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Forum as a Service is a discussion platform designed specifically for GitHub projects. Launched in 2017, it provides a dedicated space for project communities to have conversations separate from issue tracking. The… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Forum as a service, for GitHub projects launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Forums▲280

   AI-powered Q&A for GitHub repositories.

   Jan 2026 · forums.basehub.com · its alternatives →

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   GitHub Team Discussions▲260

   Now there's more space to talk through your projects 💬

   2017 · github.blog · its alternatives →

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   Open-source StackOverflow-like service▲74

   2016 · paizaqa.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

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   GitHub Projects▲718

   GitHub takes on Trello with new project management tools

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   GitHub Marketplace▲539

   Tools to build on and improve your workflow

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Board For GitHub▲293

   A webview based GitHub project app with native features

   2017 · justinfincher.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Orange Forum – Web 1.0 style forum written in Go▲226

   A collection of open-source, slim webapps that make very little use of javascript.

   2017 · goodoldweb.com · its alternatives →

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   A simpler, open-source, different kind of forum/message board▲11

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Discourse▲287

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

   2015 · discourse.org · its alternatives →

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    Github for Designers▲409

    2012 · pixelapse.com · its alternatives →

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    Gitter – Chat for GitHub▲243

    2013 · gitter.im · its alternatives →

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    Gitter▲131

    free public chat rooms for open source projects on GitHub

    2014 · gitter.im · its alternatives →

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    ◯˚GitStart▲559

    Code as a service

    2023 · gitstart.com · its alternatives →

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    GitHub + Slack Integration▲367

    Full visibility into your GitHub projects right inside Slack

    2018 · slack.github.com · its alternatives →

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    Replacing WordPress with GitHub Issues-like Blog Comments▲90

    2017 · dmitri.shuralyov.com · its alternatives →

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    Discourse 2.0▲291

    Civilized discussion for your community, redesigned ✨

    2018 · blog.discourse.org · its alternatives →

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    GitHub as Code – Enable self-service by managing GitHub with Terraform▲25

    2022 · mineiros.io · its alternatives →

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    From a “hello world” project to a complex messenger▲88

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Openblog – Blogging with GitHub Issues▲78

    Blogging with Github Issues. Contribute to mateogianolio/issuance development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Booklet▲135

    Async forums as an alternative to chat

    2023 · philipithomas.com · its alternatives →

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    We built a platform for forums and called it Microcosm▲41

    2014 · microco.sm · its alternatives →

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    Instaforum▲85

    Simple, modern forum hosting for your app, class or business

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    GitHub Project Management▲115

    No-fluff guide to building a collaborative development team

    2016 · zenhub.com · its alternatives →

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    ZenHub 2.0 ▲151

    Agile project management inside GitHub.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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