Ning Alternatives

Ning is described as 'The social platform for the worlds interests and passions online. Millions of people every day are coming together across Ning to explore and express their interests, discover new passions, and meet new people around shared pursuits' and is a Social Network in the social & communications category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Ning, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Android, iPhone and Linux apps. The best Ning alternative is Discourse. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Discourse or Minds. Other great sites and apps similar to Ning are Flarum, phpBB, HumHub and BuddyPress.