Askbot
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Askbot, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Askbot's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $49 a month | Up to 250 users · Standard Q&A features · SSL certificate · Daily backups · Email support · Community moderation · AI spam filter · $49 /mo |
| Business | $149 a month | Up to 750 users · All Basic features · SSO · Priority email support · $149 /mo |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Unlimited users · All Business features · Multilingual support · Custom branding · SLA guarantee · Phone support · $499 |
| Custom | Priced on request | Unlimited users · All Enterprise features · Custom integrations · On-premise deployment option · Contact us |
The facts
Each one read from Askbot's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API and developer resources
- The developer page describes Askbot as built with Django and Python and links to developer documentation with an API reference.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Askbot describes itself as designed for self-hosting and customization by organizations, communities, and educational institutions.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Core features
- It supports best-answer selection, tagging, collaborative editing, and full-text search.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Custom domain
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- The download page offers installation with pip, a GitHub release ZIP, and a Git clone; pip installation requires Python 3.8 or newer.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Identity and branding
- The platform supports LDAP, OAuth, and SSO identity providers, custom branding, multilingual interface, and custom domains with SSL.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Askbot consulting offers CMS integration for WordPress, Drupal, and custom CMS platforms.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Member limit
- 250checked 22 Sep 2026
- Moderation
- Admins can choose flags-only, audit, or full pre-moderation, with configurable flag thresholds and user lifecycle controls.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Moderation tools
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Notifications
- Email notifications include instant alerts, daily or weekly digests, and per-tag subscriptions.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Paid from
- 49checked 22 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- Listed privacy tools include data export, account anonymization, account deletion, and anonymous posting under a GDPR Compliance heading.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Askbot is an open-source Q&A platform that turns repeated questions into a searchable knowledge base.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Reputation
- Users earn reputation through votes and best answers, which can unlock privileges and badges.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Spam control
- An AI classifier blocks obvious spam, and manually confirmed spam is retained for classifier training.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- Plans list email support for Basic, priority email support for Business, and phone support for Enterprise; the developer page also links to a community support forum.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2009checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Pucón, Chilechecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
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