Forem Alternatives

Forem is described as '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' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Forem for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Web-based, Linux, Mac and Windows apps. The best Forem alternative is Discourse. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Flarum or phpBB. Other great apps like Forem are Simple Machines Forum, MyBB, XenForo and bbPress.

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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.

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Forem alternatives page was last updated Oct 7, 2024
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  1. WoltLab Suite icon
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    WoltLab Suite

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

    121 WoltLab Suite alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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  2. Booklet icon
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    Booklet

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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.

    49 Booklet alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Booklet Features

    1.  Threaded Conversations
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    • Booklet is the most popular SaaS alternative to Forem.

    • Booklet is Freemium and ProprietaryForem is Free and Open Source
  4. Instaforum icon
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    Instaforum

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    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.

    39 Instaforum alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Coding Required
    3.  Encrypted Backup
    4.  Upload Screenshot
    5.  Unlimited storage
    6.  Real time collaboration
    7.  Support for @mentions
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Multiple Account support
    10.  No Tracking
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  5. AsmBB icon
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    AsmBB

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    AsmBB is high performance web forum software, written entirely in assembly language. It is very lightweight, but provides decent set of features and ultimate performance.

    45 AsmBB alternatives
    The default theme Wasp.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No dependencies
    2.  Skinnable
    "Light" theme.
    The login dialog in Light theme.
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    The mobile version of the theme Wasp.
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  6. Thredded icon
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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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  7. miniBB icon
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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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  9. PunBB icon
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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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  10. Clevada icon
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    Clevada

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    Clevada is an All-In-One Cloud Software Suite with Website Builder, Community Forum, Help Desk, Knowledge Base, Internal Communication and more.

    89 Clevada alternatives
    Admin dasboard

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Kanban Board
    2.  Real time collaboration
    3.  Reminders
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Calendar View
    6.  Hierarchical Structure
    7.  Gantt-charts
    8.  No Coding Required
    9.  WYSIWYG Support
    10.  Task Time Tracking
    11.  Intranet Function
    12.  Knowledge base
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  11. Spirit (Forum) icon
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    Spirit (Forum)

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

    47 Spirit (Forum) alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Spirit (Forum) Features

    1.  Django
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  12. Tribe Community Platform icon
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    Tribe Community Platform

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    Tribe is a white-label platform, empowering the new generation of online communities. It boosts users engagement and growth through widgets and integrations to existing stacks.

    34 Tribe Community Platform alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Tribe Community Platform Features

    1.  Personalized Recommendations
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Custom widgets
    4.  User Analysis
    5.  Extensive customisability
    6.  Private Groups
    7.  Single Sign-On
    8.  Activity feed
    9.  White-labeled
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  13. FlaskBB

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    FlaskBB is a fast, simple and extensible forum software. It is being developed in Python/Flask under the permissive BSD 3-Clause license.

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • Flask

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Multiple languages
    Forum View
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    ForumFree

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    ForumFree allows you to create a forum or a blog in a few simple steps. You have a completely free site that also allows you to earn money with advertising. You can use one of the themes already created by our users, or you can customize your own.

    57 ForumFree alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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