Message boards

vBulletin

vBulletin is tool that is used to create and manage online forums or discussion boards. It is written in PHP and uses a MySQL database server.

FUDforum

FUDforum is a discussion forum software with support for posts, topics, polls and attachments.

Flarum

Flarum is a discussion platform.

Forumbee

Forumbee is a platform for hosting community Q&A spaces and discussion forums, providing organized threads for information exchange and user-driven support.

Mastodon

Mastodon is a free and open-source self-hosted social networking service.

Mighty Network

Mighty Networks is a platform that facilitates the creation and management of online communities, offering customisable websites, discussion forums, member profiles, events, courses, and multimedia content sharing for individuals and organisations.

Misskey

Misskey is a distributed microblogging platform.

MyBB

MyBB is a free and open-source forum software written in PHP.

Discourse

Discourse is an open-source internet forum and mailing list management software application.

Discuz! X

Discuz! X is an internet forum software written in PHP and supports MySQL and PostgreSQL databases.

XenForo

XenForo is a PHP-based forum hosting program for communities that is designed to be deployed on a remote web server.

Xiuno BBS

Xiunobbs is an open-source, lightweight forum software designed for easy community management and customization.

Nabble is a platform offering free forum hosting and online web applications with customizable features.

NodeBB

NodeBB forum software is powered by Node.js and built on either a Redis or MongoDB database.

Linen

Linen is a real-time chat platform built for communities.

Simple Machines Forum

Simple Machines Forum is a free open-source software, used for community forums and is written in PHP.

ElkArte

ElkArte is an open-source PHP-based forum software with MySQL integration, offering features such as user authentication, topic categorisation, post formatting, private messaging, moderation tools, and customisable themes and extensions.

Rasayel

Rasayel is a customer communication platform that helps businesses sell to and support their customers over WhatsApp and other social messaging channels.

Remind

Remind is a communication tool designed to connect educators with students and parents for timely updates and messages.

PeerBoard

PeerBoard is a plug-and-play community solution, which helps groups, clubs, startups, marketplaces and businesses create discussion forums.

PeerTube

PeerTube is a free and open-source, decentralized, federated video platform powered by ActivityPub and WebTorrent.

Philomena

Philomena is an imageboard software.

PixelFed

PixelFed is an activitypub based image sharing platform.

Pleroma

Pleroma is a free, federated social networking server built on open protocols.

Popvox

Popvox is a platform that fosters civic engagement by providing tools for citizens to influence policy decisions and engage with elected representatives on governing innovations.

PushWoosh

PushWoosh is a messaging system that supports push notifications and in-app messages.

phpBB

phpBB is a free open-source Internet forum package in the PHP scripting language.

Invision Power Board

Invision Power Board is a commercial Internet forum software developed by Invision Community (formerly Invision Power Services).

Asgaros Forum

Asgaros Forum is a lightweight and simple forum plugin for WordPress.

Jiglu

Jiglu is a collaboration and communities suite that connects enterprise content with conversations to support improved communication.

Tapatalk

Tapatalk is a mobile-enablement platform that optimizes forums and blogs for engagement.

TiddlyWiki

TiddlyWiki is an open-source notebook for capturing, organising and sharing complex information.

Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware

Tiki Wiki is a free and open-source wiki-based content management system and online office suite written primarily in PHP.

Web Wiz Forums is a web-based forum software that enables developers to create and manage online discussion boards or forums for engaging user interactions and community building.

Oclocher

Oclocher is a parish animation app used by parishes and dioceses to help maintain connections between parishioners from one Sunday to the next.

Ultimate Bulletin Board is an internet forum software designed for online communities, offering features such as user registration, thread organisation, moderation tools, search functionality, and customisable design options to facilitate discussions and community engagement.

Circle

Circie is an all-in-one community platform for businesses that brings together engaging courses, discussions, members, live streams, chat, events, and memberships.

CometD

CometD is a scalable clustered web messaging platform that provides a HTTP-based event routing bus using the Ajax Push technology pattern known as Comet.

Community

Community is a platform enabling public figures, small to midsize businesses, and enterprise brands to connect instantly with their audience through large-scale conversational text messaging.

Copiny

Copiny is a Russian-based community support system.

Countable

Countable is a community platform designed to support discussion, collaboration, and engagement among members through shared content, forums, and interactive features.

Higher Logic Vanilla

Higher Logic Vanilla is a cloud-based customer community platform offering features like discussion forums, Q&A, ideation, gamification, and advanced analytics, enabling businesses to enhance customer engagement and support.

bbPress

bbPress is a forum software built to integrate seamlessly with WordPress, allowing discussion forums to run directly within a WordPress blog.