Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Ning

The top open-source alternatives to Ning are Elgg, Diaspora, and Discourse. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

Elgg Landing Page
1

Elgg

Opensource social network engine
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Project Management #Social Networks #Social Network 1 social mentions
Diaspora Landing Page
2

Diaspora

The online social world where you are in control.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Social Network #Decentralised Social Network #Social Networks 29 social mentions
Discourse Landing Page
3

Discourse

Discourse is an open source discussion platform built for the next decade of the Internet.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Paid
- Free Trial
- $100.0 / Monthly
#Forums #Forums And Forum Software #Community Platform 23 social mentions
Scrile Connect Landing Page
4

Scrile Connect

Scrile Connect — turnkey SaaS solution to launch a Social Media content monatization platform with paid subscriptions
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Paid
- Free Trial
- $10.0 / Monthly (Startup package)
#Community Platform #User Engagement #Content Monetization
Open Source Social Network Landing Page
5

Open Source Social Network

Open Source Social Network is a full-fledged social networking solution that enables users to create high-performance social networking websites.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Development #Social & Communications #Tool
Bitrix24 Landing Page
6

Bitrix24

Bitrix24 is a free (for small businesses) social enterprise platform. It is a united work space which handles the many aspects of daily operations and tasks. Create your own social intranet in minutes!
Pricing:
- Freemium
- Free Trial
- $69.0 / Monthly (6 users / 50 GB / CRM+)
#Project Management #Task Management #Communication
BuddyPress Landing Page
7

BuddyPress

WordPress social networking in a box.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Social Network #Social Networks #Project Management 15 social mentions
phpBB Landing Page
8

phpBB

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.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Forums And Forum Software #Forums #Community Platform 2 social mentions
Flarum Landing Page
9

Flarum

Flarum is the next-generation forum software that makes online discussion fun. It's simple, fast, and free.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Forums And Forum Software #Forums #Community Platform 34 social mentions
Public Community Landing Page
10

Public Community

We help brands build their own social network. Fully self-hosted & no monthly fees.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Paid
- $300.0 / One-off (Hosted on your server. No monthly fees.)
#Community Platform #Forums And Forum Software #Forums 1 user reviews
Friendica Landing Page
11

Friendica

Decentralisation - Privacy - Interoperability
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Social Network #Decentralized Social Network #Social Networks 32 social mentions
MyBB Landing Page
12

MyBB

MyBB is a discussion board software that runs on PHP and MySQL
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Forums And Forum Software #Forums #Community Platform 8 social mentions