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Telescope is an open-source social news application for communities that want to publish, discuss, and vote on user-submitted content. It provides a customizable foundation for building Reddit-style community sites with posts, comments, accounts, and ranking.
💡 Pick it for a more mature community platform with stronger moderation, plugins, and managed hosting.
Discourse is an open-source Internet forum and mailing list management software application designed for modern web browsers.
Free / Paid plans available
💡 Pick it for a decentralized, Reddit-like voting community with open-source infrastructure.
Lemmy is an open-source, federated link aggregator for communities that share and discuss posts. It is designed for people who want a...
Free and open source
💡 Pick it when you want real-time community discussions and extensive plugin-based customization.
NodeBB is a modern forum software built on Node.js. It offers a responsive and customizable platform for online discussions.
Free / Paid
💡 Pick it for immediate reach and mature voting features instead of running your own community site.
Reddit is a social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website.
💡 Pick it for a lightweight, customizable forum when Telescope feels too specialized or dated.
Flarum is a simple, fast, and free forum software built with PHP.
💡 Pick it for a simple, technology-focused social news experience without managing your own platform.
Hacker News is a social news website focusing on computer science and entrepreneurship.
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