Apache Answer is a modern open-source Q&A platform for teams to build knowledge bases, forums, and help centers.
15.6k stars1.3k forksApache-2.0last commit Actively maintained
5 self-hosted Bettermode (formerly Tribe Community Platform) alternatives
Cloud-hosted community platform for building branded online communities with discussion forums, knowledge base, member profiles, groups, events, moderation, analytics, APIs/webhooks, integrations and AI-powered search and moderation; used for customer communities and support.
Alternatives to Bettermode (formerly Tribe Community Platform)
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Self-hostable community discussion platform combining Q&A, forums, team chat, ideation/upvoting, and Disqus-style embedded blog comments.
1.8k stars128 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
#3
Elgg is a modular open source platform for building social networks and collaborative communities with plugin-based extensions.
1.7k stars667 forkslast commit Actively maintained
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Open source Stack Overflow clone for teams: Q&A, knowledge sharing, search, spaces, reputation, webhooks, and integrations via a Para backend.
921 stars230 forksApache-2.0last commit Actively maintained
BuddyPress is a WordPress plugin that adds member profiles, activity streams, groups, messaging, and extensibility to build community and social networking sites.
250 stars169 forkslast commit Actively maintained
What replacing Bettermode (formerly Tribe Community Platform) actually involves
Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 5 of 5 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: Apache-2.0, AGPL-3.0. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.
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