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Learning & community
Communities & social networks: the tech stack of 24 real products
Online communities, social apps, forums and events.
The typical stack
The leading pick where at least 8 of them show the decision and the leader has at least a quarter of it.
| Decision | Most common pick | Share | At default usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Database |  PostgreSQL | 9 of 20 · 45% | — |
| Frontend Framework |  React | 12 of 16 · 75% | — |
| Backend Framework |  Express | 5 of 13 · 38% | — |
| Transactional Email |  Resend | 4 of 12 · 33% | $20/mo · Pro 50k |
| Hosting |  Cloudflare | 3 of 11 · 27% | $12/mo · Workers Paid |
| Database Access & ORMs |  Prisma | 3 of 8 · 38% | — |
Monthly bills add up to about $32 at the calculators' default usage, list prices. Set your own usage →
What they chose, decision by decision
Among the communities & social networks that show each choice, from makers' products and open-source code alike.
Small samples, fewer than 8 products: Image & Video Hosting (sharp 4, Cloudinary 2) · Background Jobs & Cron (BullMQ 3, Celery 3) · File Storage (Amazon S3 5) · Payments (Stripe 4, PayPal 1) · Web Analytics (Cloudflare Web Analytics 2, Simple Analytics 1) · Authentication (Clerk 3)
Communities & social networks we track
18 makers' products and 6 open-source projects. Makers' products first.
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IndieMergerThe all-in-one workspace for co-founders
PopHopTurn your audience into an active economy
CoffeeChat BotAutomated networking events for your Discord community
DEV CommunityA constructive social network for software developers.
MoodloomAd-free Pinterest Alternative with AI content filtering 
RosperWhere personal growth meets community
CravitDiscover new places through food missions with friends
KukyReal connections. Backed by science & AI.
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