Thredded Alternatives

Thredded is described as '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' and is a Forum Software in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Thredded for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Linux, Windows and Mac apps. The best Thredded 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 Thredded are Simple Machines Forum, MyBB, XenForo and bbPress.

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  1. 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

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

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

    • vBulletin is Paid and ProprietaryThredded is Free and Open Source
  2. Storyden icon
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    With a fresh new take on traditional bulletin board forum software, Storyden is a modern, secure and extensible platform for building communities.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  3. Forem icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. PlushForums icon
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    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 mobile experience.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. Booklet icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Booklet is the most popular SaaS alternative to Thredded.

    • Booklet is Freemium and ProprietaryThredded is Free and Open Source
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. Foru.ms icon
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    Cloud Hosted Forum Communities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    Spirit is a modern Python based forum built on top of Django framework.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. ForumWP icon
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    ForumWP is the best forum plugin for WordPress. Use ForumWP to add a forum to your website and create an online community.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Flatboard icon
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    A Simple, Lightweight, Modern and fast Flat-File Forum, using Json and Markdown or BBcode.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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