Top 15 IP.Board Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

Invision Power Board (abbreviated IPB, IP.Board or IP Board) is an Internet forum software produced by Invision Power Services, Inc. It is written in PHP and primarily uses MySQL as a database management system, although support for other database engines is available.

While Invision Power Board is a commercially sold product, there is a large modding community and many of these modifications are free. In addition, many groups offer the download or design of free and paid skins.

1. Simple Machines Forum

Simple Machines Forum 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 -......

2. XenForo

XenForo A compelling community experience. Intuitive. Social. Engaging. Fast. XenForo brings a fresh outlook to forum software.......

3. Phorum

Phorum Phorum is open source forum software with a penchant for speed. Phorum's very flexible hook and module system can satisfy every web master's needs.Phorum was the original PHP and MySQL based Open Source forum software. Phorum's developers pride themselves on creating message board software that is designed to meet different......

4. Flazy

Flazy The next generation of open-source forum software. A web application not bloated with superfluous features or complicated configuration settings. Flazy is a simple yet powerful tool — everything you need to use in a simple forum software. Flazy can be used for all kind of forums and websites big and......

5. Forum Runner

Forum Runner Forum Runner is a vBulletin, XenForo, myBB, and phpBB forum add-on that allows your users to access your forum at blazing fast speeds by using a native application installed on their mobile phone (Android or iPhone) or iPad/iPod Touch device. Forum Runner currently supports vBulletin v3.6.x, vBulletin v3.7.x, vBulletin v3.8.x,......

6. 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......

7. Hoop.la

Hoop.la Hoop.la is a hosted online community service that includes elegantly integrated group blog, forums, chat events and chat rooms, photo/video/audio file sharing, group calendar, social sharing tools, rich member profiles, premium memberships, and a great mobile experience. Everything you need to launch a modern community---just add people! The free version......

8. PlushForums

PlushForums Plush is the most polished, user-friendly forum experience ever, featuring real-time discussions, beautiful design, an integrated blog, member directory, private messaging, paid subscriptions and a world-class mobile experience. All with absolutely no technical knowledge required and no plugins to install.......

9. phpBB

phpBB Since its creation in 2000, phpBB™ has become the most widely used Open Source forum solution. Like its predecessors, phpBB™ 3.0 “Olympus” has an easy to use administration panel and a user friendly installation process, which allows you to have a forum set up in minutes.With a large and highly......

10. PunBB

PunBB PunBB is a fast and lightweight PHP-powered discussion board. It is released under the GNU General Public License.......

11. YaBB SE

YaBB SE YaBB SE is a PHP/MySQL port of the popular forum software YaBB (Yet another Bulletin Board). Incorporating the same intuitive user interface, and several of the most popular modifications from YaBB's BoardMod project, YaBB SE is a huge step forward for the YaBB community. Started on Nov 16th,......

12. FoolFuuka

FoolFuuka FoolFuuka was designed to serve two different purposes: (1) as a front-end for Asagi, a 4chan fetcher, and (2) an image-based bulletin board.Unlike other open-source imageboard software available, FoolFuuka includes a modern user interface, easy to use and robust administrative panel, customizable themes, extendable plugins, integrated search, and etc. The......

13. Cerb

Cerb Cerb6 is a fast and flexible web-based platform for business collaboration and automation. Remember anything about anyone, collaborate from anywhere, deftly reply to a flood of email, automate, stay informed, capture feedback, track time, flag opportunities, manage tasks, share expert knowledge, and otherwise execute efficiently.......

14. 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......

15. Tapatalk

Tapatalk Tapatalk is a forum app on the Symbian, iPhone, Android,windows phone, kindle fire and BlackBerry. Tapatalk Forum App provides super fast on-the-go forum access to any vBulletin, IPBoard, phpBB or SMF forum that has activated our Tapatalk plugin. Try it now to see why so many forums adopted it to......