IPB Alternatives and Similar Software

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phpBB

Open Source |
Mac, Windows, Linux

Not an alternative?

Since its creation in 2000, phpBB™ has become the most widely used Open Source forum solution. Like its predecessors, phpBB™ 3.0 “Olympus” has an easy to use administration panel and a user friendly...

Business & Commerce php, forums, customer-feedback, feedback-system
+2 more user-feedback, customer-feedback-management
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SMF

Open Source by Simple Machines LLC |
Mac, Windows, Linux, Online

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Simple Machines Forum — SMF in short — is a free, professional grade software package that allows you to set up your own online community within minutes. Its powerful custom made template engine puts you in...

Business & Commerce, Development cms, mysql, forum, forums, portal, bbs, phpbb
+2 more user-friendly, machines
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Vanilla

Open Source |
Online

Not an alternative?

Vanilla is an open-source, standards-compliant, multi-lingual, theme-able, pluggable discussion forum for the web. With over 450 plugins so far, Vanilla is ideal for custom community solutions. Vanilla has...

forum, forums
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FluxBB

Open Source |
Mac, Windows, Linux, Online

Not an alternative?

FluxBB is a fast, light, user-friendly forum application for your website. FluxBB was designed as a lighter, faster alternative to some of the traditional feature heavy forum applications. It is easy to use...

forum, bulletin-board
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MyBB

Open Source by MyBB Group |
Mac, Windows, Linux, Online

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MyBB is a discussion board software that runs on PHP and MySQL. It is full of features by default but is also extensible through its plugin system and supports theming.

Development, Social chat, php, community, mysql, forum
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vBulletin

Commercial by Jelsoft Enterprises Limited. |
Mac, iPhone, Windows, Android, Linux

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vBulletin (abbreviated as vB) is a commercial Internet forum software produced by Jelsoft Enterprises. It is written in PHP using a MySQL database server.

community, forum, forums, forum-app
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bbPress

Open Source by Automattic |
Online

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bbPress is forum software with a twist from the creators of WordPress. Its focused on web standards, ease of use, ease of integration, and speed. bbPress will try to keep things as small and light as possible...

Development php, community, mysql, forum, bulletin-board
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XenForo

Commercial by XenForo, Ltd. |
Windows, Linux, Online

Not an alternative?

A compelling community experience. Intuitive. Social. Engaging. Fast. XenForo brings a fresh outlook to forum software.

community, html5, forum, ajax, forums, bbs, bulletin
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Burning Board

Free* by WoltLab |
Mac, Windows, Linux

Not an alternative?

WoltLab Burning Board is a fast, professional and reliable discussion board solution for your internet site. There's also a free light version available.

design, forum, bulletin-board, webdesign
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PunBB

Open Source by Informer Technologies, Inc. |
Mac, Windows, Linux

Not an alternative?

PunBB is a fast and lightweight PHP-powered discussion board. It is released under the GNU General Public License.

php, community, lightweight, forum, bulletin-board
IceBB

Not an alternative?

This application has been discontinued. No more info was provided.
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OCFHollaines

Open Source by Hollaines Development |
Online

Not an alternative?

PCFHollaines is a fast, light, user-friendly forum application for your website. OCFHollaines was designed as a lighter, faster alternative to some of the traditional feature heavy forum applications. It is...

forum, bulletin-board
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PunBB.NET

Open Source |
Windows

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PunBB.NET is a forum written using the ASP.NET technology. This forum is simple, fast and lightweight. The forum's core itself is only a basis, which allows attaching various extensions to it. This...

forum, script, bulletin-board