XenForo Pricing
Starting price
$195/month
Pricing model
Paid
Free tier
No
Free trial
No
Plans
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-hosted license | $195 | month | One-time payment, lifetime use; 1 year support & updates included; Source code access |
| Cloud Starter | $60 | month | 400K monthly page views; 50GB data storage; Complete XenForo suite |
| Cloud Standard | $100 | month | 1M monthly page views; 100GB data storage; Fully managed service |
| Cloud Business | $250 | month | 4M monthly page views; 240GB data storage; Lifetime priority support |
Figures are the vendor's published prices. Unknown values show as “—”. Price-history tracking is not yet available for this tool. Price verified 2026-10-06. Last updated 2026-10-16.
True cost
True cost calculator
| Plan | Listed | Seat basis | Monthly · 5 seats | Annual · 5 seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-hosted license | $195/month | flat | $195 | $2,340 |
| Cloud Starter | $60/month | flat | $60 | $720 |
| Cloud Standard | $100/month | flat | $100 | $1,200 |
| Cloud Business | $250/month | flat | $250 | $3,000 |
Estimate from published prices. Per-seat plans scale with seats; flat plans don't; plans with included seats charge the base until you exceed them, then add the per-seat overage where published. Monthly/annual come from each plan's billing period. Taxes and add-ons excluded.
XenForo's starting price ($195) is 46% below the Social Media & Creator Tools average of $362.
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