Alternative Tech Forums

Users ask for and recommend online communities, forums, and discussion platforms as alternatives to Reddit, Hacker News, and similar sites, frequently mentioning lobste.rs, tildes.net, and Discourse-based forums.

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t1lthesky Nov 8, 2018 View on HN

By online communities do you mean hacker news/reddit, places like that?

cgoecknerwald Aug 5, 2018 View on HN

Are there any online communities you can recommend?

blueflow Feb 18, 2025 View on HN

You could go to reddit or the fediverse.

jacquesc Dec 8, 2012 View on HN

http://lobste.rs seems like exactly what you want. It's a good community, give it a try

hasperdi Aug 25, 2025 View on HN

Any pointers which forums do these people hang out?

mkayokay Apr 24, 2025 View on HN

Maybe there are subreddits or discord servers about your topics

Dracophoenix Jun 19, 2021 View on HN

Any good alternatives? I know of tildes.net and lobsters.rs from others.

ajvs Nov 29, 2020 View on HN

Honestly forums are your best bet. Discourse-based ones are especially popular.

B4TMAN Jan 1, 2018 View on HN

Are there communities beside reddit/HN/SO?

raydev Oct 10, 2018 View on HN

There's a place called lobste.rs but it's unfortunately invite only. Seems relatively active.