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IndieHackers: Best forum software

Discourse NodeBB Spectrum Chat Flarum Mighty Networks Tribe.so XenForo
  1. Discourse is an open source discussion platform built for the next decade of the Internet.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    • Paid
    • Free Trial
    • $100.0 / Monthly
    I used Flarum when trying to get a community set up for my product (ended up abandoning it to revisit when we have a larger customer base). It worked fairly well and I enjoyed it but it's definitely beta and unless you're fairly tech savvy it's not quite worth the setup / maintenance. Lots of config changes, crashes, huge issues with plugins, and some features missing. I'd suggest looking more into Discourse or something heavier like MyBB - but as mentioned below, Reddit would be a really good choice, especially if your users are already on it.

    #Forums #Forums And Forum Software #Community Platform 23 social mentions

  2. 2
    NodeBB Forum Software - A better community platform for the modern web. NodeBB is a next generation forum software that's free and easy to use.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Forums And Forum Software #Forums #Community Platform 3 social mentions

  3. A newly open sourced self hosted Slack like alternative for building persistent chat communities

    #Communication #Work Collaboration #Group Chat & Notifications 1 social mentions

  4. 4
    Flarum is the next-generation forum software that makes online discussion fun. It's simple, fast, and free.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    I used Flarum when trying to get a community set up for my product (ended up abandoning it to revisit when we have a larger customer base). It worked fairly well and I enjoyed it but it's definitely beta and unless you're fairly tech savvy it's not quite worth the setup / maintenance. Lots of config changes, crashes, huge issues with plugins, and some features missing. I'd suggest looking more into Discourse or something heavier like MyBB - but as mentioned below, Reddit would be a really good choice, especially if your users are already on it.

    #Forums And Forum Software #Forums #Community Platform 34 social mentions

  5. Mighty Networks enables entrepreneurs, organizations, and companies to create and grow a community-powered brand.
    Started with https://discourse.org/ Moved to https://community.nodebb.org/ Moved back to https://discourse.org/ Tried https://spectrum.chat/ (great potential) Tried https://flarum.org/ Found https://www.mightynetworks.com/ and stayed there. Mighty Networks was free, but I upgraded. It's the best community building platform out there.

    #Community Platform #Communication #Forums And Forum Software 2 social mentions

  6. Tribe is a white-label platform, empowering the new generation of online communities.
    Pricing:
    • Freemium
    • $85.0 / Monthly (Plus plan - Unlimited users)

    #Community Platform #Project Management #Communication 3 social mentions

  7. Intuitive. Social. Engaging. Fast. XenForo brings a fresh outlook to forum software.
    If you don’t mind paying the most powerful and my personal favourite is https://XenForo.com constant updates and an overall great product with a good community marketplace!

    #Forums And Forum Software #Forums #Community Platform 10 social mentions

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