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The best Facebook Groups alternatives
Updated · by the duno team
Short answer
The closest free alternative to Facebook Groups is a duno network: posts, comments, photos, polls, membership approval with questions, admins and moderators, but at your own address (duno.com/net/your-name), outside Facebook and without ads in the feed. Discord suits groups that mostly chat live, WhatsApp Communities suits small chat groups, BAND suits teams with a calendar, and Mighty Networks or Circle suit paid communities.
People leave Facebook Groups because members are not on Facebook, because of ads and distractions around the group, or because they want a space that is clearly theirs. These are the alternatives most groups move to.
How we compared them
- Feels familiar to Facebook group members (posts, comments, photos)
- Membership approval and questions
- No Facebook account needed
- Cost and advertising
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The options
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duno networks Our product
Best for: Groups that want the Facebook Group format without Facebook
Posts, comments, reactions, photos, video and polls in a familiar feed. Request-to-join with a question, admins and moderators, pinned posts and an announcement-only mode.
Create a network — freeStrengths- Familiar format
- Free, no ads in the feed
- Own address and branding
Trade-offs- No automatic import from Facebook
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Discord
Best for: Groups that mainly chat in real time
Channels for chat and voice, roles and bots.
Strengths- Voice channels
Trade-offs- Very different from a group feed
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WhatsApp Communities
Best for: Small groups that chat on their phones
Chat groups under one community with announcements.
Strengths- No new app for most people
Trade-offs- Not a feed; information gets lost
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BAND
Best for: Sports teams, clubs and churches
Group posts with calendar, polls and chat.
Strengths- Calendar
Trade-offs- Mainly app-based
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Mighty Networks / Circle
Best for: Paid communities and courses
Community platforms with paid memberships and courses.
Strengths- Monetisation tools
Trade-offs- Paid plans
About duno
duno lets anyone create a free, ad-free social network at duno.com/net/your-name, with its own logo and rules, public, private or hidden, where the creator approves members, appoints moderators and decides who can post. Members also get messages, groups with live chat and events, a jobs board, community Q&A and a local marketplace, all free and without ads in the feed.
Create your network — freeFrequently asked questions
Can I move my Facebook group to another platform?
There is no automatic import between platforms. The usual way: create the new space, post the invite link in the Facebook group, pin it, and run both for a few weeks. See our step-by-step guide.
What is a Facebook group alternative that doesn't need Facebook?
duno networks need only a free duno account. Discord, BAND and WhatsApp also don't need Facebook.
Is there a Facebook group alternative without ads?
Yes, duno networks have no ads in the feed.