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Best Community Platforms in 2026 — page 2
- 126 apps
- Research read 28 Sept 2026
- How the order is worked out
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Friendica
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3Friendica combines familiar social features with federation, privacy controls, and self-hosting options.
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Kazokus
Free plan iPhoneWebChoose Kazokus if you want community management tools alongside courses, events, messaging, and monetization options.
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CircleUp
Free plan iPhoneWebCircleUp brings administration, scheduling, communication, and payment tools together for group organizers. Consider the family cap and online payment fees when selecting a plan.
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Stack Exchange
by Stack ExchangeFree plan APIWebStack Exchange offers topic-focused communities with questions, answers, voting, chat, and community governance. API users should account for its page limits and visible attribution requirement.
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CommonPub
Free plan Self-hostedWebCommonPub combines maker documentation, community hubs, and ActivityPub federation at no listed price.
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BuddyPress
by BuddyPressFree plan APISelf-hostedWebBuddyPress provides a set of configurable social features for self-hosted WordPress sites, including groups, profiles, messaging, and activity streams.
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Pillar
Free plan AndroidiPhoneWebChoose Pillar if you want a creator storefront that brings products, memberships, bookings, and audience marketing tools together.
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Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware
by Tiki Wiki CMS GroupwareFree plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+2Tiki provides a broad set of content and collaboration features in a self-hosted system. Consider its installation requirements and, for conferencing, the separate BigBlueButton server requirement.
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diaspora*
Free plan APISelf-hostedWebdiaspora* offers federated social networking with user-controlled sharing and open-source deployment. You can participate through an existing server or operate your own installation.
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Satlantis
Free plan AndroidiPhoneWebSatlantis combines event administration, community spaces, communications and payments in one service. Its plan limits and upcoming features should be checked against your operating needs.
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CrowdNoise
by CrowdNoiseFree plan AndroidiPhoneWebCrowdNoise combines live sports conversation with fan competition, athlete profiles, and mini-games across web and mobile apps.
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CitySocializer
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1CitySocializer focuses on discovering and coordinating local social activities, with event chat, hosting, venue suggestions, and calendar support.
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WP Discussion Board
Free plan Self-hostedWebWP Discussion Board adds forum functions directly to WordPress, with a free one-board edition and broader Pro organization tools.
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Elgg
Free plan APISelf-hostedWebElgg provides a customizable foundation for social and collaborative web applications, with access controls and a large plugin repository.
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