Communication - Social Networks and Forums#
Social Networking and Forum software.
Software#
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Akkoma#
Federated microblogging server with Mastodon, GNU social, and ActivityPub compatibility.
Answer#
Knowledge-based community software. You can use it to quickly build your Q&A community for product technical support, customer support, user communication, and more.
★14975 2025-09-02 Docker Go Apache-2.0
Artalk#
Comment system built in Golang, providing a lightweight and highly customizable solution for adding comments to your website.
AsmBB#
Fast, SQLite-powered forum engine written in ASM.
BuddyPress#
Powerful plugin that takes your WordPress.org powered site beyond the blog with social-network features like user profiles, activity streams, user groups, and more.
Chirpy#
Privacy-friendly and customizable Disqus (comment system) alternate.
Coral#
A better commenting experience from Vox Media.
★1959 2025-09-25 Docker Nodejs Apache-2.0
diaspora*#
Distributed social networking server.
Discourse#
Advanced forum / community solution based on Ruby and JS.
Elgg#
Powerful open source social networking engine.
Enigma 1/2 BBS#
Enigma 1/2 is a modern, multi-platform BBS engine with unlimited “callers” and legacy DOS door game support.
★601 2025-09-25 Shell Docker Nodejs BSD-2-Clause
Flarum#
Delightfully simple forums. Flarum is the next-generation forum software that makes online discussion fun again.
Friendica#
Social Communication Server.
GoToSocial#
ActivityPub federated social network server implementing the Mastodon client API.
Hatsu#
Bridge that interacts with Fediverse on behalf of your static site.
Hubzilla#
Decentralized identity, privacy, publishing, sharing, cloud storage, and communications/social platform.
HumHub#
Flexible kit for private social networks.
Isso#
Lightweight commenting server written in Python and Javascript. It aims to be a drop-in replacement for Disqus.
Lemmy#
Link aggregator for the fediverse (alternative to Reddit).
Loomio#
Collaborative decision-making tool that makes it easy for anyone to participate in decisions which affect them.
Mastodon#
Federated microblogging server.
Misago#
Fully featured modern forum application that is fast, scalable and responsive.
Misskey#
Decentralized app-like microblogging server/SNS for the Fediverse, using the ActivityPub protocol like GNU social and Mastodon.
Movim#
Modern, federated social network based on XMPP, with a fully featured group-chat, subscriptions and microblogging.
MyBB#
Free, extensible forum software package.
NodeBB#
Forum software built for the modern web.
OSSN#
Social networking software that allows you to make a social networking website and helps your members build social relationships, with people who share similar professional or personal interests.
phpBB#
Flat-forum bulletin board software solution that can be used to stay in touch with a group of people or can power your entire website.
PixelFed#
Ethical photo sharing platform, powered by ActivityPub federation (alternative to Instagram).
Pleroma#
Federated microblogging server, Mastodon, GNU social, & ActivityPub compatible.
qpixel#
Q&A-based community knowledge-sharing software.
Redlib#
An alternative private front-end to Reddit, with its origins in Libreddit.
remark42#
Lightweight and simple comment engine, which doesn’t spy on users. It can be embedded into blogs, articles or any other place where readers add comments.
Scoold#
Stack Overflow in a JAR. An enterprise-ready Q&A platform with full-text search, SAML, LDAP integration and social login support.
★898 2025-09-24 Java Docker K8S Apache-2.0
Simple Machines Forum#
Free, professional grade software package that allows you to set up your own online community within minutes.
★674 2025-10-01 PHP BSD-3-Clause
Talkyard#
Create a community, where your users can suggest ideas and get questions answered. And have friendly open-ended discussions and chat (Slack/StackOverflow/Discourse/Reddit/Disqus hybrid).
yarn.social#
Self-Hosted, Twitter™-like Decentralised micro-logging platform. No ads, no tracking, your content, your data.
Zusam#
Free and open-source way to self-host private forums for groups of friends or family.
Socialhome#
Federated and decentralized profile builder and social network engine.
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★372 2025-09-20 Docker Python AGPL-3.0
Communication - Social Networks and Forums