Best Community Platforms in 2026
Updated
126 community platforms ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
126ranked
4free plans on this page
$9/molowest paid tier
7 Oct 2026last checked
Community Platforms, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 0 of the 25 on this page have a public API.
- 51 Community Engine API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.1
- 52 OpenSourceCommunity API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.0
- 53 Almabase API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.0
- 54 Communa API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.0
- 55 Wahazi API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.0C$79/mo
- 56 tchop API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.0
- 57 Oxwall API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.0
- 58 Ollegacy API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.0$29/mo
- 59 Pillar API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.0Free
- 60 Gainsight Customer Communities API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.9
- 61 Nectios API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.9
- 62 Worklane Community API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.9$199/mo
- 63 ComBase API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.9$249/mo
- 64 My Community Platform API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.9$150/mo
- 65 Hubzilla API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.9
- 66 Grouped API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 67 Fora API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 68 Orgo API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.8€330/mo
- 69 Nas.com API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.8
- 70 PeopleGrove Engagement Hub API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.8
- 71 Skool API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.7$9/mo
- 72 Summit Community API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.7
- 73 Stack Exchange API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.7
- 74 BranStory API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.7
- 75 VK API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.7
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Member limit | Event hosting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Community Engine | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 52 | OpenSourceCommunity | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 53 | Almabase | 6.0 | No | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| 54 | Communa | 6.0 | No | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| 55 | Wahazi | 6.0 | No | C$79/mo | No | — | 100 members | Yes |
| 56 | tchop | 6.0 | No | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| 57 | Oxwall | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 58 | Ollegacy | 6.0 | Free plan | $29/mo | Yes | $29/mo | 75 members | Yes |
| 59 | Pillar | 6.0 | Free plan | — | Yes | $29/mo | — | Yes |
| 60 | Gainsight Customer Communities | 5.9 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 61 | Nectios | 5.9 | No | — | No | — | — | Yes |
| 62 | Worklane Community | 5.9 | No | $199/mo | No | $199/mo | — | Yes |
| 63 | ComBase | 5.9 | No | $249/mo | No | $249/mo | 25,000 members | Yes |
| 64 | My Community Platform | 5.9 | No | $150/mo | No | $150/mo | 5,000 members | Yes |
| 65 | Hubzilla | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 66 | Grouped | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 67 | Fora | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | 5,000 members | Yes |
| 68 | Orgo | 5.8 | No | €330/mo | No | — | 1,000 members | Yes |
| 69 | Nas.com | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | $20.75/mo | 10,000 members | Yes |
| 70 | PeopleGrove Engagement Hub | 5.8 | No | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| 71 | Skool | 5.7 | No | $9/mo | No | $9/mo | — | Yes |
| 72 | Summit Community | 5.7 | No | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| 73 | Stack Exchange | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 74 | BranStory | 5.7 | No | — | No | — | — | Yes |
| 75 | VK | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
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