Flarum Alternatives for Windows

Flarum is not available for Windows but there are some alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is phpBB, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Flarum and nine of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Flarum are Simple Machines Forum, MyBB, vBulletin and WoltLab Suite.

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  1. phpBB icon
     90 likes

    Since its creation in 2000, phpBB™ has become the most widely used Open Source forum solution. Like its predecessors, phpBB™ 3.2 “Rhea” has an easy to use administration panel and a user friendly installation process, which allows you to have a forum set up in minutes.

    53 phpBB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
     
  2. MyBB icon
     35 likes

    MyBB is the free and open source, intuitive, extensible, and incredibly powerful forum software you've been looking for.

    47 MyBB alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. vBulletin icon
     20 likes

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

    45 vBulletin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • PHP
     
  4. WoltLab Suite icon
     9 likes

    WoltLab Suite (formerly Burning Board) is an enterprise grade CMS built for communities and forums.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
     
  5. FluxBB icon
     24 likes

    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

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  6. PunBB icon
     6 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. PunBB.NET icon
     1 like

    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 makes it possible for you to have a discussion board,which can be fine-tuned.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. YaBB icon
     3 likes

    YaBB is a free Perl forum (bulletin board) system that has rivaled professional message boards for years. YaBB provides chat for visitors where they can post any time and reply to anyone!.

    40 YaBB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Perl
     
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