# Devto Forem

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04.

- **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/devto-forem
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/devto-forem.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/devto-forem/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://forem.com
- **Slug:** devto-forem
- **Categories:** collaboration-productivity

## Overview

- **Tagline:** It is the only major community platform that is fully open-source, allowing for true data ownership and extensive technical customization.
Source: Brand's website (https://forem.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Description:** Forem is an open-source software platform designed for building distributed, independent communities. It is most notably the underlying technology that powers the DEV.to developer community, focusing on performance, data ownership, and member engagement.
Source: Brand's website (https://forem.com) · 2026-10-04

## Offerings

- **Core capabilities:**
  - Open-source community software
  - Forem Cloud (hosted)
  - and the DEV.to platform.
Source: Brand's website (https://forem.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Pricing:** Freemium (Free open-source / Enterprise hosted)
Source: Brand's website (https://forem.com) · 2026-10-04

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Developers, niche technical communities, and organizations prioritizing data sovereignty.
Source: Brand's website (https://forem.com) · 2026-10-04

## Landscape

- **Competitors:**
  - Discourse
  - Circle.so
  - Vanilla Forums
  - Ghost (via Memberships)
Source: Brand's website (https://forem.com) · 2026-10-04

Page last updated 2026-10-04.