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24 alternatives to Muut

Forums and commenting re-imagined

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

1. 1
   Muut IO▲63

   Community Development Platform

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Forums▲280

   AI-powered Q&A for GitHub repositories.

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

3. 3
   Games on GitHub▲72

   A list of popular/awesome videos games, add-ons, maps, etc.

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Octohub▲127

   The missing app for GitHub

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Developer Ipsum▲110

   Lorem for nerds

   2021 · developer-ipsum.netlify.app · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Github▲216

   Build software better, together.

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Posts 2.0▲240

   Glorious paragraph creator from Slack

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Moodboard▲104

   Share ideas with a link!

   2014 · gomoodboard.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   GitHub Enhanced Comments▲77

   Placeholder variables for GitHub comments and issues

   2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    To Be Continuous - 19: Have We Forgotten How To Code?▲61

    Paul and Edith discuss the fallout from left-pad

    2016 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Flowhub▲85

    Let's Make Code More Playful (Beta Open)

    2014 · 12bet.review · its alternatives →

12. 12
    ZenHub for Firefox▲99

    Turn GitHub into a project management suite! Plus, socks

    2015 · app.zenhub.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Frontends▲93

    A community for front-end developers

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Disqus (relaunch)▲12

    Turn your comments into a Reddit like community

    2015 · disqus.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Frankly▲101

    A dashboard of issues and PRs across GitHub repositories.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    TextCraft▲66

    Slack as old-school MUD client

    2015 · textcraft.co · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Waffle▲84

    Your github workflow open sourced.

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Replacing WordPress with GitHub Issues-like Blog Comments▲90

    2017 · dmitri.shuralyov.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    EMOJI.RODEO▲80

    Slack's reactions on your site

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    UserFlock▲66

    Turn user conversations into development insights

    2015 · userflock.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Codecrap▲93

    Where developers go to laugh and cry

    2014 · codecrap.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    SpareMin▲96

    Making conversations possible again

    2016 · sparemin.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Slack2Peach▲82

    Use 🍑 from Slack!

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Code Pad▲98

    A place for developers to save & share code snippets.

    2015 · 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 →