Answer

Knowledge-based community software. You can use it to quickly build your Q&A community for product technical support, customer support, user communication, and more.

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Still maintained? Yes: 47 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v2.0.3 (Oct 2026).

Also an alternative to Reddit and Uservoice.

Docker #2 of 40 in Communication - Social Networks and Forums

At a glance

Answer quick facts

Health score: 97/100 GOOD
Stars: 15,702
Last commit: 9 days ago (Oct 2026)
Latest release: v2.0.3, Oct 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

View apache/answer on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

In its own words

The project's README opens: "A Q&A platform software for teams at any scales. Whether it’s a community forum, help center, or knowledge management platform, you can always count on Answer."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Answer scores 97/100, #2 of 40 in Communication - Social Networks and Forums: 47 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v2.0.3, 21 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 15,702 stars add 16.8 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 3.2 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

Health over time

Up 4 points since 11 Sep

Commit activity 35.0 / 35

47 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
Release recency 25.0 / 25

v2.0.3 released 21 days ago
Stars biggest shortfall 16.8 / 20

16k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
Not archived 10.0 / 10

Repository is active
Docker support 10.0 / 10

Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

47
Last 90 days: 257
Last 12 months: 9 days ago
Last push

Ranked #2 of 40 tools in Communication - Social Networks and Forums by health , between Discourse (#1) and Lemmy (#3) .

Details

Licence	Apache-2.0
Platforms	Docker, Go
Latest release	v2.0.3 · 21 days ago
Stars	15,702
Open issues	101
Docker	Yes
Repository	apache/answer ↗

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Answer vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Answer (Communication - Social Networks and Forums), scored on the same five terms.

Tool	Health	Stars	Licence	Last commit
Discourse	99	48k	GPL-2.0	today
Answer (this tool)	97	16k	Apache-2.0	9 days ago
Lemmy	97	15k	AGPL-3.0	yesterday
Formbricks	96	13k	AGPL-3.0	today
PieFed	90	266	AGPL-3.0	today
Flarum	57	16k	MIT	21 days ago

Answer: common questions

What does Answer replace?

Repoly lists Answer as an open-source alternative to Reddit and Uservoice. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Answer stands against the others.

Is Answer still maintained?

Answer had 47 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 9 days ago; the latest tagged release, v2.0.3, is from 21 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.

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