MyBB AlternativesForum Software and other similar apps like MyBB

MyBB is described as 'The free and open source, intuitive, extensible, and incredibly powerful forum software you've been looking for' and is a Forum Software in the social & communications category. There are more than 25 alternatives to MyBB for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Web-based, Linux, Windows and Mac apps. The best MyBB alternative is Discourse. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Discourse or Flarum. Other great apps like MyBB are XenForo, Invision Community, NodeBB and Vanilla Forum.

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  1. Discourse icon

    Discourse

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    Discourse is an open source discussion platform built for the next decade of the Internet. A modern forum, everything's been redesigned to be easy.

    70 Discourse alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
    • JavaScript
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
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    • Some users think Discourse is a great MyBB alternative, some don't.

    • Discourse is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to MyBB.

    • Discourse is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MyBB.

    • Discourse is Free Personal and Open SourceMyBB is Free and Open Source
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    Flarum

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    Flarum 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.

    53 Flarum alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • PHP
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    Still early development, limited features by comparison and forum structure/layout are quite different from traditional. Good features by default, but not the same methodologies for those comfortable with traditional discussion boards.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Flarum is Free and Open SourceMyBB is also Free and Open Source
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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.

    53 phpBB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    • phpBB is Free and Open SourceMyBB is also Free and Open Source
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    PlushForums

    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 mobi...

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  6. XenForo icon

    XenForo

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    A compelling community experience. Intuitive. Social. Engaging. Fast. XenForo brings a fresh outlook to forum software.

    44 XenForo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • MariaDB
    • PHP
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    • XenForo is the most popular commercial alternative to MyBB.

    • XenForo is Paid and ProprietaryMyBB is Free and Open Source
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    Invision Community

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    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

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    NodeBB

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    A community forum allows you to engage and retain customers, keeping them interested and up-to-date with your latest product or service.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Sandstorm
    • MongoDB
    • Redis
    • Cloudron
    • Node.JS
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  10. Vanilla Forum icon

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  11. Simple Machines Forum icon

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  12. vBulletin icon

    vBulletin

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

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • PHP
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    • vBulletin is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to MyBB.

    • vBulletin is Paid and ProprietaryMyBB is Free and Open Source
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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    bbPress

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    bbPress is forum software with a twist from the creators of WordPress. Its focused on web standards, ease of use, ease of integration, and speed. bbPress will try to keep things as small and light as possible while still allowing great add-on feature possibilities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    FUDforum

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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
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