OSQA AlternativesQ&A Services and other similar apps like OSQA

OSQA is described as 'The free, open source Q&A system you've been waiting for. Your OSQA site is more than just an FAQ page, it full-featured Q&A community. Users earn points and badges for useful participation, and everyone in the community wins' and is a Q&A service in the education & reference category. There are more than 10 alternatives to OSQA for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Android, Linux and Mac apps. The best OSQA alternative is Stack Overflow. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Stack Exchange or Codidact. Other great apps like OSQA are Scoold, Question2Answer, Talkyard and Bitfortip.

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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 OSQA

     

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

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

    • Stack Overflow is Free Personal and ProprietaryOSQA is Free 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...

    53 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

    Stack Exchange VS OSQA

     
  4. Codidact icon

    Codidact

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    Ever had a question? Ever had an answer? Ever had knowledge to share? We believe that coming together to inquire and learn, to share knowledge and to teach each other, makes the world a better place. We also believe that Q&A communities should be free from the politics and...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Q&A category from Electrical Engineering

    Properties

    1.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Q&A
    2.  Community-based
    3.  Voting
    4.  Knowledge base
    5.  Built-in Commenting System
    6.  Non profit
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Syntax Highlighting
    10.  Tagging
    11.  RTL support
    12.  Categories

    Codidact VS OSQA

     

    • Codidact is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to OSQA.

    • Codidact is the most popular Open Source alternative to OSQA.

    • Codidact is Free and Open SourceOSQA is also Free and Open Source
  5. 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 OSQA

     
  6. Question2Answer icon

    Question2Answer

     29 likes
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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 OSQA

     

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

    • Question2Answer is Free and Open SourceOSQA is also Free and Open Source
    • Question2Answer is LightweightOSQA is not according to our users
  7. 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 OSQA

     

    • Talkyard is the most popular SaaS alternative to OSQA.

    • Talkyard is Free and Open SourceOSQA is also Free and Open Source
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    Bitfortip

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    Tip Bitcoins as an incentive | Earn Bitcoins for being helpful.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GR flagGreece
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    Bitfortip screenshot 1

    Bitfortip Features

    1.  Earn Bitcoin

    Bitfortip VS OSQA

     
  10. AskBot icon

    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.

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • Django
    AskBot screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The website is partially broken, no downloads, and a "We will re-open soon, please leave your email" since 2019.

    AskBot VS OSQA

     

  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

    Coordino VS OSQA

     
  12. Hypersay Slides icon

    Hypersay Slides

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    Hypersay is a platform for interactive presentations that massively increase engagement. Keep your audience engaged with polls, questions, private notes and live slide sharing. Store, enrich & deliver presentations from your cloud.

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
    Hypersay Slides screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Annotate Screenshot
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Handwritten Notes
    7. Google Calendar icon  Sync with Google Calendar
    8.  User Session Recording
    9.  Auto Responder
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Marketing Automation
    12.  Private notes

    Hypersay Slides VS OSQA

     

    • Hypersay Slides is the most popular iPad alternative to OSQA.

    • Hypersay Slides is Free Personal and ProprietaryOSQA is Free and Open Source
    • Hypersay Slides is Privacy focusedOSQA is not according to our users

  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

    Askalot VS OSQA

     
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    Niko

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    Niko makes it incredibly easy for employees at all levels to share what is on their mind by letting them submit, vote on, and respond to questions, ideas and suggestions. It creates a different employee engagement experience.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Niko Features

    1.  Voting
    2.  Employee Engagement

    Niko VS OSQA

     
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