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Best Community Platforms in 2026 — page 3

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    Hummz

    by Hummz
    Free plan Web

    Hummz combines membership, messaging, learning, commerce, and operations in one web platform. Its free tier is limited to 100 members, and payment-gateway and usage requirements should be considered.

    6.7 Free plan · paid from $103/mo Visit site
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    Fora

    Free plan Web

    Choose Fora if you want a free, branded web community that brings courses, discussions, events, and member listings together.

    6.7 Free plan Visit site
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    Newgrounds

    Free plan Web

    Choose Newgrounds if you want a web community for publishing or discovering varied creative work, with feedback and collaboration features.

    6.7 Free plan Visit site
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    Dribbble

    by Dribbble
    Free plan APIWeb

    Dribbble combines portfolio publishing, designer discovery, client briefs, hiring, and marketplace activity in one service.

    6.7 Free plan · paid from $4/mo (annual) Visit site
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    bbPress

    by bbPress
    Free plan Self-hostedWeb

    bbPress provides a focused forum layer for WordPress sites, with moderation, extensions, private spaces, spam protection, and RSS.

    6.7 Free plan Visit site
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    Mateflow

    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Mateflow combines community tools, monetisation options, and an AI Copilot, with monthly plans starting at $49 a month.

    6.5 From $49/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Circle

    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+3

    Circle combines community management with courses, events, and related business tools, with web, mobile, and desktop access.

    6.5 From $89/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Invision Community

    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+2

    Choose Invision Community if you want community discussions, publishing, events, pages, and learning tools in one platform.

    6.5 30-day trial Visit site
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    VewMe

    by VewMe
    Free plan Web

    VewMe brings memberships, community functions, storefront sales, and audience messaging into one branded web service.

    6.5 Free plan · paid from $397/yr Visit site
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    Listal

    Free plan Web

    Listal offers broad, community-based cataloging and review tools at no listed cost. Users should note the advertising data practices and service-availability limitations.

    6.5 Free plan Visit site
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    Steemit

    Free plan Web

    Steemit combines social publishing with Steem token rewards and wallet functions. Its permanent records, recovery warnings, and posting rules make account security and participation limits important.

    6.5 Free plan Visit site
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    HYPE

    by HYPE
    Free plan iPhone

    HYPE offers a school-limited poll format for compliments, with Coins and boosts adding participation mechanics.

    6.5 Free plan Visit site
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    QuestionPro

    by QuestionPro
    Free plan API

    Choose QuestionPro if you need survey branching and analytics, or want to begin with a free plan.

    6.5 Free plan · paid from $83/user/mo (annual) · 10-day trial Visit site
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    PeopleGrove Engagement Hub

    by PeopleGrove Engagement Hub
    Free plan Web

    PeopleGrove Engagement Hub combines mentorship, alumni networking, events, and reporting for institutional use.

    6.4 Pricing on request Visit site
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    tchop

    by tchop
    Free trial AndroidExtensioniPhone+1

    tchop is built for organizations that need a branded community presence with publishing, conversation, and administration across web and mobile.

    6.3 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Worklane Community

    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Worklane Community combines member communication, events, courses, directories, and moderation in one branded workspace.

    6.3 From $199/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Heartbeat

    Free trial AndroidiPhone

    Choose Heartbeat if you need a community platform with mobile apps, events, moderation, and capacity that can grow across three plans.

    6.2 From $49/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Nectios

    by Nectios
    Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb

    Nectios brings community, event, membership CRM, and course functions into one branded platform. Its modular setup and deployment options fit organizations that want to expand beyond one product area.

    6.1 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Wahazi

    by Wahazi
    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Wahazi combines community management and electronic signatures, with plans that scale from 100 members to unlimited members.

    6.1 From 79 CAD/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Forumbee

    by Forumbee
    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Forumbee combines community discussions, help content, ideation, and moderation in a web service.

    6.1 14-day trial Visit site
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    Verint Community

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+2

    Verint Community offers broad community, self-service, customization, analytics, and hosting choices.

    6.0 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Journey by Forj

    by Journey by Forj
    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Journey by Forj brings member interaction, learning management, recognition, and analytics together for associations.

    6.0 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Nas.com

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose Nas.com if your business wants AI marketing support alongside access to creative professionals, or needs a self-serve platform for selling products and building a community.

    6.0 Free plan Visit site
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    AlumnForce

    by AlumnForce
    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    AlumnForce brings member engagement, career services, events, and mentoring into one platform. Its annual subscription prices exclude setup and onboarding, and the total depends on database size.

    6.0 From €350/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Askbot

    by Askbot
    Free trial APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

    Askbot combines searchable Q&A, reputation, moderation and enterprise identity options. Its deployment flexibility is useful, while plan limits and paid pricing matter for larger communities.

    6.0 From $49/mo · 30-day trial Visit site