ComBase Alternatives

Sites and apps similar to ComBase include Discourse, which is open source and free for personal use. Other options are Flarum, phpBB, Simple Machines Forum and MyBB. There's no shortage of Forum Software like ComBase, with more than 50 alternatives for self-hosting, Windows, Linux, Mac and Android.

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  1. Invision Community is a flexible, feature-packed and easy to customize platform that powers some of the biggest and best communities on the web.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  2. WoltLab Suite icon
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    WoltLab Suite (formerly Burning Board) is an enterprise grade CMS built for communities and forums.

    128 WoltLab Suite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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  3. PlushForums icon
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    Plush is the most polished, user-friendly forum experience ever, featuring real-time discussions, beautiful design, an integrated blog, member directory, private messaging, paid subscriptions and a world-class mobile experience.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  4. With Instaforum, you can build a forum website that's as simple and usable as a modern messaging app. It can be public or private, and users don't have to install anything. It's easy to set up, runs on your domain with your branding, and you control your data.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  5. Booklet icon
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    Booklet is a asynchronous discussion forum as an alternative to chat. It sends calm, automated summaries to everybody so that they stay informed and engaged - without having to stay logged in.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  6. Forem icon
     3 likes

    Forem is open source software for building modern and independent communities for your developers, peers, customers, users. Forem is already powering communities that serve over 10 million monthly unique visitors.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  7. Open Social icon
     5 likes

    Open Social is a purpose-built community engagement platform. Developed on top of a powerful open-source Drupal technology framework, Open Social allows organizations to create a central online hub for their members.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  8. Foru.ms icon
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    Cloud Hosted Forum Communities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  9. Spirit is a modern Python based forum built on top of Django framework.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  10. MOMO BOARD icon
     1 like

    MOMO BOARD let you instantly create your own community message board from mobile app or desktop website for free. It combines message board, chat and cloud storage (10 Gb) into one seamless application for efficient community communication.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  11. Apache Answer icon
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    Q&A platform software for teams at any scale. Whether it's a community forum, help center, or knowledge management platform, you can always count on Apache Answer.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Cloudron
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  12. ForumWP icon
     2 likes

    ForumWP is the best forum plugin for WordPress. Use ForumWP to add a forum to your website and create an online community.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    Good alternative?
     
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