Best Online Community Platforms in 2026 · page 2

Causes

Causes is a free service for social advocacy and charitable giving, available on Android, iOS, and the web.

DownToMeet

DownToMeet is a web platform for creating, finding, and attending group events, with tools for organizers building communities around shared interests.

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

Higher Logic Thrive

Crowdstack

Daisie

Daisie is a creative learning and collaboration platform for people looking to build creative skills and careers.

Moco

phpBB

phpBB is free, open-source software for building online forums.

Wattpad

XenForo

Belong

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

MyBB

MyBB is free, open-source forum software for building an online community.

Archive of Our Own

Archive of Our Own (AO3) is a free, noncommercial, nonprofit website for hosting transformative fanworks such as fanfiction.

Bettermode

Bettermode is web software for running an online member community.

Flarum

Flarum is free, open-source forum software for hosting discussions on websites and online communities.

Hivebrite

Question2Answer

Question2Answer is a free, open-source platform for running a question-and-answer community on a self-hosted website.

Reddit

Rooster

Rooster is a free web community for neighbors who want to share items, skills, time, and local knowledge.

4chan

Higher Logic Vanilla

Influitive

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