Simple Machines Forum (SMF)Simple Machines Forum
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About
Discourse is a secure and customizable platform for building online communities. Designed for organizations that care about control and flexibility, it supports a wide range of use cases including customer support, product feedback, internal collaboration, and member engagement.
Built on open source technology, Discourse gives teams full visibility and ownership of their data. The platform supports real time conversation, long form discussion, advanced moderation, and automation. Features like trust levels, user roles, and granular permissions make it easy to scale with confidence.
Discourse is used by leading companies, public institutions, and open communities. Whether hosted by your team or through our managed offering, it is built to integrate into your stack and evolve with your needs.
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About
SMF is all that in one package, giving you an easy to use forum with many powerful features for you as well as your users. SMF is an open-source project made by volunteers from across the world. SMF features a powerful Package Manager, allowing you to quickly apply any of the hundreds of modifications in our database, as well as a variety of custom themes that change the way your site looks. Should you run into any problem, SMF's experienced Support Team will come to your aid, along with our very helpful community members, ready to assist you and address whatever issue(s) you are encountering. 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 layout 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.
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Platforms Supported
Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook
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Platforms Supported
Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook
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Audience
Organizations that want to create a robust online community forum
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Audience
Anyone who wants to create a free online discussion forum
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Support
Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online
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Support
Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
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API
Offers API
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API
Offers API
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Pricing
$100 per month
Free Version
Free Trial
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Pricing
No information available.
Free Version
Free Trial
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Reviews/
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Pros & Cons from Real UsersPros
Cons
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Pros & Cons from Real UsersPros
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Training
Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person
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Training
Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person
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Company InformationDiscourse
Founded: 2013
USA
www.discourse.org
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Company InformationSimple Machines Forum
Founded: 2006
www.simplemachines.org
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Community Features
Content Management
Content Moderation
Discussions / Forums
Event Management
Group Management
Ideation / Crowdsourcing
Member Directory
Membership Management
Social Media Management
Website Management
White Label
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Community Features
Content Management
Content Moderation
Discussions / Forums
Event Management
Group Management
Ideation / Crowdsourcing
Member Directory
Membership Management
Social Media Management
Website Management
White Label
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Integrations
Flarum
Activepieces
Aritic Swarm
Chatwee
Enterpret
Fibery
Flockport
GitHub
Ketch
LinkedIn
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Integrations
Flarum
Activepieces
Aritic Swarm
Chatwee
Enterpret
Fibery
Flockport
GitHub
Ketch
LinkedIn
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