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Apache Answer vs Scoold: catalog facts
Apache Answer	Scoold
Best for: Teams running a support or knowledge-sharing Q&A site	Best for: Teams wanting an internal Stack Overflow-style knowledge base
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.	Free + paid options Open-source edition is free; Scoold Pro is a paid perpetual licence with a flat price.
Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Voting, tagging and reputation built in Plugin system for extra features and integrations All 3 strengths for Apache Answer Voting, tagging and reputation built in Plugin system for extra features and integrations Simple Docker deployment	LDAP, SAML and OAuth2 single sign-on Full-text search across all content All 4 strengths for Scoold LDAP, SAML and OAuth2 single sign-on Full-text search across all content Slack, Teams and Mattermost integrations Deploys to any VPS or cloud
Focused on Q&A rather than threaded forum discussion Requires a server to host it	Some premium features require the paid Pro edition Relies on the separate Para backend service
Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Apache Answer answer.apache.org github.com/apache/answer Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Scoold scoold.com github.com/Erudika/scoold Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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