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24 alternatives to Stack Exchange

Stack Exchange Q&A communities are different

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Stack Exchange launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Stack Overflow on Mobile▲211

   Q&A for software engineering problems

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Topick▲280

   Communities around your favorite topics

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Out of Office Hours▲307

   Connecting newcomers and people working in the tech industry

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Stack Overflow Documentation▲227

   A crowdsourced developer documentation

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Teamstory▲103

   A Community for Startups & Entrepreneurs

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Simpplr▲88

   The modern employee community

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Play for Web▲246

   Listen to articles from around the web

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Silo▲123

   Helpful startup communities

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Stack Overflow Trends▲212

   Current programming and technology trends by Stack Overflow

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Communities List▲178

    Find the best communities for makers & entrepreneurs.

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Social Q&A▲67

    Better audience Q&A for presentations and events

    2013 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Share My Stack▲174

    Share your stack with the world

    2023 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    StackForest▲173

    A curated directory of tools and services for professionals.

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Interesting▲78

    Articles on your favorite topics from all the best sources.

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    StackIt▲77

    StackOverflow queried from your command line

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Answer▲105

    Build Q&A community with Answer

    2022 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    CareerDean▲92

    Q&A for career advice

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    HackerRank▲114

    Coding challenges. Community. Awesome jobs.

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    tumblr Answer Time▲107

    Like reddit AMAs, but on tumblr

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Refresh▲87

    Discover common ground for better conversations

    2013 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    BetterCompany▲122

    The social network for your work life

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Inout QuerySpace▲5

    Yahoo Answers Clone

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Stack Yourflow▲7

    A question and answer community for skilled programmers.

    2021 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    StartupBase▲124

    Community of makers & early adopters

    2017 · 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 →