I know, the economy is still a bit wobbly and perhaps churning out cash on internet for web apps isnt part of your monthly budget. You might be interested to try out some free alternatives, for some this option might be out of spite (especially those who feel betrayed by the new vB4 Licensing ). I have tried to make a list of BB which are popular, in process few new upcoming ones would have been left out. You are welcome to add other BB in comments.
phpbb – creating communities worldwide
It probably one of the most recognized and favourite free BB solution out there, over there years it has earned the title of “Been there,Done that” Bulletin Board.
myBB – Free PHP and MySQL Forum
Quote – Its easy to use, multilingual, powerful, feature-packed and FREE forum software – Unquote
SMF- Simple Machine Forums – Elegant, effective, powerful,free – It’s that simple
Simple Machines Forum — SMF in short — is a free, professional grade software package that allows you to set up your own online community within minutes.
YABB – Yet Another Bulletin Board
YaBB is a leading FREE, Open Source community forum system (bulletin board, message board) written in Perl. Learn how it started, who is on the project team, and what the main features are.
BBPress – From the creators of WordPress
bbPress is forum software with a twist from the creators of WordPress.Have you ever been frustrated with forum or bulletin board software that was slow, bloated and always got your server hacked?bbPress is focused on web standards, ease of use, ease of integration, and speed. We’re keeping things as small and light as possible while still allowing for great add on features through our extensive plugin system.
punBB
PunBB is a fast and lightweight PHP-powered discussion board. It is released under the GNU General Public License. Its primary goals are to be faster, smaller and less graphically intensive as compared to other discussion boards. PunBB has fewer features than many other discussion boards, but is generally faster and outputs smaller, semantically correct XHTML-compliant pages.
E-Blah – Free Forum Software
E-Blah is a Perl-based forum system requiring very low system requirements making it a fast and flexible forum system. E-Blah is a forum constantly evolving, with new releases several times throughout the year.
DeluxeBB Forum
DeluxeBB is a powerful open source bulletin board, which helps you create your own web communities in less than 10 minutes.
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