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Sites like PTT Bulletin Board System

The 20 closest online discussion forum alternatives to PTT Bulletin Board System, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 6 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to PTT Bulletin Board System? The closest matches are Pantip, Bahamut Gamer's Community and PChome. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.

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01 · Entity

About PTT Bulletin Board System

PTT Bulletin Board System ptt.cc

首頁 - 批踢踢實業坊

Wikidata: bulletin board system based in Taiwan

Top 10K · #1,462 Chinese 6 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit PTT Bulletin Board System

Summary by Claude

PTT is a large Taiwanese terminal-based bulletin board system (BBS) with thousands of discussion boards. Users can access it through a web terminal, a web reader for browsing posts, or SSH/WebSocket clients. It is run as a non-commercial, academically neutral service.

Who it’s for
Taiwanese internet users and Chinese-speaking online discussion communities
Business model
Non-commercial, volunteer-run

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

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DC InsideXimalaya FMGreen EndTBSGirls Channel -United Daily News4chanPChomeBahamut Gamer's CommunityPantip

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to PTT Bulletin Board System

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to PTT Bulletin Board System, thumbs down if it isn’t.

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  1. 01
    Pantip pantip.com Top 10K Thai

    Pantip - Learn, Share & Fun

    ร่วมพูดคุยแลกเปลี่ยนความคิดเห็นในทุกประเด็น ทั้งบันเทิง หุ้น ความงาม ท่องเที่ยว รถยนต์ กีฬา โทรศัพท์มือถือ อาหาร การเมือง ครอบครัว บ้าน วิทยาศาสตร์ สุขภาพ ธุรกิจ

  2. 02
    Bahamut Gamer's Community gamer.com.tw Top 10K Chinese

    巴哈姆特電玩資訊站 - 系統異常回報

    Taiwanese ACG Internet forum

  3. 03
    PChome pchome.com.tw Top 10K

    403

    Taiwanese company

  4. 04
    4chan 4chan.org Top 10K

    Verification Required

    English-language imageboard website

  5. 05
    United Daily News udn.com Top 10K Chinese

    聯合新聞網:觸動未來新識力

    udn.com 提供即時新聞以及豐富的政治、社會、地方、兩岸、國際、財經、數位、運動、NBA、娛樂、生活、健康、旅遊新聞,以最即時、多元的內容,滿足行動世代的需求。

  6. 06
    Girls Channel - girlschannel.net Top 10K

    ガールズちゃんねる - Girls Channel -

    女子の女子による女子のためのおしゃべりコミュニティ。女子の好きな話題にみんなでコメント、みんなで投票して盛り上がれる匿名掲示板「ガールズちゃんねる」へようこそ。

  7. 07
    TBS tbs.co.jp Top 10K Japanese

    TBS | 404 NotFound

    TV station in Kantō region, wholly owned by TBS

  8. 08
    Green End greenend.org.uk Top 10K English

    The Green End Organisation

    Home of the Sinister Green End Organisation

  9. 09
    Ximalaya FM ximalaya.com Top 10K

    喜马拉雅-国内专业音频分享平台,随时随地,听我想听!

    国内专业音频分享平台,随时随地,听我想听!4亿用户选择的在线音频平台。马东、郭德纲、吴晓波等20多万大咖入驻,1亿多条原创有声内容覆盖有声书、儿童、相声评书、财经新闻、音乐等328类。

  10. 10
    DC Inside dcinside.com Top 10K Korean

    ## CONNECTING HEARTS! 디시인사이드입니다. ##

    국내 최대 인터넷 커뮤니티 포털이자 인터넷 트렌드의 중심, 디시인사이드입니다. 실시간 베스트 등의 갤러리 커뮤니티 서비스를 제공합니다.

  11. 11
    Padlet padlet.com Top 10K English

    Padlet - Visual Collaboration for Creative Work and Education

    Beautiful boards and canvases for visual thinkers and learners. Used by 40 million people worldwide. Get started for free.

  12. 12
    RuTracker.org rutracker.org Top 10K Russian

    RuTracker.org

    website providing torrent files and magnet links

  13. 13
    5ch.io Top 10K English

    Japanese online bulletin board system

  14. 14
    Slashdot slashdot.org Top 10K English

    Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters, & software

    Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters. Timely news source for technology related news and B2B software reviews & comparisons.

  15. 15
    QQ.com qq.com Top 100 Chinese

    腾讯网

    腾讯网从2003年创立至今,已经成为集新闻信息,区域垂直生活服务、社会化媒体资讯和产品为一体的互联网媒体平台。腾讯网下设新闻、科技、财经、娱乐、体育、汽车、时尚等多个频道,充分满足用户对不同类型资讯的需求。同时专注不同领域内容,打造精品栏目,并顺应技术发展趋势,推出网络直播等创新形式,改变了用户获取资讯的方式和习惯。

  16. 16
    NTP.br ntp.br Top 10K

    NTP.br

  17. 17
    bakusai.com Top 10K Japanese

    爆サイ.com−日本最大のローカルクチコミ掲示板

    北海道から沖縄まで日本全国の気になる話題を網羅したローカルクチコミ掲示板。掲示板カテゴリ数4000以上。ニュース速報・スポーツ・動画・政治・経済・芸能から、パチンコ・スロット・キャバクラ・ホスト・風俗・ギャンブルまで幅広い。

  18. 18
    int08h.com Top 10K English

    int08h

  19. 19
    ltn.com.tw Top 10K Chinese

    自由時報電子報

    自由時報,為網友提供重要的新聞訊息,提供第一手全球各地最即時的突發事件報導,為網友精準掌握新聞脈動,配合時事不定時推出各類新聞專區,服務廣大網友

  20. 20
    Zyxel zyxel.com Top 10K English

    Zyxel

    Zyxel is a networking industry leader, deeply rooted in various network technology areas. We prioritize customer-centric product design, and focus on a superior competitive advantage, driving communication technology forward to meet the internet’s evolving demands.

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to ptt.cc’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones PTT Bulletin Board System uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What PTT Bulletin Board System is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

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