Flarum Alternatives

Flarum is described as 'Is free, open-source forum software with a focus on simplicity. You can use Flarum to easily set up a discussion forum for your website. Flarum is developed openly on GitHub' and is a popular Forum Software in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Flarum for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Web-based, Linux, Windows and Mac apps. The best Flarum alternative is Discourse. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Discourse or phpBB. Other great apps like Flarum are Vanilla Forum, NodeBB, Simple Machines Forum and Invision Community.

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  1. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Cloudron
     
  2. FUDforum icon
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    FUDforum (Fast Uncompromising Discussion Forum) is a free and open source web discussion forum. FUDforum combines an extensive feature set while maintaining the ability to generate forum web pages extremely fast.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. Thredded icon
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    Feature-rich and lightning fast forums. Works standalone or as a Rails engine. Markdown by default, with plugins for code highlighting, KaTeX math, and BBCode. No JavaScript required. Easy deployment on Heroku or with Ansible.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Ning icon
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    Ning is the social platform for the worlds interests and passions online. Millions of people every day are coming together across Ning to explore and express their interests, discover new passions, and meet new people around shared pursuits.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  5. ElkArte icon
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    ElkArte is a modern, powerful community building forum software. It is completely free to use and is licensed with an open source BSD-3 clause license.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. Phorum icon
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    Phorum is open source forum software with a penchant for speed. Phorum's very flexible hook and module system can satisfy every web master's needs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. FluxBB icon
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    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 and has a proven track record of stability and security making it an...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  8. 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

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Circle.so icon
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    Gone are the days of needing to make a whole bunch of different tools work together. With Circle, you can combine the exciting, interactive nature of a community with your content — all in one seamless experience.

    23 Circle.so alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Spirit is a modern Python based forum built on top of Django framework.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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    The Public Community lets you build your own social network, and leverage the power of a community to grow your brand. It helps brands build real, lasting relationships with their audience and turn their engagement into revenue.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • The Public Community is the most popular SaaS alternative to Flarum.

    • The Public Community is Freemium and ProprietaryFlarum is Free and Open Source
  12. miniBB icon
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    miniBB is a standalone, open source program for building your own Internet forum. If you want a lite, simple and stable message board attached to your existing website at the very high integration level, which may include the full customization of the layout to the look of your...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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