Top 15 Simple Machines Forum Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

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.

Its powerful custom made template engine puts you in full control of the lay-out of your message board and with our unique SSI - or Server Side Includes - function you can let your forum and your website interact with each other.

SMF is written in the popular language PHP and uses a MySQL database. It is designed to provide you with all the features you need from a bulletin board while having an absolute minimal impact on the resources of the server. SMF is the next generation of forum software - and best of all it is and will always remain completely free!

1. Xoops

Xoops XOOPS CMS is an extensible, OO (Object Oriented), easy to use dynamic web content management system (CMS) written in PHP. XOOPS is the ideal tool for developing small to large dynamic community websites, intra company portals, corporate portals, weblogs and much more.......

2. Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware

Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware is a full-featured, web-based, multilingual (40+ languages), tightly integrated, all-in-one Wiki+CMS+Groupware, Free Source Software (GNU/LGPL), using PHP + Smarty, MySQL, Zend Framework, jQuery and Bootstrap. Tiki can be used to create all kinds of Web applications, sites, portals, knowledge base, intranets, and extranets. It is actively......

3. Forumotion.com

Forumotion.com Create a free forum 100% customizable: 3000+ free forums skins, templates editing, chatbox, Reputation and RPG mod... Choose PhpBB 2 - 3, Invision or PunBB. Create free forums now!......

4. FreeForums.org

FreeForums.org FreeForums.org is the leading provider of free forums. Create a free forum and get support.......

5. phpBB Social Network

phpBB Social Network phpBB Social Network is a modification for phpBB boards, which turns your website to self-hosted and full valued social network. It will create your own small Facebook like page with all main features of social networks such as: - extended user profiles include Wall (writing statuses and comments), personal......

6. FlaskBB

FlaskBB FlaskBB is forum software written in Python using the micro framework Flask. You can easily create new topics, posts and send other users private messages. It also includes basic administration and moderation tools.......

7. Unchy

Unchy Unchy is social, content-curation site. Users can anonymously submit news, pictures, videos, etc. Posts can then be voted up or down, and commented on. Some of Unchy's features include:• 100% anonymous• No account required• User created categories• Clean/Responsive design• No censorship• Ability to vote on posts and comments......

8. XMB

XMB XMB is a lightweight PHP forum software with all the features you need to support a growing community. With outstanding community support and contribution, you will find XMB to be easy to setup, customize, and enhance.Though XMB is lightweight out of the box, it offers the key features you need......

9. bbPress

bbPress bbPress is forum software with a twist from the creators of WordPress. Its focused on web standards, ease of use, ease of integration, and speed. bbPress will try to keep things as small and light as possible while still allowing great add-on feature possibilities.......

10. No-CMS

No-CMS No-CMS, Free Open Source CodeIgniter based CMS (Content Management System) Framework with HMVC extension and groceryCRUD. No-CMS is quiet simple and easy to start with.Add No-CMS functionality by installing or making your own modules. We also have module generator to help you.Nordrassil is a module code generator within No-CMS used......

11. CLINICAL TRIALS XYZ

CLINICAL TRIALS XYZ Clinical Trials Social Media Network and Business Connection Portal for Associates, Sponsors, Volunteers, Companies and Professionals in the Clinical Trials and Clinical Research Industry.......

12. Plebu

Plebu Plebu is a do it yourself website builder for people who aren't website builders. Plebu makes it easy to build a website to get your business online, or just make your own website online.......

13. OpenCms

OpenCms OpenCms from Alkacon Software is a professional, easy to use website content management system. OpenCms helps content managers worldwide to create and maintain beautiful websites fast and efficiently.The fully browser based user interface features configurable editors for structured content with well defined fields. Alternatively, content can be created using an......

14. eXo Platform Community Edition

eXo Platform Community Edition eXo Platform is a standards-based, social-collaboration platform for enterprise. It offers social intranet and website capabilities with integrated features like wiki, forum, calendar, web content and document management capabilities along with activity streams, social networking and workspaces.......

15. Squarespace

Squarespace A fully hosted, completely managed environment for creating and maintaining your website.From a simple blog this tool is capable of creating community / Enterprise scale portals and uniquely enables different content available to different user groups via a sophisticated permissions group method. Membership based, permissive communication is easy and this......