Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Podium

web3, open source, ad free, free speech community network

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Podium launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Community OS by Threado▲686

   800+ community resources and Notion workbook for free

   2021 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Contrib▲85

   The community platform for DAO founders, contributors & fans

   2021 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Threado▲921

   The command center for community builders

   2022 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   CREW³▲334

   The easiest way to grow and engage your web3 community

   2022 · zealy.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Oaziz DAO▲79

   Making community-owned events a reality

   2022 · oaziz.xyz · its alternatives →

6. 6
   thirdweb▲897

   Build web3 apps and games, easily

   2021 · thirdweb.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Nas.io▲471

   Platform to launch your paid community challenges

   2024 · nas.com · its alternatives →

8. 8HD
   Hummingbard – decentralized communities built on Matrix▲412

   2021 · hummingbard.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Mastodon▲272

   Open-source decentralized microblogging platform

   2016 · mastodon.social · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Freenet, a peer-to-peer platform for decentralized apps▲390

    For the past 5 years or so I've been working on a ground-up redesign of Freenet, my peer-to-peer project from the early 2000s (now renamed Hyphanet). The new Freenet has been up and running since December along with some early applications like River[1], our decentralized group chat and Delta - a decentralized CMS. Users have already started to build their own apps on Freenet including games, and we have some interesting apps in development like Atlas, a search/recommendation engine. Architecturally, this new Freenet is a global, decentralized key-value store where keys are webassembly…

    May 2026 · freenet.org · its alternatives →

11. 11
    dappKit▲124

    Your web3 project, 3 lines of code away

    2022 · dappkit.dev · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hype.day▲227

    Build high-quality community for your web3 projects for free

    2022 · hype.day · its alternatives →

13. 13
    DeSo▲184

    The blockchain for decentralized social apps

    2021 · deso.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Community RoundUp by Threado▲286

    Get a Spotify like recap of your Slack/Discord community

    2022 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Intract Community Hub▲171

    Community building done right with rewards

    2024 · link.intract.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Disciple▲235

    Gather, engage and monetise your online community

    2020 · disciple.community · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Rocket DAO (beta)▲74

    Decentralized fundraising platform

    2018 · rocketdao.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Socially▲212

    The community builder platform for creators

    2024 · socially.so · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Podium by Hootsuite▲20

    Learn social media skills for free

    2015 · hootsuite.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Podium Nexus▲7

    Connect, create, collaborate

    2025 · nexus.myfihub.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Social Holders▲64

    Communication platform for tokenized communities and DAOs

    2022 · socialholders.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    SaaS Open Mic - Building a community from scratch with Alex Theuma▲67

    How do you build a community AND conference, from nothing?

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Mastodon 2.0▲127

    Social networking, back in your hands

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    DAOs Spot▲91

    Your gateway to decentralized communities

    2023 · its alternatives →

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