Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Vanilla Forums

Community Forums. Reinvented.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Vanilla Forums launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   BetaPage 2.0▲224

   Community of Hackers and Makers

   2017 · pitchwall.co · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Frontends▲93

   A community for front-end developers

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Playful▲67

   Community and Profiles for Minecraft Users

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Gamurs▲77

   A social network for hardcore gamers

   2015 · gamurs.group · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Muut▲93

   Forums and commenting re-imagined

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   TenTwenty▲87

   Your local, anonymous message board

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   vitaleads▲62

   Web dev and graphic design project community

   2014 · vitaleads.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Developer Ipsum▲110

   Lorem for nerds

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

9. 9
   Clubhouse▲110

   Discover and create communities about anything

   2015 · clubhouse.cc · its alternatives →

10. 10
    CloudPeeps▲166

    The marketplace for remote community managers

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Monocle▲71

    HN-like Community for Tech and Startups (now open source)

    2013 · monocle.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Teamstory▲103

    A Community for Startups & Entrepreneurs

    2014 · teamstoryapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Refresh▲87

    Discover common ground for better conversations

    2013 · refresh.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Yroulette▲68

    Chatroulette for YO

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Microcosm▲72

    A modern forum platform

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    MaidSafe▲81

    The Decentralized Internet is Here

    2014 · maidsafe.net · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Tech Threads▲80

    Developer T-Shirts

    2014 · techthreads.co · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Oy▲96

    Misery loves community. Yo for complaints.

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Steamrolers▲97

    Community for discussing gender/race/age inequality in tech

    2015 · steamrolers.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    See | Me▲78

    The Future of Online Creative Communities

    2014 · see.me · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Tower▲64

    Changing the way you interact w/ your community (pre-launch)

    2014 · tower.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Chathouse▲79

    Chatrooms with friends!

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Codecrap▲93

    Where developers go to laugh and cry

    2014 · codecrap.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Indiloop▲71

    Remix the Internet

    2015 · indiloop.com · 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 →