Flatboard Alternatives

Flatboard is described as 'A Simple, Lightweight, Modern and fast Flat-File Forum, using Json and Markdown or BBcode' and is an app in the social & communications category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Flatboard for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Mac, Windows, Linux and Web-based apps. The best Flatboard alternative is phpBB, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Flatboard are Simple Machines Forum, MyBB, Vanilla Forum and FluxBB.

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Flatboard alternatives are mainly Forum Software but may also be Blog Publishing Tools or Website Builders.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Flatboard.
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Flatboard alternatives page was last updated Jan 2, 2023
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    phpBB

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    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.

    54 phpBB alternatives
    37 languages

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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    • phpBB is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Flatboard.

    • phpBB is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Flatboard.

    • phpBB is Free and Open SourceFlatboard is also Free and Open Source
  2. Simple Machines Forum icon
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    Simple Machines Forum

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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.

    47 Simple Machines Forum alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Simple Machines Forum Features

    1.  Portal
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    MyBB

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

    48 MyBB alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Integrated Spam Protection
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    MyBB VS Flatboard

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    • MyBB is the most popular Web-based alternative to Flatboard.

    • MyBB is Free and Open SourceFlatboard is also Free and Open Source
    • MyBB is LightweightFlatboard is not according to our users
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    Vanilla Forum

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    Vanilla provides a standards-compliant, multi-lingual, theme-able and pluggablecommunity forum software that powers discussion forums on 800,000 sites.

    50 Vanilla Forum alternatives
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    License model

    • Free Personal • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Vanilla Forum Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
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    FluxBB

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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...

    45 FluxBB alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    FluxBB Features

    1.  Website integration
    Discontinued

    Development of FluxBB has halted in favor of of joint open-source alternative, Flarum: https://web.archive.org/web/20221007200349if_/https://fluxbb.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=8282

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    uCoz

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    uCoz is a free website-builder that includes hosting and a website management system. uCoz works according to the principles of Web 2.0 and allows creating of the most complicated projects with extraordinary simplicity and speed.

    303 uCoz alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    uCoz Features

    1.  Multiple languages
    2.  Publishing
    control panel
    Warning

    Blocked by Google chrome, many DNS plugins and is known to be dangerous to many experts.

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    • uCoz is the most popular SaaS alternative to Flatboard.

    • uCoz is Freemium and ProprietaryFlatboard is Free and Open Source
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    Thredded

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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.

    53 Thredded alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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    miniBB

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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...

    32 miniBB alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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    PunBB

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

    42 PunBB alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    Discontinued

    Last release was 4 years ago. Last commit was 2 years ago.

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    ElkArte

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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.

    5 ElkArte alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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    Kunena

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    Kunena is the ideal forum extension for Joomla. It's free, fully integrated, and no bridges or hacks are required.

    41 Kunena alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Joomla

    Kunena Features

    1.  Joomla Extension
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