Stack Exchange AlternativesQ&A Services and other similar apps like Stack Exchange

Stack Exchange is described as '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' and is a very popular Q&A service in the education & reference category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Stack Exchange, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Android, iPhone and Android Tablet apps. The best Stack Exchange alternative is Quora, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to Stack Exchange are Codidact, Aether, WikiSpooks.com and Tildes.

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  1. Quora icon
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    People come to Quora to ask questions about any subject, read high quality knowledge that's personalized and relevant to them, and share their own knowledge with others. Quora is a place to share knowledge and better understand the world.

    82 Quora alternatives

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  2. Codidact icon
     26 likes

    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...

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  3. Aether icon
     31 likes

    Open source, self-governing communities with auditable moderation and mod elections.

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    • Discontinued

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  4. WikiSpooks.com icon
     28 likes

    WikiSpooks is a global alternative encyclopedia on politics, spy craft, deep state intelligence, and conspiracies, free of corporate influence, partisan politics, or government propaganda for historians and truth-seekers to read, edit, and share.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
  5. Tildes icon
     18 likes

    A non-profit community site driven by its users' interests.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
  6. TopAnswers icon
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    TopAnswers is what Stack Overflow should be: focused on communities and knowledge sharing, not profit. We share some of the same aims:

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    • Online
     
  7. Question2Answer icon
     29 likes

    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.

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    • Online
    • MySQL Community Edition
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    • PHP
     
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  8. Apache Answer icon
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    Q&A platform software for teams at any scale. Whether it's a community forum, help center, or knowledge management platform, you can always count on Apache Answer.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Cloudron
     
  9. Stackshare icon
     44 likes

    Learn about the tech stack behind some of the world's best software companies. See which tools and services they use, and how they're using them.

    50 Stackshare alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  10. Raddle icon
     24 likes

    Unsatisfied with the few link sharing communities that were available and their proprietary, untransparent and non-secure nature, ziq made the original raddle.me (then known as raddit.me) with Wordpress, but it had a lot of limitations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
  11. OSQA icon
     13 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • Django
     
  12. Guora icon
     3 likes

    A self-hosted Quora like web application written in Go.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
     
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