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QPixel vs Talkyard: catalog facts
QPixel	Talkyard
Best for: Running a community-moderated Q&A site	Best for: Teams and communities wanting a Q&A forum with idea voting
Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.	Free + paid options Self-hosting is free; the hosted service offers a free trial.
Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Multiple communities in one installation Markdown with MathJax and image uploads All 3 strengths for QPixel Multiple communities in one installation Markdown with MathJax and image uploads Privileges earned through activity	Combines forum, Q&A, idea voting and blog comments in one tool Optional anonymous comments All 3 strengths for Talkyard Combines forum, Q&A, idea voting and blog comments in one tool Optional anonymous comments Tags with values for sorting and filtering
Still working towards a minimum viable product Homepage is the Codidact network rather than a product page	Chat features are basic Documentation is incomplete All 3 limitations for Talkyard Chat features are basic Documentation is incomplete Some listed features are only partly implemented
Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: AGPL-3.0
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 QPixel codidact.com github.com/codidact/qpixel Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Talkyard talkyard.io github.com/debiki/talkyard Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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