AskBot AlternativesQ&A Services and other similar apps like AskBot

AskBot is described as 'Askbot is a Q&A system, like StackOverflow, Yahoo Answers and some others. Askbot is based on code of CNPROG, originally created by Mike Chen and Sailing Cai and some code written for OSQA' and is a Q&A service in the social & communications category. There are more than 10 alternatives to AskBot for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Windows, Linux and iPhone apps. The best AskBot alternative is Stack Overflow. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Stack Exchange or Scoold. Other great apps like AskBot are Question2Answer, Talkyard, OSQA and Fixoncloud.

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  1. Stack Overflow icon

    Stack Overflow

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    Stack Overflow, part of Stack Exchange, is a free, community-driven, reputation-based Q & A site for computer programmers. No membership is required to ask questions or provide answers to questions by others.

    47 Stack Overflow alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Main Page

    Stack Overflow Features

    1.  Q&A
    2.  Community-based
    3.  Knowledge base
    4.  Point System
    5.  Keyword Research

    Stack Overflow VS AskBot

     

    • Stack Overflow is the most popular Web-based, Android & iPhone alternative to AskBot.

    • Stack Overflow is the most popular free alternative to AskBot.

    • Stack Overflow is Free Personal and ProprietaryAskBot is Freemium and Open Source
  2. Stack Exchange icon

    Stack Exchange

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    Stack Exchange is a fast-growing network of 84 [and counting] question and answer sites on diverse topics from software programming to cooking to photography and gaming. We are an expert knowledge exchange: a place where physics researchers can ask each other about quantum...

    52 Stack Exchange alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    Stack Exchange screenshot 1

    Stack Exchange Features

    1.  Point System
    2.  Knowledge base
    3.  Community-based

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  4. Scoold icon

    Scoold

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    Scoold is inspired by StackOverflow and implements most of its features. You can ask and answer questions, upvote and downvote posts, earn badges and reputation. Each edit creates an new revision, making it easy to follow the history of edits. Scoold is optimized for the cloud.

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Scoold screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for @mentions
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Full-Text Search
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  LDAP Services
    6. Mattermost icon  Mattermost integration
    7.  Import from Stack Overflow
    8.  SAML Single Sign-On
    9.  Spaces
    10. Microsoft Teams icon  Microsoft Teams Integration
    11.  Knowledge base
    12.  RTL support

    Scoold VS AskBot

     

    • Scoold is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to AskBot.

    • Scoold is the most popular Open Source alternative to AskBot.

    • Scoold is Freemium and Open SourceAskBot is also Freemium and Open Source
    • Scoold is LightweightAskBot is not according to our users
  5. Question2Answer icon

    Question2Answer

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    A Q&A site helps an online community to share knowledge. No matter what your area of interest, people with questions can get super answers fast. Question2Answer is a popular Q&A solution.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    Question2Answer screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  WYSIWYG Support
    3.  LaTeX Math

    Question2Answer VS AskBot

     

    • Question2Answer is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to AskBot.

    • Question2Answer is Free and Open SourceAskBot is Freemium and Open Source
    • Question2Answer is LightweightAskBot is not according to our users
  6. Talkyard icon

    Talkyard

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    Help each other — with the main features from StackOverflow, Discourse, Slack, Reddit, and Disqus.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Talkyard VS AskBot

     

    • Talkyard is the most popular SaaS alternative to AskBot.

    • Talkyard is Free and Open SourceAskBot is Freemium and Open Source
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    OSQA

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    OSQA is the free, open source Q&A system you've been waiting for. Your OSQA site is more than just an FAQ page, it is a full-featured Q&A community. Users earn points and badges for useful participation, and everyone in the community wins.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • Django
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    Discontinued

    The last commit to its open source code (https://github.com/dzone/osqa) is dated 2015. The official website URL (www.osqa.net) redirects to the proprietary product Answer-Hub (https://devada.com/answerhub/). www.osqa.net also happens to be in a blacklist used by the uMatrix browser extension.

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  9. Fixoncloud icon

    Fixoncloud

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    Interaction platform for programming enthusiasts, learners, and experts to solve problems. Fast and inexpensive solutions to your programming problems. People with no prior knowledge of the programming knowledge can start from here and reach an expertise level.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Fixoncloud screenshot 1

    Fixoncloud Features

    1.  C++

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  10. Mamute icon

    Mamute

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    Mamut is a tool that allows to ask questions and give answers and comment on both. In addition users could vote for questions and answers and mark solved questions as such.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • BR flagBrazil

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Mamute screenshot 1

    Mamute Features

    1.  Voting
    2.  Tagging

    Mamute VS AskBot

     

  11. Coordino

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    Coordino allows you to create a question and answer system for you and your users to enjoy.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Coordino screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Repository hasn't been touched in 5 years

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  12. Answers icon

    Answers

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    Answers is the place to go to ask questions and receive answers from the community at large on any topic.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
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    Answers Features

    1.  Community-based

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  13. Askalot

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    Askalot is a next generation CQA (Community Question and Answer) system.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

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  14. Appliance Surge icon

    Appliance Surge

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    Appliance Surge is an appliance repair Q&A platform that uses gamification elements to incentivize users to contribute high quality content to the platform. This includes leaderboards, trophies, and points.

    10 Appliance Surge alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    landing page

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Coding Required

    Appliance Surge VS AskBot

     
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