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Flarum alternatives
The best Flarum alternatives in team collaboration tools, ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score.
Updated Sep 15, 2026
Looking for the best alternatives to Flarum? Sparkpulse tracks and ranks 12 alternatives in team collaboration tools by shipping velocity — how frequently each ships meaningful updates, verified from official changelogs. For reference, Flarum shipped 0 meaningful updates in the last 30 days and carries a velocity score of 5.0 out of 10 in 2026. The alternatives below are ranked the same way, so you're comparing real release momentum, not marketing claims.
About Flarum
Flarum's 2.0 candidates are accelerating, but the feed publishes only a link per tag.
Flarum is eight release candidates into 2.0, with rc.6, rc.7, and rc.8 landing within five days after a gap of roughly seven weeks following rc.5. The feed carries no notes: each entry is a single line pointing at the CHANGELOG.md for that tag, so the content of these candidates is not visible here. The last entry with substantive text was rc.1 in April, which addressed discussion-list and notification query costs.
Velocity 5.0 · Last update 17d ago
Top 12 alternatives to Flarum
Ranked by recent ship velocity. Tap any card for the full editorial breakdown, or pivot to a head-to-head.
COLLAB
Teable ships Scheduled Routines and Composio connections, gaining both a scheduler and an integration bus in one release
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Softr ships MCP and embedded agents, making no-code apps AI-orchestratable
COLLAB
Document360 ships collaborative editing and API v3 with OAuth 2.0 in back-to-back releases.
COLLAB
Tana races toward ambient AI assistant — voice commands now execute silently without interrupting you
COLLAB
SiYuan 3.8.4 makes AI agents first-class participants in personal knowledge management
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Joplin 3.7 ships AI chat, semantic search, and MCP integration — all off by default, all controllable by the user.
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Wiki.js 3.0 beta closes enterprise auth and SEO gaps at sprint pace
PM
Asana embeds AI into Slack threads and closes the rich-text gap with Notion
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Hive is building shared AI automation infrastructure into the core of its PM platform.
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Mattermost is running a coordinated Zero Trust and sovereign AI narrative ahead of a major October release.
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Double restructures AI pricing with a 93%-cheaper Standard tier, making Ask Double viable at full-book scale
Flarum vs alternatives — shipping velocity at a glance
Velocity score (0–10) and meaningful releases shipped in the last 30 days, from official changelogs. Higher = shipping faster.
| Product | Velocity | Sparks · 30d | Focus areas | Latest release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flarum (baseline) | 5.0 | 0 | forum-softwarerelease-candidatespointer-feed | — |
| GitHub | 10.0 | 2 | copilotmodel-orchestrationenterprise-governance | Configure cost and quality in Copilot auto model selection |
| Teable | 8.8 | 1 | databaseautomationai-agents | Scheduled Routines and Composio connections ship together |
| Softr | 7.5 | 2 | no-codemcpai-agents | A brand new way to build with Softr |
| Document360 | 7.5 | 1 | knowledge-basedocumentationcollaborative-editing | August 2026 - 12.8.4 |
| Tana | 7.5 | 2 | ambient-aivoice-agentmeeting-capture | Hey Tana just does it, a Calendar, and a new Home |
| SiYuan | 6.3 | 1 | personal-knowledge-managementai-agentsmcp | SiYuan 3.8.4-beta.2: Streaming agent preview and full AI integration |
| Joplin | 6.3 | 1 | note-takingai-integrationprivacy | What's new in Joplin 3.7 |
| Wiki.js | 6.3 | 1 | wikiself-hostedenterprise-auth | 3.0.0-beta.554 |
| Asana | 6.3 | 1 | project-managementai-integrationenterprise-compliance | 🎉 @mention Asana in Slack to create tasks and get answers |
| Hive | 6.3 | 0 | project-managementai-automationworkflow | — |
| Mattermost | 6.3 | 0 | zero-trustabacsovereign-ai | — |
| Double | 6.3 | 1 | ai-accountingmodel-tieringagentic-workflows | Ask Double adds three-tier AI models: Standard 93% off, Auto routing, Expert on Claude Opus 5 |
The 12 best Flarum alternatives, in depth
1. GitHub · velocity 10.0
GitHub Copilot splits into cost tiers and deepens agentic automation across the dev stack.
Over the last 30 days GitHub shipped 2 meaningful updates vs Flarum's 0, most recently “Configure cost and quality in Copilot auto model selection”. Its velocity score of 10.0/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Flarum leans on forum software, release candidates and pointer feed, GitHub focuses on copilot, model orchestration and enterprise governance.
Over the last 30 days GitHub has been shipping faster than Flarum — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
2. Teable · velocity 8.8
Teable ships Scheduled Routines and Composio connections, gaining both a scheduler and an integration bus in one release.
Over the last 30 days Teable shipped 1 meaningful update vs Flarum's 0, most recently “Scheduled Routines and Composio connections ship together”. Its velocity score of 8.8/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Flarum leans on forum software, release candidates and pointer feed, Teable focuses on database, automation and ai agents.
Over the last 30 days Teable has been shipping faster than Flarum — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
3. Softr · velocity 7.5
Softr ships MCP and embedded agents, making no-code apps AI-orchestratable.
Over the last 30 days Softr shipped 2 meaningful updates vs Flarum's 0, most recently “A brand new way to build with Softr”. Its velocity score of 7.5/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Flarum leans on forum software, release candidates and pointer feed, Softr focuses on no code, mcp and ai agents.
Over the last 30 days Softr has been shipping faster than Flarum — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
4. Document360 · velocity 7.5
Document360 ships collaborative editing and API v3 with OAuth 2.0 in back-to-back releases.
Over the last 30 days Document360 shipped 1 meaningful update vs Flarum's 0, most recently “August 2026 - 12.8.4”. Its velocity score of 7.5/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Flarum leans on forum software, release candidates and pointer feed, Document360 focuses on knowledge base, documentation and collaborative editing.
Over the last 30 days Document360 has been shipping faster than Flarum — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full Document360 trajectory → · Compare Flarum vs Document360 →
5. Tana · velocity 7.5
Tana races toward ambient AI assistant — voice commands now execute silently without interrupting you.
Over the last 30 days Tana shipped 2 meaningful updates vs Flarum's 0, most recently “Hey Tana just does it, a Calendar, and a new Home”. Its velocity score of 7.5/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Flarum leans on forum software, release candidates and pointer feed, Tana focuses on ambient ai, voice agent and meeting capture.
Over the last 30 days Tana has been shipping faster than Flarum — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
6. SiYuan · velocity 6.3
SiYuan 3.8.4 makes AI agents first-class participants in personal knowledge management.
Over the last 30 days SiYuan shipped 1 meaningful update vs Flarum's 0, most recently “SiYuan 3.8.4-beta.2: Streaming agent preview and full AI integration”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Flarum leans on forum software, release candidates and pointer feed, SiYuan focuses on personal knowledge management, ai agents and mcp.
Over the last 30 days SiYuan has been shipping faster than Flarum — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
7. Joplin · velocity 6.3
Joplin 3.7 ships AI chat, semantic search, and MCP integration — all off by default, all controllable by the user.
Over the last 30 days Joplin shipped 1 meaningful update vs Flarum's 0, most recently “What's new in Joplin 3.7”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Flarum leans on forum software, release candidates and pointer feed, Joplin focuses on note taking, ai integration and privacy.
Over the last 30 days Joplin has been shipping faster than Flarum — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
8. Wiki.js · velocity 6.3
Wiki.js 3.0 beta closes enterprise auth and SEO gaps at sprint pace.
Over the last 30 days Wiki.js shipped 1 meaningful update vs Flarum's 0, most recently “3.0.0-beta.554”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Flarum leans on forum software, release candidates and pointer feed, Wiki.js focuses on wiki, self hosted and enterprise auth.
Over the last 30 days Wiki.js has been shipping faster than Flarum — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
9. Asana · velocity 6.3
Asana embeds AI into Slack threads and closes the rich-text gap with Notion.
Over the last 30 days Asana shipped 1 meaningful update vs Flarum's 0, most recently “🎉 @mention Asana in Slack to create tasks and get answers”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Flarum leans on forum software, release candidates and pointer feed, Asana focuses on project management, ai integration and enterprise compliance.
Over the last 30 days Asana has been shipping faster than Flarum — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
10. Hive · velocity 6.3
Hive is building shared AI automation infrastructure into the core of its PM platform.
Its velocity score of 6.3/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Flarum leans on forum software, release candidates and pointer feed, Hive focuses on project management, ai automation and workflow.
Hive and Flarum have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
11. Mattermost · velocity 6.3
Mattermost is running a coordinated Zero Trust and sovereign AI narrative ahead of a major October release.
Its velocity score of 6.3/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Flarum leans on forum software, release candidates and pointer feed, Mattermost focuses on zero trust, abac and sovereign ai.
Mattermost and Flarum have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full Mattermost trajectory → · Compare Flarum vs Mattermost →
12. Double · velocity 6.3
Double restructures AI pricing with a 93%-cheaper Standard tier, making Ask Double viable at full-book scale.
Over the last 30 days Double shipped 1 meaningful update vs Flarum's 0, most recently “Ask Double adds three-tier AI models: Standard 93% off, Auto routing, Expert on Claude Opus 5”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Flarum leans on forum software, release candidates and pointer feed, Double focuses on ai accounting, model tiering and agentic workflows.
Over the last 30 days Double has been shipping faster than Flarum — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to Flarum?
The top Flarum alternatives we currently track in team collaboration tools are GitHub, Teable, Softr, Document360, Tana, ranked by recent ship velocity.
How is this list of Flarum alternatives ranked?
Alternatives are ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score — release cadence + 30-day spark count + sector-relative ship rate.
Can I compare Flarum directly with one of these alternatives?
Yes — every card has a "Compare with Flarum" link to a side-by-side /compare page.