Loomio

Is Loomio actively maintained?

Loomio is under active development: 2205 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 319 commits a month in the most recent quarter.

Activity is accelerating: the last quarter carried 53% more commits than the one before it.

The most recent tagged release, v3.9.0, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.

Of the 40 projects we track in Communication - Social Networks and Forums, Loomio ranks #6 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.

What Loomio actually does

Loomio is a web-based platform designed to facilitate group discussions and collaborative decision-making processes. It provides structured ways for teams or communities to debate proposals, test consensus, and reach agreements together.

Best fit: It suits organisations, cooperatives, or community groups that operate on democratic or consensus-driven models rather than top-down hierarchies.

Worth knowing: Adoption relies heavily on active group participation, meaning it can add little value if members are already disengaged from the decision-making process. The AGPL-3.0 licence also imposes strict copyleft requirements if you modify and distribute the source code.

Deployment notes

Because the application is packaged for Docker, you will typically need to configure persistent volumes for data storage and place the container behind a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.

Links

• Official website
• Source code