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AskBot

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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.

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License model

  • Freemium • Open Source

Application type

Country of Origin

  • US flagUnited States

Platforms

  • Online
  • Self-Hosted
  • Python
  • Django
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Features

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  1.  Q&A

 Tags

  • Forums
  • voting-system
  • reputation-system

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AskBot information

  • Developed by

    US flagAskbot.org

  • Licensing

    Open Source and Freemium product.

  • Pricing

    One time purchase (perpetual license) that costs $0 + free version with limited functionality.

  • Written in

  • Alternatives

    12 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English

AlternativeTo Categories

Social & Communications, Education & Reference

GitHub repository

  •  1,569 Stars
  •  622 Forks
  •  148 Open Issues
  •   Updated Jun 23, 2025 
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AskBot was added to AlternativeTo by dealsvista on Feb 6, 2011 and this page was last updated Mar 29, 2022.
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What is AskBot?

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.

Askbot is open-source and can be self-hosted for free; hosting plans are paid.

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