The Public Community is described as 'Lets you build your own social network, and leverage the power of a community to grow your brand. It helps brands build real, lasting relationships with their audience and turn their engagement into revenue' and is a Forum Software in the social & communications category. There are more than 10 alternatives to The Public Community for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, SaaS, PHP and Android apps. The best The Public Community alternative is Discourse. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Discourse or Flarum. Other great apps like The Public Community are Booklet, Instaforum, Mighty Networks and Tribe Community Platform.