3 self-hosted Facebook Groups alternatives

Facebook Groups is a popular proprietary tool in the social networks space. These open-source apps let you replace Facebook Groups with software you host and control yourself.

Best self-hosted Facebook Groups alternatives

MediumHard

bare-metaldockersource

Elgg

Social Networks

Framework for building social networks

Replaces Facebook Groups, Yammer

★ 1.7k Medium setup GPL-2.0

Bonfire

Chat & Communication

Federated social networking toolkit for communities

Replaces Facebook Groups, Discord

★ 930 Hard setup AGPL-3.0

Buddycloud

Social Networks

Federated XMPP-based social networking server

Replaces Facebook Groups

★ 70 Hard setup Apache-2.0

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Switching from Facebook Groups

Moving off Facebook Groups means trading a managed subscription for a service you run yourself. The payoff is ownership: no per-seat pricing, no vendor lock-in, and full control of your data. Start with the option above that matches your setup-difficulty comfort level — every app links to a detailed specs page and head-to-head comparisons.