Best Online Community Platforms in 2026 · page 2

Causes

Android app and website for issue updates, donations, and community-led action.

DownToMeet

Web tools for group events, RSVPs, waitlists, discussion boards, and public or private groups.

Jatra

WoltLab Suite

WoltLab Suite is community and forum software for brands, businesses, and communities.

Skool

Skool is a paid service for operating online communities with courses, videos, live calls, events, private spaces, and moderation tools.

Tripoto

Android app for sharing and finding travel stories and itineraries, with a travel forum and community.

Higher Logic Thrive

Crowdstack

Daisie

iOS app and website for creative workshops and video lessons in film, fashion, art, and design.

Moco

Android social network for messaging, video calls, streams, and games; also on iOS and web.

MyBB

Self-hosted forum builder with a plugin system and editors for themes and templates.

phpBB

Run a forum on your own server, then add community extensions and language packs as needed.

Wattpad

Android app and website for sharing stories and reading others’ work; iOS is also available.

XenForo

Belong

Belong is an iOS app for finding local activities and meeting people through shared experiences.

Flarum

Set up a forum on your own server and extend it with add-ons, private areas and moderation tools.

Question2Answer

Open-source Q&A software with voting, comments, feeds, notifications, and customization options.

Archive of Our Own

Free web archive for fanworks, with searches by title, tag, author, word count, and more.

Bettermode

Bettermode is web software for running an online member community.

Hivebrite

Community platform with Android, iOS and web access, private spaces and event hosting.

Reddit

Rooster

A city community for neighbors to post about sharing, borrowing, activities and local events.

4chan

Higher Logic Vanilla

Influitive

Influitive is a web-based platform for customer advocacy and digital communities.