Best Open-source community platforms

discourse.org

96.4%

95% CI 87.9–99%

54 mentions · avg pos 2.1

first pick 55.6%

flarum.org

Best for: AI recommends Flarum most when buyers ask “best open-source community platform I can self-host for building a discussion forum” (100% of those answers)

67.9%

95% CI 54.8–78.6%

38 mentions · avg pos 5.4

first pick 5.3%

nodebb.org

Best for: AI recommends NodeBB most when buyers ask “best self-hosted community software for a brand that wants to own all member data” (100% of those answers)

60.7%

95% CI 47.6–72.4%

34 mentions · avg pos 5.1

first pick 2.9%

phpbb.com

Best for: AI recommends phpBB most when buyers ask “open-source community platform alternatives to expensive hosted community and forum SaaS tools” (87.5% of those answers)

41.1%

95% CI 29.2–54.1%

23 mentions · avg pos 6.6

first pick 13%

php.net

Best for: AI recommends PHP most when buyers ask “what open-source community platform should I use for a developer community with Q&A and blog features” (87.5% of those answers)

33.9%

95% CI 22.9–47%

19 mentions · avg pos 18.1

first pick 0%

humhub.org

Best for: AI recommends HumHub most when buyers ask “open-source community platform alternatives to expensive hosted community and forum SaaS tools” (75% of those answers)

32.1%

95% CI 21.4–45.2%

18 mentions · avg pos 9.8

first pick 5.6%

mybb.com

Best for: AI recommends MyBB most when buyers ask “open-source community platform alternatives to expensive hosted community and forum SaaS tools” (75% of those answers)

28.6%

95% CI 18.4–41.5%

16 mentions · avg pos 8.6

first pick 0%

docker.com

Best for: AI recommends Docker most when buyers ask “how do I self-host a community forum that supports SSO, gamification, and moderation tools” (100% of those answers)

23.2%

95% CI 14.1–35.8%

13 mentions · avg pos 6

first pick 7.7%

Best for: AI recommends Answer most when buyers ask “what open-source community platform should I use for a developer community with Q&A and blog features” (100% of those answers)

23.2%

95% CI 14.1–35.8%

13 mentions · avg pos 13.4

first pick 0%

nodejs.org

Best for: AI recommends Node.js most when buyers ask “open-source community platform alternatives to expensive hosted community and forum SaaS tools” (50% of those answers)

21.4%

95% CI 12.7–33.8%

12 mentions · avg pos 14.4

first pick 0%

circle.so

Best for: AI recommends Circle most when buyers ask “self-hosted community platform for a nonprofit vs a SaaS product community — which tools fit each” (87.5% of those answers)

21.4%

95% CI 12.7–33.8%

12 mentions · avg pos 30.5

first pick 0%

forem.com

Best for: AI recommends Forem most when buyers ask “open-source community platform alternatives to expensive hosted community and forum SaaS tools” (62.5% of those answers)

17.9%

95% CI 10–29.8%

10 mentions · avg pos 4.9

first pick 20%

Best for: AI recommends Apache Answer most when buyers ask “what open-source community platform should I use for a developer community with Q&A and blog features” (87.5% of those answers)

17.9%

95% CI 10–29.8%

10 mentions · avg pos 6.7

first pick 0%

xenforo.com

Best for: AI recommends XenForo most when buyers ask “best self-hosted community software for a brand that wants to own all member data” (50% of those answers)

16.1%

95% CI 8.7–27.8%

9 mentions · avg pos 5.3

first pick 0%

apache.org

Best for: AI recommends Apache Hop most when buyers ask “what open-source community platform should I use for a developer community with Q&A and blog features” (100% of those answers)

16.1%

95% CI 8.7–27.8%

9 mentions · avg pos 7

first pick 0%

postgresql.org

Best for: AI recommends PostgreSQL most when buyers ask “how do I self-host a community forum that supports SSO, gamification, and moderation tools” (37.5% of those answers)

16.1%

95% CI 8.7–27.8%

9 mentions · avg pos 13.4

first pick 11.1%

Best for: AI recommends Bettermode most when buyers ask “self-hosted community platform for a nonprofit vs a SaaS product community — which tools fit each” (87.5% of those answers)

16.1%

95% CI 8.7–27.8%

9 mentions · avg pos 28

first pick 0%

slack.com

Best for: AI recommends Slack most when buyers ask “open-source community platform alternatives to expensive hosted community and forum SaaS tools” (50% of those answers)

16.1%

95% CI 8.7–27.8%

9 mentions · avg pos 29.1

first pick 11.1%

redis.io

Best for: AI recommends Redis most when buyers ask “how do I self-host a community forum that supports SSO, gamification, and moderation tools” (37.5% of those answers)

14.3%

95% CI 7.4–25.7%

8 mentions · avg pos 11.1

first pick 0%

wordpress.com

14.3%

95% CI 7.4–25.7%

8 mentions · avg pos 12.6

first pick 12.5%

mightynetworks.com

Best for: AI recommends Mighty Networks most when buyers ask “self-hosted community platform for a nonprofit vs a SaaS product community — which tools fit each” (62.5% of those answers)

14.3%

95% CI 7.4–25.7%

8 mentions · avg pos 15.8

first pick 0%

vanillaforums.com

Best for: AI recommends Vanilla Forums most when buyers ask “open-source community platform alternatives to expensive hosted community and forum SaaS tools” (37.5% of those answers)

14.3%

95% CI 7.4–25.7%

8 mentions · avg pos 22.1

first pick 0%

discord.com

Best for: AI recommends Discord most when buyers ask “self-hosted community platform for a nonprofit vs a SaaS product community — which tools fit each” (37.5% of those answers)

14.3%

95% CI 7.4–25.7%

8 mentions · avg pos 36.6

first pick 0%

Best for: AI recommends Lemmy most when buyers ask “open-source community platform alternatives to expensive hosted community and forum SaaS tools” (37.5% of those answers)

12.5%

95% CI 6.2–23.6%

7 mentions · avg pos 4.7

first pick 0%

Best for: AI recommends SAML most when buyers ask “how do I self-host a community forum that supports SSO, gamification, and moderation tools” (62.5% of those answers)

12.5%

95% CI 6.2–23.6%

7 mentions · avg pos 6.7

first pick 14.3%

dev.to

Best for: AI recommends Dev.to most when buyers ask “what open-source community platform should I use for a developer community with Q&A and blog features” (87.5% of those answers)

12.5%

95% CI 6.2–23.6%

7 mentions · avg pos 8.8

first pick 28.6%

mysql.com

Best for: AI recommends MySQL most when buyers ask “what open-source community platform should I use for a developer community with Q&A and blog features” (37.5% of those answers)

12.5%

95% CI 6.2–23.6%

7 mentions · avg pos 20.7

first pick 0%

hivebrite.io

Best for: AI recommends Hivebrite most when buyers ask “self-hosted community platform for a nonprofit vs a SaaS product community — which tools fit each” (75% of those answers)

12.5%

95% CI 6.2–23.6%

7 mentions · avg pos 29.5

first pick 0%

mattermost.com

Best for: AI recommends Mattermost most when buyers ask “open-source community platform alternatives to expensive hosted community and forum SaaS tools” (62.5% of those answers)

12.5%

95% CI 6.2–23.6%

7 mentions · avg pos 42

first pick 0%

question2answer.org

Best for: AI recommends Question2Answer most when buyers ask “what open-source community platform should I use for a developer community with Q&A and blog features” (62.5% of those answers)

10.7%

95% CI 5–21.5%

6 mentions · avg pos 19.2

first pick 0%

scoold.com

Best for: AI recommends Scoold most when buyers ask “what open-source community platform should I use for a developer community with Q&A and blog features” (75% of those answers)

8.9%

95% CI 3.9–19.3%

5 mentions · avg pos 3

first pick 0%

civicrm.org

Best for: AI recommends CiviCRM most when buyers ask “self-hosted community platform for a nonprofit vs a SaaS product community — which tools fit each” (62.5% of those answers)

8.9%

95% CI 3.9–19.3%

5 mentions · avg pos 4.3

first pick 20%

rubyonrails.org

Best for: AI recommends Rails most when buyers ask “what open-source community platform should I use for a developer community with Q&A and blog features” (37.5% of those answers)

8.9%

95% CI 3.9–19.3%

5 mentions · avg pos 6

first pick 0%

keycloak.org

Best for: AI recommends Keycloak most when buyers ask “how do I self-host a community forum that supports SSO, gamification, and moderation tools” (37.5% of those answers)

8.9%

95% CI 3.9–19.3%

5 mentions · avg pos 44.8

first pick 0%

7.1%

95% CI 2.8–17%

4 mentions · avg pos 3.3

first pick 0%

simplemachines.org

Best for: AI recommends Simple Machines Forum most when buyers ask “open-source community platform alternatives to expensive hosted community and forum SaaS tools” (37.5% of those answers)

7.1%

95% CI 2.8–17%

4 mentions · avg pos 4.3

first pick 0%

7.1%

95% CI 2.8–17%

4 mentions · avg pos 7.5

first pick 0%

7.1%

95% CI 2.8–17%

4 mentions · avg pos 22

first pick 0%

opensocial.com

7.1%

95% CI 2.8–17%

4 mentions · avg pos 22.3

first pick 0%

bbpress.org

7.1%

95% CI 2.8–17%

4 mentions · avg pos 23.5

first pick 0%

rocket.chat

Best for: AI recommends Rocket.Chat most when buyers ask “open-source community platform alternatives to expensive hosted community and forum SaaS tools” (62.5% of those answers)

7.1%

95% CI 2.8–17%

4 mentions · avg pos 52

first pick 0%

zulip.com

Best for: AI recommends Zulip most when buyers ask “open-source community platform alternatives to expensive hosted community and forum SaaS tools” (50% of those answers)

7.1%

95% CI 2.8–17%

4 mentions

first pick 0%

drupal.org

Best for: AI recommends Drupal most when buyers ask “how do I self-host a community forum that supports SSO, gamification, and moderation tools” (37.5% of those answers)

5.4%

95% CI 1.8–14.6%

3 mentions · avg pos 4.5

first pick 0%

buddyboss.com

5.4%

95% CI 1.8–14.6%

3 mentions · avg pos 5.3

first pick 0%

5.4%

95% CI 1.8–14.6%

3 mentions · avg pos 8.5

first pick 0%

tribe.so

5.4%

95% CI 1.8–14.6%

3 mentions · avg pos 16

first pick 0%

auth0.com

Best for: AI recommends Auth0 most when buyers ask “how do I self-host a community forum that supports SSO, gamification, and moderation tools” (50% of those answers)

5.4%

95% CI 1.8–14.6%

3 mentions · avg pos 17.5

first pick 0%

disco.co

Best for: AI recommends Disco most when buyers ask “self-hosted community platform for a nonprofit vs a SaaS product community — which tools fit each” (37.5% of those answers)

5.4%

95% CI 1.8–14.6%

3 mentions · avg pos 17.5

first pick 0%

Best for: AI recommends FriendsOfFlarum Gamification most when buyers ask “how do I self-host a community forum that supports SSO, gamification, and moderation tools” (37.5% of those answers)

5.4%

95% CI 1.8–14.6%

3 mentions · avg pos 18

first pick 0%

Best for: AI recommends Higher Logic Vanilla most when buyers ask “self-hosted community platform for a nonprofit vs a SaaS product community — which tools fit each” (37.5% of those answers)

5.4%

95% CI 1.8–14.6%

3 mentions · avg pos 19

first pick 0%

getcomposer.org

5.4%

95% CI 1.8–14.6%

3 mentions · avg pos 25.5

first pick 0%

goauthentik.io

5.4%

95% CI 1.8–14.6%

3 mentions · avg pos 54

first pick 33.3%

3.6%

95% CI 1–12.1%

2 mentions · avg pos 1

first pick 100%

askbot.com

3.6%

95% CI 1–12.1%

2 mentions · avg pos 5

first pick 0%

elkarte.net

3.6%

95% CI 1–12.1%

2 mentions · avg pos 5.5

first pick 0%

wildapricot.com

3.6%

95% CI 1–12.1%

2 mentions · avg pos 6

first pick 0%

matrix.org

3.6%

95% CI 1–12.1%

2 mentions · avg pos 7

first pick 0%

tendenci.com

3.6%

95% CI 1–12.1%

2 mentions · avg pos 7.5

first pick 0%

ubuntu.com

3.6%

95% CI 1–12.1%

2 mentions · avg pos 9

first pick 0%

3.6%

95% CI 1–12.1%

2 mentions · avg pos 10

first pick 0%

phpfox.com

3.6%

95% CI 1–12.1%

2 mentions · avg pos 12

first pick 0%

writefreely.org

3.6%

95% CI 1–12.1%

2 mentions · avg pos 17

first pick 0%

nextcloud.com

3.6%

95% CI 1–12.1%

2 mentions · avg pos 22.5

first pick 0%

3.6%

95% CI 1–12.1%

2 mentions · avg pos 30

first pick 0%

nginx.org

3.6%

95% CI 1–12.1%

2 mentions · avg pos 36.5

first pick 0%

openalternative.co

Best for: AI recommends OpenAlternative most when buyers ask “open-source community platform alternatives to expensive hosted community and forum SaaS tools” (37.5% of those answers)

3.6%

95% CI 1–12.1%

2 mentions

first pick 0%

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 3

first pick 0%

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 3

first pick 0%

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 5

first pick 0%

wordpress.org

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 6

first pick 0%

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 6

first pick 0%

element.io

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 7

first pick 0%

mongodb.com

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 7

first pick 0%

khoros.com

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 18

first pick 0%

zendesk.com

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 20

first pick 0%

podia.com

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 24

first pick 0%

letsencrypt.org

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 33

first pick 0%

caddyserver.com

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 37

first pick 0%

cloudflare.com

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 42

first pick 0%

min.io

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 42

first pick 0%

nextjs.org

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 46

first pick 0%

ghost.org

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 49

first pick 0%

hubspot.com

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 50

first pick 0%

gettogether.community

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

higherlogic.com

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

netbird.io

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

questionpro.com

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

storyprompt.com

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

useturf.io

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%