Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Discourse 2.0
Civilized discussion for your community, redesigned ✨
Discourse 2.0 is an open source discussion platform that enables communities to host civilized conversations online. This major update includes a redesigned admin dashboard, improved advanced search capabilities… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Discourse 2.0 launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Discourse▲287A platform for community discussion. Free, open and simple.
2015 · discourse.org · its alternatives →
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We just launched our open beta of Discourse and would love feedback. We’re a group of professionals from across technology & journalism who all have a shared experience working with sensitive topics and misinformation online. We built Discourse as a way to fill a gap we continued to see in our day jobs: a trustworthy and simple way to understand challenging topics. Discourse is unique in that it (a) combines multiple viewpoints into one place and (b) allows for Wiki-style crowd suggestions. While other sources try to be 'fair and balanced' off the bat, our belief is that it takes time,…
2023 · indiscourse.com · its alternatives →
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Chat is here! Enable conversations in your community to flow between faster-paced chat and slower-paced discussions.
2022 · blog.discourse.org · its alternatives →
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TheySaid 2.0▲917Conversational AI surveys, interviews, user tests, polls
2025 · theysaid.io · its alternatives →
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Discourse▲43New open source discussion platform from Jeff Atwood.
2014 · discourse.org · its alternatives →
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Comradery▲291Threaded discussions and real-time chat for your community!
2020 · comradery.com · its alternatives →
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Turn any static web page into a dynamic exchange
2018 · its alternatives →
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Turning web forms into conversations. By SPACE10
2016 · space10-community.github.io · its alternatives →
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2021 · pairagraph.com · its alternatives →
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2011 · freeversation.com · its alternatives →
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2013 · wit.ai · its alternatives →
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I built Discuo, a unique discussion platform that combines: - Infinite thread branching: conversations evolve naturally in multiple directions - 24h post lifespan: all content auto-deletes after 24 hours - No account needed: just start posting or commenting instantly - Complete anonymity: no tracking, no personal data collection - Minimalist design: distraction-free, focused on pure discussion Originally created for developers to share progress and discuss code, it evolved into a platform covering various topics while maintaining its minimalist essence.
2025 · discuo.com · its alternatives →
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I previously did a Show HN late Dec 2020: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25470672 That was a great experience and in the past year I continued to develop the site to bring it to a level of stability and maturity that I felt necessary for it to have a chance to succeed. Sqwok is all about answering the question: Can we have better open conversations on the internet? I wasn’t satisfied with the existing means of discussing topics such as culture, history, politics, and technology through threaded comments, and was simultaneously impressed with Slack bringing the IRC…
2022 · sqwok.im · its alternatives →
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2014 · microco.sm · its alternatives →
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2014 · saysaw.org · its alternatives →
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Open Source Conversational platform to store, structure and utilize conversational data.
2021 · airy.co · its alternatives →
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Chatter Net is a modern decentralized semantic web built atop self-sovereign identity. This is a very early prototype. Help, comments, criticisms are all needed to help the project move forward.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I'm Seth, creator of discourse.fm, a browser-based tool/platform to create live audio chat rooms. I just launched an extension of the site - https://hackernews.discourse.fm/ - which pulls stories in real-time from the HN site using the public API, and enables anyone to join a live audio discussion about the story (think Clubhouse rooms autogenerated for HN stories). Once you enter a room, you can grab the link generated for a room and paste it back to the comments on the HN story to invite more participants. hackernews.discourse.fm is both a full-fledged product and a…
2021 · its alternatives →
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2017 · hashtags.chat · its alternatives →
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