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OpenCirclez is a social platform launched in 2011 that helps users organize and connect with groups of people around shared interests. It's designed for anyone looking to build or join communities focused on various… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. OpenCirclez (Feedback welcome) launched in 2011; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Circle▲753

   The modern community platform for creators

   2020 · circle.so · its alternatives →

2. 2OH
   Open Hunt – an open and community-run alternative to Product Hunt▲1,093

   2015 · openhunt.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   KarmaCircles▲98

   Advise others or receive free advice from 14000+ experts

   2016 · karmacircles.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   99Circles▲198

   Subscription community platform for digital creators

   2020 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   daily.dev Squads▲837

   Build a developer community where devs already hang out

   2024 · daily.dev · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Odd Circles▲209

   Community management platform

   2024 · oddcircles.com · its alternatives →

7. 7CA
   Circular, an open source clone of Buffer▲160

   2012 · circular.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Kommunity▲387

   Community-focused social event platform

   2021 · kommunity.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Connect.Club▲328

   Real networking in a virtual world

   2020 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Socially▲212

    The community builder platform for creators

    2024 · socially.so · its alternatives →

11. 11
    TheirCircle▲79

    Private social networking for groups, uni's & corporations

    2022 · theircircleapp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    OpenMicLtd▲68

    A matchmaking platform for individuals in the music industry

    2020 · openmicltd.co.uk · its alternatives →

13. 13WD
    What do you think of my new social app?▲76

    Hey there, First time posting on Hacker News in about 2 years! The reason I’m posting is that I thought I’d write about the product I’ve been building, in hopes it resonates with people. Why build yet another social app? Because I deleted almost all social media around 3/4 years ago as it was just net negative on my life. There was very little that was truly interesting, I didn’t care about looking good to other people and because of the ‘media’ and ads, the apps were all designed to make me spend too much time for what I was getting. I hated it and what it meant for people’s behaviour,…

    2022 · oncircles.com · its alternatives →

14. 14HO
    Hackerhub.org▲101

    2011 · hackerhub.org · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Cercle▲116

    The bat signal for your closest friends.

    Jul 2026 · cercle.me · its alternatives →

16. 16GF
    Gurlic – Free and Open Communities▲108

    2020 · gurlic.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Circular.io▲132

    A free open source Buffer alternative

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Citysocializer▲116

    Meet new social groups for fun nights out

    2017 · citysocializer.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Circles▲86

    A private place for the most important people in your life

    2022 · oncircles.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Circles Is Open Source▲10

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    MyCircle▲76

    MyCircle is a voice-based social app

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Joinly▲89

    Build community and get user feedback

    2019 · joinly.xyz · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Circle▲106

    Connect with people near you

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24IM
    I made online community for unusual people▲117

    2019 · holynetr.com · its alternatives →

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