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 Flarum or phpBB. Other great apps like MyBB are Simple Machines Forum, NodeBB, XenForo and bbPress.

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  1. Discourse icon
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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.

    67 Discourse alternatives

    License model

    • Free PersonalOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
    • JavaScript
    • Cloudron
    • Docker

    Discourse Features

    1.  Email list
    2.  Trust Level system
    3.  Interactive tutorials
    4.  Infinite scroll
    5.  Live Push Notifications
    6.  Integrated Spam Protection
    7. Patreon icon  Patreon Integration
    8. Slack icon  Slack integration
    9.  Mobile friendly

    Discourse VS MyBB

     
    • 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
  2. Flarum icon
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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.

    51 Flarum alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • PHP

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Visual design
    3.  Simplicity
    4.  Web Forms

    Flarum VS MyBB

     
    Comments about Flarum as an Alternative to MyBB
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    Negative Jun 6, 2017
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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.

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    • Flarum is Free and Open SourceMyBB is also Free and Open Source
    • Flarum is LightweightMyBB is not according to our users
  3. phpBB icon
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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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP

    phpBB VS MyBB

     
    • 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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    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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  User friendly

    Features

    1.  Portal

    Simple Machines Forum VS MyBB

     
  5. NodeBB icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Sandstorm
    • MongoDB
    • Redis
    • Cloudron
    • Node.JS

    NodeBB Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub

    NodeBB VS MyBB

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

    44 XenForo alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • MariaDB
    • PHP

    XenForo VS MyBB

     
    • XenForo is the most popular commercial alternative to MyBB.

    • XenForo is Paid and ProprietaryMyBB is Free and Open Source
  7. bbPress icon
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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.

    43 bbPress alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online

    bbPress VS MyBB

     
  8. Vanilla Forum icon
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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.

    License model

    • Free PersonalOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Vanilla Forum Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Vanilla Forum VS MyBB

     
  9. 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...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    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

    FluxBB Features

    1.  Website integration

    FluxBB VS MyBB

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

    45 vBulletin alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • PHP

    vBulletin VS MyBB

     
    • vBulletin is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to MyBB.

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

    46 Invision Community alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Flat File CMS
    2.  Portal
    3.  Cloud based

    Invision Community VS MyBB

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

    121 WoltLab Suite alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

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

    WoltLab Suite VS MyBB

     
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