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Forums and Q&A
Community forums, link aggregators and question and answer sites.
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| Tool | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discourse | 48k | GPL-2.0 | Open source | Yes | Ruby | v2026.9.0 | 2026-10-06 |
| Apache Answer | 16k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | Go | v2.0.2 | 2026-09-22 |
| NodeBB | 15k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | JavaScript | v4.16.2 | 2026-10-06 |
| Lemmy | 15k | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | Rust | 0.19.20 | 2026-10-01 |
| Flarum | 6.8k | MIT | Open source | Yes | PHP | v1.8.20 | 2026-10-06 |
| Lobsters | 4.8k | Other | Open source | Yes | Ruby | none | 2026-10-05 |
| Misago | 2.8k | GPL-2.0 | Open source | Yes | Python | 0.39.6 | 2026-10-05 |
| phpBB | 2.1k | GPL-2.0 | Open source | Yes | PHP | release-3.3.19 | 2026-10-03 |
| Talkyard | 1.8k | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | TypeScript | tyse-v1.2026.003-f220a7d9f-regular | 2026-07-13 |
| MyBB | 1.2k | LGPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | PHP | mybb_1841 | 2026-09-28 |
| Scoold | 923 | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | Java | 1.70.2 | 2026-09-29 |
| Simple Machines Forum | 750 | Other | Open source | Yes | PHP | v2.1.7 | 2026-10-04 |
| Mbin | 431 | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | PHP | v1.10.1 | 2026-10-05 |
13 tools
A Q&A platform software for teams at any scales. Whether it's a community forum, help center, or knowledge management platform, you can always count on Apache Answer.
- Language
- Go
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 16k
- Latest
- v2.0.2
- Last push
- 2026-09-22
Node.js based forum software built for the modern web
- Language
- JavaScript
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Stars
- 15k
- Latest
- v4.16.2
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
🐀 A decentralised discussion platform for communities.
Simple forum software for building great communities.
Computing-focused community centered around link aggregation and discussion
Misago is fully featured modern forum application that is fast, scalable and responsive.
phpBB Development: phpBB is a popular open-source bulletin board written in PHP. This repository also contains the history of version 2.
- Language
- PHP
- Licence
- GPL-2.0
- Stars
- 2.1k
- Latest
- release-3.3.19
- Last push
- 2026-10-03
A community discussion platform: Brings together the main features from StackOverflow, Slack, Discourse, Reddit, and Disqus blog comments.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Stars
- 1.8k
- Last push
- 2026-07-13
MyBB is a free and open source forum software.
The Stack Overflow clone for your team (self-hosted or hosted)
- Language
- Java
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 923
- Latest
- 1.70.2
- Last push
- 2026-09-29
Simple Machines Forum — SMF in short — is free and open-source community forum software, delivering professional grade features in a package that allows you to set up your own online community within minutes!
Mbin: a federated content aggregator, voting, discussion and microblogging platform