Askbot Askbot

Stop answering the same questions twice

Turn repeated questions into a searchable knowledge base. Best answers rise through voting, contributors earn reputation, and your entire team gets smarter over time. Open source since 2009 — no vendor lock-in.

Capture your Knowledge

Your organization's knowledge, captured and searchable. Best answers rise to the top through voting, while tagging and editing keep content organized and up to date.

  • Community-driven Q&A with best answer selection
  • Tag-based organization for easy navigation
  • Collaborative editing to improve content quality
  • Full-text search across all questions and answers
Knowledge base with Q&A threads

Reputation System

Users earn reputation through upvotes and best answers, unlocking new privileges as they contribute more to the community.

  • Upvote and downvote questions and answers
  • Reputation-based privilege escalation
  • Badges and achievements for active contributors
Karma and reputation system

Powerful Moderation

Layered moderation that scales from community self-governance to full pre-moderation — all admin-configurable.

  • AI classifier blocks obvious spam before it hits your database; manually confirmed spam is retained for classifier training
  • Three moderation modes — flags-only, audit, or full pre-moderation
  • Reputation-based trust — users unlock moderation powers as they contribute
  • Community flagging — posts auto-hide or auto-delete at configurable flag thresholds
  • User lifecycle management — watch, approve, suspend, block, or terminate accounts
Moderation tools dashboard

Email Notifications

Keep your community engaged with flexible email notifications. Users choose their preferred frequency—instant, daily, or weekly digests—so they never miss an answer.

  • Instant alerts for new answers to your questions
  • Daily and weekly email digest options
  • Per-tag subscription for focused updates
Email notification settings

Make it Your Own

Make the platform look and feel like part of your brand — a seamless experience for your team and community.

  • Custom branding with your logo, colors, and styling
  • Connect your identity provider (LDAP, OAuth, SSO)
  • Multilingual interface for global teams
  • Custom domain with SSL included
  • Download a full data export and self-host anytime
Customization options

GDPR Compliance

Built-in data privacy and regulatory compliance tools — no plugins required.

  • Self-service data export — portable .zip with all user content and files
  • Account anonymization — wipes personal data while preserving community content
  • Account deletion — full removal or user-initiated deletion requests
  • Anonymous posting — ask questions without revealing identity
GDPR compliance tools