Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Discourse

New open source discussion platform from Jeff Atwood.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Discourse launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Discourse▲287

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

   2015 · discourse.org · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Discourse 2.0▲291

   Civilized discussion for your community, redesigned ✨

   2018 · blog.discourse.org · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Speakerdex▲106

   A place for speakers to share talks

   2017 · speakerdex.co · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Unhangout▲79

   An open source platform for running unconferences online

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Inside Podcasting▲126

   Curating the resurgence of the spoken word

   2017 · inside.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Microcosm▲72

   A modern forum platform

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Speaker Deck▲84

   Share presentations without the mess

   2015 · speakerdeck.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Riyarchy▲68

   Collaborative Argument Tree for Significant Debates

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Podcatch▲81

   A good podcast listen, now.

   2015 · dave.podcatch.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Gitter▲131

    free public chat rooms for open source projects on GitHub

    2014 · gitter.im · its alternatives →

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    Talkk▲81

    Great conversations about any topic

    2016 · talkk.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Penflip▲119

    A social writing platform

    2013 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Deck▲64

    Presentations for the Post-PC era.

    2013 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Podglomerate▲70

    A hybrid podcast network and production house

    2017 · thepodglomerate.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    UserFlock▲66

    Turn user conversations into development insights

    2015 · userflock.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Radiotopia▲112

    A podcasting revolution: remaking public radio

    2014 · radiotopia.fm · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Slack▲93

    Platform for team communication

    2015 · slack.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Thinkerous▲85

    A community for sharing ideas that solve impactful issues

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Vox▲124

    Understand the news.

    2014 · vox.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Codecrap▲93

    Where developers go to laugh and cry

    2014 · codecrap.com · its alternatives →

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    Fosshub▲79

    An open source for free and open source tools

    2015 · fosshub.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Tung▲96

    A social podcast player

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Refresh▲87

    Discover common ground for better conversations

    2013 · refresh.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Spiral 3.0▲81

    Proximity-based community forum

    2014 · getspiralapp.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →