Best Forums

Community-based Q&A part of the Stack Exchange platform.

Key Stack Overflow features:

Vast Knowledge Base Community Support Reputation System Search Optimization

Built for teams that move fast — Backlog is the all-in-one project management solution with exactly what you need, and nothing you don’t.

Key Backlog features:

Comprehensive Project Management Integrated Bug Tracking Collaboration Tools Customizable Workflow

Try for free freemium $35.0 / Monthly (For growing teams, up to 30 users, 5 projects, 1 GB storage.)

Discourse is an open source discussion platform built for the next decade of the Internet.

Key Discourse features:

Modern Interface Open Source Rich Features Scalability

Open Source paid Free Trial $100.0 / Monthly

Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. Get a constantly updating feed of breaking news, fun stories, pics, memes, and videos just for you.

Key Reddit features:

Community Engagement Diverse Content Anonymity Upvote/Downvote System

Quora is a place to gain and share knowledge. It's a platform to ask questions and connect with people who contribute unique insights and quality answers.

Key Quora features:

Knowledge Sharing Expert Access Community Engagement Personalization

Flarum is the next-generation forum software that makes online discussion fun. It's simple, fast, and free.

Key Flarum features:

Modern Design Extensibility Fast Performance Mobile Friendly

Open Source

Raspberry Pi. The Raspberry Pi is a cheap, credit-card sized computer. The official website uses phpBB for their discussion forums. phpBB is not affiliated with nor responsible for any of the sites listed on the showcase.

Key phpBB features:

Open Source Customizability Extensive Documentation Strong Security Features

Open Source

Intuitive. Social. Engaging. Fast. XenForo brings a fresh outlook to forum software.

Key XenForo features:

User-friendly interface Highly extensible SEO friendly Active community and support

Stack Exchange is a fast-growing network of 84 [and counting] question and answer sites on diverse...

Key Stack Exchange features:

Diverse Community High-Quality Content Reputation System Free Access

Build an engaging community forum using Vanilla's modern cloud forum software.

Key Vanilla Forums features:

Customizability User Interface Scalability Integrations

NodeBB Forum Software - A better community platform for the modern web. NodeBB is a next generation forum software that's free and easy to use.

Key NodeBB features:

Real-time Interaction Ease of Customization Modern User Interface SEO Friendly

Open Source

MyBB is a discussion board software that runs on PHP and MySQL.

Key MyBB features:

Free and Open-Source User-Friendly Interface Community Support Extensible

Open Source

Federated link aggregator and Reddit alternative built with Rust.

Key Lemmy features:

Decentralization Privacy Open-source Customization

Open Source

A non-profit community site driven by its users' interests.

Key Tildes features:

Privacy Focus Thoughtful Discussions Non-Profit Model Transparent Moderation