Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Fresns

The Open-Source Solution for Dynamic Communities

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Fresns launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Frond▲460
A better way to build community online
2023 · its alternatives →
2
Frond 2.0▲353
More open, public and improved
2023 · its alternatives →
3OS
Open-Source Alternative to Intercom, Drift, Zendesk, FreshChat▲417
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
4LO
Libredesk – Open-source customer support desk. Single binary app▲376
Libredesk is a 100% free and open-source customer support desk, the backend is written in Go and the frontend is in Vue JS with ShadnCN for UI components. Unlike many "open-core" alternatives that lock essential features behind enterprise plans, Libredesk is fully open-source and plans to always stay this way. It's in alpha (v0.1.0) right now, but there’s a working demo available. I built this because I wanted a truly open and self-hosted alternative to platforms like Chatwoot, Intercom, and Zendesk. Would love feedback, suggestions, and thoughts from the community. GitHub:…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
5
Frond 3.0▲313
Make money with your content and community
2023 · its alternatives →
6OA
Openring, a free and decentralized network of blogs▲351
2019 · git.sr.ht · its alternatives →
7
Uneed Community▲630
Launch, get seen, & grow alongside other makers
Nov 2025 · its alternatives →
8
Forem for iOS▲90
Community for everyone
2021 · its alternatives →
9
Open SaaS▲505
Open-source & 100% free React & Node.js SaaS starter
2024 · its alternatives →
10
Frigade▲388
Product onboarding platform for React and Next.js
2023 · its alternatives →
11FD
Flarum – Delightfully simple open-source forum software▲163
2015 · flarum.org · its alternatives →
12
Frens.Money▲179
Crypto settlements made easy
2022 · its alternatives →
13
Replyke▲349
APIs for user content, social graphs, and moderation tools
Oct 2025 · sublay.io · its alternatives →
14CO
Colanode, open-source and local-first Slack and Notion alternative▲147
Hey HN, I'm Hakan, the founder of Colanode (https://github.com/colanode/colanode), an open-source, local-first collaboration app combining the best of Slack-style chats and Notion-style note-taking, fully self-hostable for complete data control. Here's a quick demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp1hoSCEArg As a heavy Notion user, I often found it tough to get my teams fully onboard since people naturally gravitate toward chat for quick interactions. Maintaining context between chat apps like Slack and documentation apps like Notion became increasingly…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
15
Frentals▲8
Connect with your neighborhood—share, trade, chat!
2025 · frentals.pythonanywhere.com · its alternatives →
16
COSS Community▲9
New COSS-focused (commercial open source) social network
2020 · its alternatives →
17FF
Fossnode – Free Matrix server for free and open source projects▲52
2020 · element.fossnode.net · its alternatives →
18
Entre 3.0 | Communities▲193
Meet your new professional network, now with communities
2023 · its alternatives →
19
Socially▲212
The community builder platform for creators
2024 · socially.so · its alternatives →
20
Mastodon 2.0▲127
Social networking, back in your hands
2017 · its alternatives →
21
Converse.js▲126
A free and open-source chat client for your website
2014 · its alternatives →
22GF
Gurlic – Free and Open Communities▲108
2020 · gurlic.com · its alternatives →
23
Minds▲91
The Community Owned Social Network
2015 · its alternatives →
24
Community Manager OS▲78
Manage the different social networks and their content
2023 · its alternatives →

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