Apache Answer

A Q&A platform software for teams at any scale. Whether it’s a community forum, help center, or knowledge management platform, you can always count on Answer.

Cost

Free

Rating

★ Mixed Reviews

Time to value

Moderate Setup (1-3 hours)

You can use Apache Answer to create question-and-answer communities where people ask questions, provide answers, and vote on the best responses. The tool includes tagging for content organization, reputation systems with badges to reward helpful contributors, and plugin support for custom integrations. Teams can build help centers, community forums, or knowledge bases where members share expertise and build up community knowledge through collaborative discussion.

What Apache Answer does

Post questions and get community answersVote on helpful answers to surface best contentTag questions by topic for easy browsingSearch existing questions before asking new onesEarn reputation points by providing good answersInstall plugins to add custom featuresModerate community content and usersExport community data and analyticsVote on questions and answers to rank qualityEarn reputation points and badges for contributionsTag questions for easy content organizationSearch through all community content quicklyAdd plugins to extend functionalityTrack user reputation across the communityComment on questions and answersOpen source with Apache license