Flarum vs Stoat

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Flarum compared with Stoat
Detail	Flarum	Stoat
What it does	The extensible community framework	The open-source group chat app for friends and communities
Stage	Established	Established
Founded	Not given	2021
Based in	Not given	DE
Pricing model	free	free
Pricing	Not given	Not given
Key features	Groups & permissions Styling & themes Powerful editor Real-time notifications Extensibility Security	Servers and channels Voice chat File sharing Role-based permissions Moderation tools and bots Custom themes Group DMs with up to 50 members Public API Cross-platform sync Custom emojis and animated avatars
What makes it different	Built by community contributors and volunteers Open-source with MIT license Highly extensible architecture	Completely open source with public code auditable by anyone No ads, no data mining, and privacy by default Free and open source with no investors or board to please Self-hosting option available for full control Scales from small groups to thousands of users
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	73 no change since last check	73 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	30	28
Citation Flow (Majestic)	43	50
Referring domains (Majestic)	2544	1555

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