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Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Flarum

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Discourse phpBB NodeBB MyBB FluxBB Simple Machines Forum PunBB PHPBack Public Community Apache Answer

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Flarum are Discourse, phpBB, and NodeBB. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
  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

    #Social Networks #Community Platform #Forums 23 social mentions

  2. 2
    Raspberry Pi. The Raspberry Pi is a cheap, credit-card sized computer. The official website uses phpBB for their discussion forums. phpBB is not affiliated with nor responsible for any of the sites listed on the showcase.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Social Networks #Community Platform #Forums 2 social mentions

  3. 3
    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

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

  4. 4
    MyBB is a discussion board software that runs on PHP and MySQL
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Community Platform #Forums #Forums And Forum Software 8 social mentions

  5. 5
    FluxBB is a fast, light, user-friendly forum application for your website.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

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

  6. Simple Machines offers free open source software such as SMF, the powerful and easy to use community forum written in PHP. Start interesting discussions on your website!
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Community Platform #Forums #Forums And Forum Software 4 social mentions

  7. 7
    PunBB is a fast and lightweight PHP-powered discussion board.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Community Platform #Forums #Forums And Forum Software

  8. Open source customer feedback software
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Help Desk #Forums #Customer Support

  9. We help brands build their own social network. Fully self-hosted & no monthly fees.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    • Paid
    • $300.0 / One-off (Hosted on your server. No monthly fees.)

    #Social Networks #Community Platform #Forums 1 user reviews

  10. A Q&A platform software for teams at any scales. Whether it’s a community forum, help center, or knowledge management platform, you can always count on Answer.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    • Free

    #Knowledge Management #Forums And Forum Software #Office & Productivity 1 social mentions

  11. 11
    FlaskBB is a fast, simple and extensible forum software built using Python/Flask.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Community Platform #Forums #Forums And Forum Software 1 social mentions

  12. 12
    The reason you joined the Internet. Forem provides open-source tools to help you host a thriving, focused, and adaptable community.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Community Platform #Forums #Forums And Forum Software 12 social mentions

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