vBulletin Alternatives

vBulletin is described as '(abbreviated as vB) is a commercial Internet forum software written in PHP using a MySQL database server' and is a Forum Software in the social & communications category. There are more than 25 alternatives to vBulletin for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Web-based, Linux, Windows and Mac apps. The best vBulletin alternative is Discourse. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Discourse or phpBB. Other great apps like vBulletin are Simple Machines Forum, XenForo, MyBB and NodeBB.

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  1. 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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  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
     3 likes

    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

    • Paid
    • 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
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6. FUDforum icon
     3 likes

    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
     
  7. Foru.ms icon
     3 likes

    Cloud Hosted Forum Communities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. 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

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. IkoBB icon
     5 likes

    IkoBB is a new open source bulletin board which aim it is to fullfill the wishes and dreams of it's community. New technologies like emojis, identicons and responsive design are the core of this bulletin board.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
     
  11. Phorum icon
     4 likes

    Phorum is open source forum software with a penchant for speed. Phorum's very flexible hook and module system can satisfy every web master's needs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. uCoz icon
     22 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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