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XenForo

XenForo offers self-hosting or open source.

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Our verdict

Who it's for

Best for Social Media & Creator Tools teams that want self-hosting or open source.

Who should look elsewhere

Teams that want to trial a product free before committing.

Pros

  • +Entry price $195/mo, above the Social Media & Creator Tools median ($40)
  • +4 plan tiers, from Self-hosted license to Cloud Business
  • +Self-hostable / open source

Cons

  • −No free plan or trial

Key features

  • ✓Self-hostable / open source
  • ✓4-tier pricing

Pricing

PlanPriceBillingNotes
Self-hosted license$195monthOne-time payment, lifetime use; 1 year support & updates included; Source code access
Cloud Starter$60month400K monthly page views; 50GB data storage; Complete XenForo suite
Cloud Standard$100month1M monthly page views; 100GB data storage; Fully managed service
Cloud Business$250month4M monthly page views; 240GB data storage; Lifetime priority support

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