Top Best Forum Software [Free & Paid] To Build Own Forum

If You Are Looking For Making Online Community Using Forums , There Are Various Options Available To Choose. In This Post , You Will Get To Know Top Best Forums Software To Host & Make Your Online Community.



Best Paid Self Hosted Forum Softwares

Invision Community



Invision Community, Also Known As IP Board Or IPB Is One Of The Best & Mostly Used Paid Forum Software. It Has Excellent Features And Plugins Which Helps The Forums's Admin & Moderators To Manage The Forum & Members. Invision Community Provide Free Calendar Tool Along With Its Forum. You Can Use Invision Community As A Support Ticket System Or Blog Also.

Other Detail

Custom Theme : Yes , You Can Use Custom Themes
Plugin : Available , Like Chat System , Temp Mail Detector During Registration , Auto DM To New Member On First Visit After Registration , ETC
Homepage : Visit

XenForo



Along With IPB , XenForo Is The Also The Most Used Forum Software. This Software Is Considered As Best In The Terms Of SEO. It Provide Variety Of Features To Both Members & Administrator.

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Custom Theme : Available
Plugins : Available [Know As Add-On] 
HomePage : Visit

vBulletin


vBulletin Is A Forum Software , Written In PHP And Uses MySQL Database Server. It Is An Another Option In The List Of Paid Forum Software.

Other Detail

Custom Theme : Available
Plugins : Available
HomePage : Visit

Best Free Self Hosted Forum Softwares

MyBB



MyBB , Know As MyBulletinBoard Is A Free & Open Source Forum Software Which Is Widely Used. It Is Developed By MyBB Group. It Is Simple To Use And Manage. 

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Custom Theme : Available
Plugins : Available
HomePage : Visit

SMF



Simple Machines Forum , Know As SMF Is A Free & Open Source Forum Software. Along With MyBB , SMF Is Widely Used As Free Self Hosted Forum. It Is Written In PHP And Uses MySQL Database

Other Detail

Custom Theme : Available
Plugins : Available
HomePage : Visit

phpBB



phpBB Is Another Free & Open Source Forum Software Which Can Be Self Hosted To Build Your Own Forum. It Is Written In PHP.

Other Detail

Custom Theme : Available
Plugins : Available
HomePage : Visit

Author's Choice

I Personally Managed Some Forums [Both Paid & Free]  For Years With Thousand Of Members , So According To My Experience , I Liked IPBoard The Most. But If You Are Going With Free Forum Software Then Go With MyBB .