Flarum instead of Facebook Groups

16,403 stars on GitHub Latest commit on August 27, 2026 More about Flarum

A forum for your community where conversations stay sorted by topic instead of vanishing in a feed. On your domain, without anyone needing a Facebook account.

about €2.62 / month All the pricing details

What you get out of it

  • Conversations by tag, easy to find again
  • No ads and no algorithm doing the sorting
  • Your community’s posts live in your own database

Facebook Groups and Podless

Facebook Groups and PodlessFacebook GroupsOn Podless
Where the data livesFacebook GroupsOn the provider’s serversOn PodlessIn your own instance in the EU
Source codeFacebook GroupsNot open to readOn PodlessOpen, you can read what runs
Ads and profilingFacebook GroupsPer the provider’s termsOn PodlessNone
Your own domainFacebook GroupsUsually not offeredOn PodlessIncluded, certificate too
Getting out againFacebook GroupsAs far as the provider allowsOn PodlessSFTP, database, backups to your storage
If it gets shut downFacebook GroupsYou have to moveOn PodlessYou decide when you leave

Other swaps

  • Evernote
    Paperless-ngx

    Two ways out, depending on what you keep there: scanned documents into document management, typed notes into a notes app.

    about €4.80 / month
  • Google Keep
    Anchor

    A notes app for quick notes, checklists, images and voice memos — on your devices and your own instance.

    about €3.70 / month
  • HubSpot
    Twenty

    An open source CRM for a small team: contacts, companies and deals, without a price per seat and without features behind the next tier.

    about €6.50 / month