A powerful plugin that takes your WordPress.org powered site beyond the blog with social-network features like user profiles, activity streams, user groups, and more.

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Based on the "Social Networks and Forums" category

• Discourse

  9.9 10.0 L2 BuddyPress VS Discourse

  Advanced forum / community solution based on Ruby and JS.

• Mastodon

  9.8 9.8 L5 BuddyPress VS Mastodon

  A GNU Social-compatible microblogging server

• Reddit

  9.7 0.0 L2 BuddyPress VS Reddit

  Social networking and news website where registered community members can submit content.

• diaspora*

  9.7 9.0 L4 BuddyPress VS diaspora*

  Distributed social networking server.

• Symphony

  9.7 9.4 L1 BuddyPress VS Symphony

  A modern community

• NodeBB

  9.6 9.8 L2 BuddyPress VS NodeBB

  Node.js based forum software built for the modern web.

• Flarum

  9.5 5.0 BuddyPress VS Flarum

  Delightfully simple forums. Flarum is the next-generation forum software that makes online discussion fun again.

• Telescope

  9.3 9.4 BuddyPress VS Telescope

  An open-source social news app built with Meteor.

• HumHub

  9.0 9.5 L4 BuddyPress VS HumHub

  A flexible kit for private social networks.

• Isso

  8.2 6.3 L4 BuddyPress VS Isso

  A lightweight commenting server written in Python and JavaScript. It aims to be a drop-in replacement for Disqus.

• Patchwork

  7.9 8.9 BuddyPress VS Patchwork

  Decentralized messaging and sharing app built on top of Secure Scuttlebutt

• Bootcamp

  7.8 4.1 BuddyPress VS Bootcamp

  An enterprise social network.

• Vanilla Forums

  7.8 10.0 L2 BuddyPress VS Vanilla Forums

  Simple and flexible forum software.

• Loomio

  7.6 9.9 L3 BuddyPress VS Loomio

  Loomio is a collaborative decision-making tool that makes it easy for anyone to participate in decisions which affect them.

• phpBB

  7.6 9.6 L2 BuddyPress VS phpBB

  Flat-forum bulletin board software solution that can be used to stay in touch with a group of people or can power your entire website.

• Pump.io

  7.5 2.8 L4 BuddyPress VS Pump.io

  Stream server that does most of what people really want from a social network.

• flaskbb

  7.5 4.6 L4 BuddyPress VS flaskbb

  FlaskBB is forum software written in Python using the microframework Flask. You can easily create new topics, posts and send other users private messages. It also includes basic administration and moderation tools.

• Elgg

  7.4 9.5 L3 BuddyPress VS Elgg

  A powerful open source social networking engine.

• Misago

  7.4 8.3 BuddyPress VS Misago

  Misago is fully featured modern forum application that is fast, scalable and responsive.

• Lemmy

  7.3 9.7 BuddyPress VS Lemmy

  A link aggregator / reddit clone for the fediverse. Reddit alternative built in Rust.

• PixelFed

  7.3 9.9 BuddyPress VS PixelFed

  Pixelfed is an open-source, federated platform alternate to Instagram.

• Coral

  6.9 9.3 BuddyPress VS Coral

  A better commenting experience from Vox Media.

• twister

  6.9 0.4 L1 BuddyPress VS twister

  Fully decentralized P2P microblogging platform leveraging the free software implementations of Bitcoin and BitTorrent protocols.

• remark42

  6.6 9.4 BuddyPress VS remark42

  A lightweight and simple comment engine, which doesn't spy on users. It can be embedded into blogs, articles or any other place where readers add comments.

• MyBB

  6.4 8.1 L1 BuddyPress VS MyBB

  Free, extensible forum software package.

• Thredded

  6.3 7.4 L5 BuddyPress VS Thredded

  Forums, feature-rich and simple.

• Misskey

  6.2 9.8 BuddyPress VS Misskey

  Decentralized app-like microblogging server/SNS for the Fediverse, using the ActivityPub protocol like GNU social and Mastodon.

• OSSN

  6.2 9.4 L3 BuddyPress VS OSSN

  Open Source Social Network

• Friendica

  6.2 9.9 L1 BuddyPress VS Friendica

  Social Communication Server.

• Movim

  6.0 9.3 L3 BuddyPress VS Movim

  A brand new social network, full of awesome features in a modern and smart interface.

• Simple Machines Forum

  5.5 9.6 BuddyPress VS Simple Machines Forum

  Free, professional grade software package that allows you to set up your own online community within minutes.

• Hubzilla

  5.3 9.8 L1 BuddyPress VS Hubzilla

  Independent general-purpose websites that not only connect with their associated members and viewers, but also connect together.

• Jappix

  5.3 0.0 BuddyPress VS Jappix

  Jappix is an open social platform, that let's you easily get or keep in touch with everyone.

• Anahita

  5.1 7.1 L3 BuddyPress VS Anahita

  Open Source Social Networking Framework & Platform.

• Mamute QA

  5.0 1.8 L5 BuddyPress VS Mamute QA

  Q&A Engine

• FluxBB

  4.9 2.2 L3 BuddyPress VS FluxBB

  Fast, light, user-friendly forum software for your website.

• Scoold

  4.6 9.0 BuddyPress VS Scoold

  Stack Overflow in a JAR. An enterprise-ready Q&A platform with full-text search, SAML, LDAP integration and social login support.

• Talkyard

  4.3 9.1 BuddyPress VS Talkyard

  Create a community, where your users can suggest ideas and get questions answered. And have friendly open-ended discussions and chat

• Orange Forum

  4.0 2.1 BuddyPress VS Orange Forum

  Orange Forum is an easy to deploy forum that has minimal dependencies and uses very little javascript.

• Socialhome

  3.8 8.9 BuddyPress VS Socialhome

  Federated and decentralized profile builder and social network engine.

• cartulary

  3.2 7.0 L2 BuddyPress VS cartulary

  RSS reader, readability tool, article archiver, microblogger, social graph manager and reading list manager.

• GNU social

  3.1 0.0 L3 BuddyPress VS GNU social

  Social communication software for both public and private communications.

• PPnet

  3.1 0.0 L4 BuddyPress VS PPnet

  Create and host your own social network.

• Buddycloud

  3.0 0.0 L4 BuddyPress VS Buddycloud

  Tools, libraries, services and a community to build user-to-user, group and social messaging into your app. Saves time. Scales up. Supports you.

• Newebe

  2.8 0.0 L4 BuddyPress VS Newebe

  A Distributed Social Network.

• RedMatrix

  2.6 0.0 L1 BuddyPress VS RedMatrix

  Complete decentralised publishing, sharing, and communications system.

• dyu/comments

  1.8 0.9 BuddyPress VS dyu/comments

  A markdown-enabled comment engine powered by leveldb.

• Abilian SBE

  1.8 8.8 BuddyPress VS Abilian SBE

  Open Source Collaboration and Social Networking framework & platform.

• bbPress

  - - BuddyPress VS bbPress

  bbPress is forum software with a twist from the creators of WordPress. Easily setup discussion forums inside your WordPress.org powered site.

• Pleroma

  - - BuddyPress VS Pleroma

  Federated microblogging server, Mastodon, GNU social, & ActivityPub compatible.

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