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Scoold

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Stack Overflow in a JAR. An enterprise-ready Q&A platform with full-text search, SAML, LDAP integration and social login support.

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9.0
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Product Details

PricingOpen Source
API✅ REST
Learning CurveModerate
Integrations8 available

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PROS & CONS

STRENGTHS

  • Free and open-source with a transparent Pro version for advanced features.
  • Complete data ownership and privacy as it's self-hosted.
  • Familiar, intuitive interface modeled after Stack Overflow lowers user training time.

WEAKNESSES

  • −The free version lacks some advanced admin features and official support.
  • −Requires in-house technical resources for setup, maintenance, and hosting.

KEY FEATURES

Self-Hosted Deployment

Deployable as a JAR file on your own infrastructure for full data control.

Moderation & Voting

Includes reputation, voting, badges, and moderation tools for quality control.

Enterprise Authentication

Supports SAML, LDAP, and social login for secure, centralized access.

Full-Text Search

Powerful search functionality to quickly find questions and answers.

WHO IS Scoold BEST FOR?

Companies with strict data governance

Ideal for enterprises requiring on-premises deployment with SAML/LDAP integration to maintain full control over security and access.

Internal IT and development teams

Best for organizations needing a private, self-hosted knowledge base to document solutions and reduce repetitive support questions.

INTEGRATIONS

OAuth 2.0MicrosoftGitHubSlackLDAPSAMLFacebookGoogle

TECHNICAL DETAILS

LEARNING CURVE
MODERATE — FEW HOURS
API

✓ REST

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DOSSIER

LAST VERIFIED MAR 23, 2026
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Customer SupportOpen Source

ALTERNATIVES

SAMA8.5/10Fider9.0/10
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INTEGRATIONS

OAuth 2.0MicrosoftGitHubSlackLDAPSAMLFacebookGoogle

PRICING MODEL

open source

BEST FOR

Companies with strict data governanceInternal IT and development teams

FEATURES

Has API

FINAL ASSESSMENT

APPROVED — WORTH YOUR MONEY

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