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MyBBDiscourse
Free

Free and open source under the LGPL-3.0 licence, supported by donations.

 Freemium

Self-hosting is free; hosted plans are paid and start with a free trial.

Self-hosted Android, iOS, Web, Self-hosted
  • Large catalogue of plugins and themes
  • Built-in template and theme editor
  • Can be self-hosted from the public source code
  • Covers forums, voting on ideas and team chat in one place
  • Traditional bulletin board design rather than a modern chat-style forum
  • Needs a PHP web server you maintain yourself
  • Self-hosting needs a server and ongoing maintenance
  • Hosted plans are paid after the trial
Self-hosted Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source Open source
License: LGPL-3.0 License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Needs internet

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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