Creator and commerce

Mighty Networks alternatives

2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.

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The projects

discourse/discourse47,611GPL-2.0Modern forum platform with threaded discussions, moderation, and plugin ecosystem.Open on GitHub LemmyNet/lemmy14,540AGPL-3.0Federated discussion platform offering community-focused, subreddit-style posting and moderation.Open on GitHub

What you give up either way

Branded native iOS and Android apps and associated App Store presence
Mighty's AI Cohost and Community Design™ tuned templates
Migration services and managed launch support
SOC2 and other enterprise compliance artifacts and trust portal
Large built-in marketplace of integrations and managed livestream infrastructure

An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Mighty Networks, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.