features included
  • $100M Funding Series B, 2026
  • ~44M Users Reported platform-wide

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Unlimited posting and custom feeds
  • Decentralized hosting via bsky.social
  • No paid tiers in current experience

Security

No breaches found in reviewed sources; one CVE affects Ozone moderation tooling; age-verification compliance ongoing in some US states.

  • Docker image vulnerability CVE-2025-55182 in OzoneGitHub issue in the bluesky-social/ozone repository flags a vulnerable Docker image; affects moderation tooling, not confirmed in the consumer app.⁹

What users say

Users like the familiar Twitter feel and calmer, less troll-heavy culture, with mixed takes on community fit and discovery.

“I left twitter years ago”
Reddit, r/AskWomenOver30

Alternatives

Compare Bluesky Social with each alternative.

  • Mastodon

    Open-source decentralized alternative; mature federation, less mainstream appeal.

  • Threads

    Meta's X alternative; bigger reach via Instagram, no federation.

    Bluesky Social vs Threads

  • X (Twitter)

    Maximum reach and news cycle; more ads and trolling.

Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources: app reviews, Reddit threads, security reviews, and news coverage. Quote snippets were partially truncated in sources.

Free, decentralized Twitter alternative: great for leaving X, wrong for reach-hungry brands or visual-first creators.

Methodology

Based on 20+ public sources: app reviews, Reddit threads, security reviews, and news coverage. Quote snippets were partially truncated in sources.

Sources

  1. I switched from X to Bluesky: What I love and hatepcworld.com
    review
  2. How would you review Bluesky so far?reddit.com
    review
  3. Bluesky opens up federation, letting anyone run their own servertechcrunch.com
    news
  4. Bluesky will comply with age-verification laws in SD and WYtechcrunch.com
    news
  5. Bluesky quietly raised $100Mtechfundingnews.com
    news
  6. Bluesky: The Decentralized Platform at 44M Userseverything-pr.com
    news
  7. Bluesky Security Features. Is Bluesky Safe?hide.me
    security
  8. Is Bluesky Safe? Security Review 2025theoptoutproject.com
    security
  9. Docker image vulnerable to CVE-2025-55182 (Ozone)github.com
    security
  10. Bluesky Company FAQbsky.social
    official

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