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   Discourse▲287

   A platform for community discussion. Free, open and simple.

   2015

2. 2
   Indie Hackers Community▲1,097

   Work together to build profitable businesses & side projects

   2018 · indiehackers.com

3. 3
   Circle▲756

   The modern community platform for creators

   2020 · circle.so

4. 4
   Slackin▲293

   Create your own public Slack chat community

   2015

5. 5
   Socially▲212

   The community builder platform for creators

   2024

6. 6
   Talkchain▲99

   Add a chat community to any app + make money

   2015

7. 7
   Slack Chats▲362

   A place to discover and join private Slack groups

   2014

8. 8
   Buzz▲161

   Your people, your agents, your project — all in one place

   Jul 2026 · buzz.xyz

9. 9
   Backspace▲298

   The easiest way to build and monetize your online community

   2022

10. 10
    Public▲205

    Group chats. Great conversations. 💬

    2016

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    Rocket.Chat▲152

    Your own open source Slack-like chat

    2015

12. 12
    CommunityScout▲223

    Get the right community platform based on your needs

    2022

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    redditmade▲164

    Crowdfunding projects backed by Reddit community

    2014

14. 14
    Open Cult▲95

    A place for people with common interests to meet IRL.

    2018

15. 15
    Designer Chat▲148

    The Designer News community in a private Slack chat.

    2014

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    Sociables: The community platform for content creators and niches▲7

    Hey HN. We've been working on a community platform/Reddit alternative with a focus on building a place for people to create communities instead of just buckets of posts. We want communities to feel like a place where you want to hang out instead of just scroll. At a high level, our platform is like a Reddit/Discord/Patreon hybrid. We took all of the best features from each of those platforms and combined them under one umbrella. Here's a list of the core features of each community: 1. Customizable discussion boards: Community owners can set up threaded discussion boards for…

    2023 · sociables.substack.com

17. 17AD
    Anonymous Discussion Platform For Any Topic (think Reddit meets Slack)▲72

    2017 · hashtags.chat

18. 18
    Community Building on the Web▲86

    Secret strategies for successful online communities

    2015

19. 19
    Dorm Room Tycoon - How to Build a Community▲93

    Matt Mullenweg on the ecosystem around WordPress

    2016

20. 20
    MyTalk▲142

    Build a community around your product

    2018

21. 21
    Spiral▲73

    Your expandable community -- Join the conversation

    2014

22. 22SA
    Sociables, A Reddit alternative that lets community owners monetize▲13

    Hey HN, A buddy and I have been working on a side project in the online community space in our free time over the past few years. Our platform is a sort of Discord/Reddit/Patreon hybrid. Decided to do a soft launch today in light of all the recent Reddit news. Community features: 1. Customizable discussion boards. Community owners can setup threaded discussion boards for different topics related to their niche. Say a user creates a community for a niche like "Cars", under that community they could create different discussion boards for sub categories like "Car-mods", "Car-photos",…

    2023 · sociables.com

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    Gitter▲131

    free public chat rooms for open source projects on GitHub

    2014

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    Slack▲93

    Platform for team communication

    2015

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