Misago

Complete, featured and modern forum solution

About Misago

Misago is a modern forum application built for production communities, implementing the features considered essential for a live internet forum. Users can register, manage profiles and avatars, sign in through dozens of OAuth providers, and write posts using GitHub-flavored Markdown or BBCode. Site owners run it on their own Python hosting, with Docker available for local development setups.

Misago website preview

Live preview of misago-project.org via the WordPress mShots service — it can take a few seconds to generate on a first visit.

Misago: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Completely free to use — this directory lists no paid plan for it.
Covers forum, open source, self hosted, community — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

Free tools can change their model or shut down — avoid locking critical work into it without an export path.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 565 tools in the Communication & Collaboration category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

Misago pricing

Pricing model	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Free access	Yes — fully free
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	misago-project.org

Misago key facts

Category: Communication & Collaboration
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: forum, open source, self hosted, community
Official site: misago-project.org

Misago FAQ

How much does Misago cost?

Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (misago-project.org).

What is Misago used for?

Complete, featured and modern forum solution Its focus areas in the Communication & Collaboration category: forum, open source, self hosted, community.

Where can I try Misago?

On its official site, misago-project.org — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

Misago vs alternatives

	Misago	Simple Machines Forum	Elgg	MyBB
Pricing	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas	forum, open source, self hosted, community	forum, community, php, open source, self hosted	social network, community, self hosted, open source	forums, community, open source, self hosted
Official site	misago-project.org	simplemachines.org	elgg.org	mybb.com
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the Communication & Collaboration category

Chat, video meetings, and messaging apps that keep teams connected. The Communication & Collaboration category on Tools Hub currently lists 565 tools. Alongside Misago, it includes MiroTalk SFU, Courier Mail Server, Misread, RetroShare.

FreeCommunication & Collaborationforumopen-sourceself-hostedcommunity

Alternatives to Misago

Tools in the same Communication & Collaboration category that share focus areas with Misago — worth comparing before you commit:

Communication & Collaboration

Simple Machines Forum

Free, professional-grade software for running your own online community

Freeforumcommunityphpopen-source

Communication & Collaboration

Elgg

Open source social networking engine and framework

Freesocial-networkcommunityself-hostedopen-source

Communication & Collaboration

MyBB

Free and open source forum software for online communities.

Freeforumscommunityopen-sourceself-hosted

Communication & Collaboration

OSSN

Open source social network software you can self-host

Freesocial-networkcommunityself-hostedopen-source

Communication & Collaboration

Akkoma

Magically expressive federated social media server software

Freefediverseactivitypubmicrobloggingself-hosted

Communication & Collaboration

Apache OpenMeetings

Open-source video conferencing, whiteboard and groupware from Apache

Freevideo-conferencingwhiteboardgroupwareself-hosted

More in Communication & Collaboration

Comparing tools in the Communication & Collaboration category? These related listings are worth a look: MiroTalk SFU — Free browser based real-time video calls, simple, secure, fast; Courier Mail Server — Integrated mail and groupware server based on open protocols; Misread — Paste a message, see the manipulation patterns hiding in it.