Forum software

This page presents you a list of the forum software that are used by the message boards listed on big-boards.com , categorized depending on the technology they require (and listed alphabetically. We do not recommend one software or the other, but can only say that all software listed here may run large scale boards.

ASP Message Boards

ASP Playground
Forum software written in ASP / ASP.NET 1.1 with simple and advanced licensing options. View ASP Playground forums listed on big-boards.

Ideal BB
ASP - SQL Server based solution, 4 pricing levels and free demo version. View Ideal BB forums listed on big-boards.

Snitz
Free ASP / MS Access - SQL Server based message boards. View Snitz forums listed on big-boards.

Web Wiz Forums
Free ASP based bulletin board software. View Web Wiz Forums forums listed on big-boards.

PHP Message Boards

Burning Board (WBB)
PHP and MySQL message board software developped by WoltLab Gmbh. Prices start from $25. View WBB forums listed on big-boards.

Discuz!
PHP forum software developped in China. View discuz! forums listed on big-boards.

Invision Power Board
PHP forum software with both free and licensed uses available. View Invision forums listed on big-boards.

phpBB
Free forum software released under the GPL and powered by PHP with multiple backend databases available. View phpBB forums listed on big-boards.

PunBB
Lightweight and free forum software, powered by PHP and MySQL/SQLite. View PunBB forums listed on big-boards.

Simple Machines (SMF)
Free forum software based on PHP and MySQL. XHTML/CSS compliant. View SMF forums listed on big-boards.

UBB - Eve
Provided by infopop, PHP-MySQL bulletin board software with both free and pay licenses. View UBB forums listed on big-boards.

vBulletin
Popular PHP-MySQL bulletin board system provided by Jelsoft Enterprises. Owned and leased licensing. View vBulletin forums listed on big-boards.

XMB
PHP message boards software. Free of charges. View XMB forums listed on big-boards.

ColdFusion Message Boards

Fusetalk
ColdFusion based forum software with support for different databases. View Fusetalk forums listed on big-boards.

Java Message Boards

Jive
Java powered forum software with incremental licensing. View Jive forums listed on big-boards.

Perl/CGI Message Boards

IkonBoard
Perl based bulletin board system provided by Jarvis entertainment, free of use. View Ikonboard forums listed on big-boards.

Web Crossing
Collaborative solutions and community software provider. View WebCrossing forums listed on big-boards.

YaBB
Yet another bulletin board, written in perl and with both free or licensed uses possible. View YaBB forums listed on big-boards.

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