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AsmBB vs Flarum: catalog facts
AsmBB	Flarum
Free Free and open source under the EUPL-1.2.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Very small resource footprint Single SQLite database, no separate database server	Large ecosystem of community extensions Group permissions and built-in moderation
Small community and few extensions compared with mainstream forums Documentation lives mainly in forum threads	Needs a PHP server to host Version 2.0 is still a release candidate
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: EUPL-1.2	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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