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Top 10 Open-Source Alternatives to vBulletin

Discourse phpBB Flarum NodeBB MyBB FluxBB Simple Machines Forum PunBB Scrile Connect PluXml

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to vBulletin are Discourse, phpBB, and Flarum. 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

    #Forums #Forums And Forum Software #Community Platform 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

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

  3. 3
    Flarum is the next-generation forum software that makes online discussion fun. It's simple, fast, and free.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

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

  4. 4
    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

  5. 5
    MyBB is a discussion board software that runs on PHP and MySQL
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

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

  6. 6
    FluxBB is a fast, light, user-friendly forum application for your website.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

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

  7. 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

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

  8. 8
    PunBB is a fast and lightweight PHP-powered discussion board.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Forums And Forum Software #Forums #Community Platform

  9. Scrile Connect — turnkey SaaS solution to launch a Social Media content monatization platform with paid subscriptions
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    • Paid
    • Free Trial
    • $10.0 / Monthly (Startup package)

    #Community Platform #User Engagement #Content Monetization

  10. 10
    PluXml is a script helping you to create a site or a blog.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Blogging #Blogging Platform #CMS

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