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24 alternatives to Microcosm

A modern forum platform

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

1. 1
   Innoz▲88

   Connecting the unconnected

   2014 · offlineinternet.org · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Penflip▲119

   A social writing platform

   2013 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Tinycon▲197

   A small library for manipulating the favicon

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   CodersTrust▲81

   Microfinance for talents

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Gum▲123

   The social network of things

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Fraym▲67

   A new open-source CMS

   2014 · fraymm.wordpress.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Frontends▲93

   A community for front-end developers

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   MemSQL Community Edition▲89

   A database so scalable everyone can use it

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9WB
   We built a platform for forums and called it Microcosm▲41

   2014 · microco.sm · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Teamstory▲103

    A Community for Startups & Entrepreneurs

    2014 · teamstoryapp.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    WalkMe▲128

    Interactive onboarding and engagement platform

    2015 · walkme.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Spiral 3.0▲81

    Proximity-based community forum

    2014 · getspiralapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Next Society▲73

    Network Smarter

    2014 · nextsociety.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Papers We Love▲90

    A repository of academic computer science papers

    2015 · paperswelove.org · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Microlancer▲61

    A community of handpicked designers & developers.

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    See | Me▲78

    The Future of Online Creative Communities

    2014 · see.me · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Thwipster▲94

    The marketplace for nerds

    2015 · thwipster.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Komando▲67

    IRC for people who write code

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Amazemeet▲80

    The 1 page meeting facilitator

    2015 · amazemeet.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Programmar▲88

    A place for developers to read and write

    2015 · programmar.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    LittleBits - the bitLab▲84

    The Marketplace For User-Generated Hardware

    2014 · edu.sphero.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Bipsync▲77

    A research management platform for investors

    2014 · bipsync.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Amino ▲78

    Mobile communities for niche interests

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    RancherOS▲59

    A minimalist distribution of Linux

    2015 · rancher.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 →