While other platforms, including Meta's Threads, had been seen as the "heir apparent" to the popular microblog, Bluesky could have a serious advantage.

While on the surface, Bluesky and X (Twitter) may seem incredibly similar, some key aspects differentiate the two. Bluesky is still growing and developing as a platform, so it can't quite match up to X in a lot of ways. Nevertheless, it continues to define itself as an alternative to X, just with a different vision.