Alternatives

Products that do what Discourse does

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

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Discourse▲43
New open source discussion platform from Jeff Atwood.
2014
2
Discourse 2.0▲291
Civilized discussion for your community, redesigned ✨
2018
3NA
NimForum – A lightweight alternative to Discourse▲186
2018 · github.com
4
Slack Chats▲362
A place to discover and join private Slack groups
2014
5
Let's Chat▲321
Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.
2015
6
Public▲205
Group chats. Great conversations. 💬
2016
7
OpenSource Email Template▲109
Responsive, Free, and Community Driven
2014
8
Talkshow▲299
Texting in public
2016
9OA
Openring, a free and decentralized network of blogs▲351
2019 · git.sr.ht
10
Speakerdex▲106
A place for speakers to share talks
2017
11
Path Talk▲295
Smart, Private Messaging
2014
12AD
Anonymous Discussion Platform For Any Topic (think Reddit meets Slack)▲72
2017 · hashtags.chat
13OF
Orange Forum – Web 1.0 style forum written in Go▲226
2017 · goodoldweb.com
14FD
Flarum – Delightfully simple open-source forum software▲163
2015 · flarum.org
15WM
WriteFreely – minimalist, federated blogging platform▲337
2018 · writefreely.org
16
Babble▲92
A more personalized social network
2016
17
Microcosm▲72
A modern forum platform
2014
18
Postmatic 2▲93
WordPress conversations reimagined.
2016
19
Penflip▲119
A social writing platform
2013
20
Cake▲96
Discover thoughtful conversations
2018
21
Banter▲71
simple way to way to chat about what matters to you.
2014
22
Bonfire▲101
The easiest way to stay up to date with people nearby.
2014
23
Refresh▲87
Discover common ground for better conversations
2013
24
Rocket.Chat▲152
Your own open source Slack-like chat
2015

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