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Talkyard vs Flarum: catalog facts
Talkyard	Flarum
Freemium Self-hosting is free; the hosted service offers a free trial.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Combines forum, Q&A, idea voting and blog comments in one tool Optional anonymous comments	Large ecosystem of community extensions Group permissions and built-in moderation
Chat features are basic Documentation is incomplete	Needs a PHP server to host Version 2.0 is still a release candidate
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	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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