Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to The Commons

Sparking new ways of thinking through gatekeeped resources

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Commons▲220

   Private Discord for your team to collaborate

   2021 · blog.mozilla.org · its alternatives →

2. 2
   SpreadShare▲781

   Explore community-curated spreadsheets.

   2017 · spreadshare.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Jam▲522

   Your own open source Clubhouse for mini conferences, friends

   2021 · jamshelf.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Commons Stack▲6

   Sustainable funding of community-driven economies

   2019 · commonsstack.org · its alternatives →

5. 5
   PalPark▲62

   Curate and share your learnings by topics

   2021 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Discourse▲287

   A platform for community discussion. Free, open and simple.

   2015 · discourse.org · its alternatives →

7. 7
   SpaceCasts▲192

   Clubhouse rooms and Twitter Spaces in podcast form

   2021 · art19.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Cambrian▲95

   Copilot for AI research

   2023 · cambrianml.org · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Graph Commons – a platform for collaborative network mapping▲6

   Graph Commons helps you visualize and analyze complex data to reveal hidden patterns, strengthen strategic decisions, and drive innovation—together.

   2015 · graphcommons.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Backspace▲298

    The easiest way to build and monetize your online community

    2022 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Spark▲196

    Community for indie hackers to learn, network & grow

    2023 · discord.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    IdeasDrop▲267

    A social community for sharing and validating new ideas.

    2020 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Polymath▲87

    AI workspace to organize and share your knowledge

    2025 · trypolymath.ai · its alternatives →

14. 14
    DesignBase▲244

    Curated free design resources in one place

    2018 · felixjoy.co · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Stacks▲251

    A collection of PH's most popular curated lists.

    2015 · thestacks.im · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Startup Communities▲241

    How to build communities of entrepreneurs

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Art of Community▲70

    Awesome open source book to manage communities in general

    2016 · artofcommunityonline.org · its alternatives →

18. 18
    List.community▲145

    Easy way to browse curated lists on GitHub

    2018 · list.community · its alternatives →

19. 19
    PopSpace▲161

    Open-source virtual spaces for everybody

    2022 · popspace.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    AwesomeHunt▲78

    Community-curated lists of learning resources on any topic

    2022 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Decks▲182

    I’m building Decks, an application where you create study decks that consists of notes, flashcards, YouTube videos, and ChatGPT conversations. Notes and flashcards can be attached to YouTube videos. And your ChatGPT conversations are searchable and organizable through tags and folders. The concept is that this is study application where you can keep all your materials related to a subject in one place. Would appreciate any feedback you might have. Thanks!

    2024 · decksapp.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Knowledge Commons by UNESCO MGIEP▲66

    Social network for social change

    2016 · kcommons.org · its alternatives →

23. 23
    FreePhotos.cc▲105

    Free stock photos, high-resolution images.

    2017 · freephotos.cc · its alternatives →

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    LearningSpaces▲104

    Easiest way to set up a learning community.

    2016 · learningspaces.io · its alternatives →

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