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UNA

Free#3 of 126 in Community Platforms

UNA: A flexible community stack for organizations that want control over hosting, features, and mobile apps. Ranked #3 of 126 in Community Platforms by our editors (9.0/10); pricing: Free plan; best for highly customizable self-hosted communities.

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At a glance

Editor score
9.0 / 10
Pricing
Free plan
Best for
Highly customizable self-hosted communities
Free plan
Yes
Paid from
Free
Founded
2000
Facts checked
21 Sep 2026

Where it wins
- MIT-licensed self-hosting with no member or content limit
- Configurable apps, permissions, spaces, events, and moderation
- Web, native mobile, REST API, messaging, video calls, and AI agents
Where it doesn't
- Pro Apps require a paid plan
- Self-hosted deployment requires your own infrastructure
- The broad feature set may demand more configuration than focused tools

Our verdict on UNA

UNA is an open-source, self-hosted platform for building online communities, social networks, collaboration hubs, educational portals, and organizational platforms. It combines web and native mobile clients with configurable apps for profiles, organizations, groups, events, discussions, messaging, content, storage, permissions, and administration. Private and secret groups or events support restricted participation, while custom domains and mobile apps extend the platform beyond a basic community website. Its MIT-licensed source code and free Core Apps and Free Apps make UNA a fit for organizations that want control over deployment and customization.

The platform’s breadth is its clearest strength. Administrators can configure apps, modules, pages, and navigation, then manage roles, memberships, permissions, moderation, reporting, and spam controls. Community features cover groups, spaces, posts, discussions, and events, while files, images, video, document storage, messaging, and video calls support broader collaboration needs. AI agents include context memory and vector retrieval. The REST API connects UNA with services such as Shopify, Snipcart, Stripe, PayPal, OneSignal, and AWS S3, giving teams options for commerce, payments, notifications, and storage integrations.

UNA’s pricing structure separates the free open-source core from paid Pro Apps and related services. The Do It Yourself plan includes all Pro Apps, automatic Pro App updates, use on 1 domain, email support, and mobile app publishing. Managed adds managed version updates and use on 2 domains, while Tailored adds use on 3 domains, dedicated project management, and custom development. Organizations should choose UNA when self-hosting, extensibility, mobile delivery, and a wide community feature set matter more than a narrowly focused product. Teams seeking a simpler hosted setup with fewer configuration decisions may prefer an alternative.

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UNA pricing

Plans Free planFree Free to use — no paid tier required for the core job.

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UNA fact sheet

Free plan	Yes
Paid from	Free
Member limit	Not verified
Event hosting	Yes
Private spaces	Yes
Custom domain	Not verified
Moderation tools	Yes
Mobile apps	Both
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Community, Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate)
Integrations	6 integrations: Stripe, PayPal, Shopify, Snipcart, OneSignal, Twilio
Pricing	Free plan (source)
Website	unacms.com
Facts checked	21 Sep 2026

UNA integrations

UNA lists 6 integrations on its own site.

Stripe
PayPal
Shopify
Snipcart
OneSignal
Twilio

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