vBulletin
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Ranked in Online Community Platforms·paid from $14.99/mo
About
vBulletin is ranked #44 of 54 in online community platforms on Inferse. It runs on Self-hosted, Web. There is no free plan. Paid plans start at $14.99/mo.
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Facts
- Product
- vBulletin is forum and community publishing software.prnewswire.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Site building
- Site Builder uses drag-and-drop tools to create custom pages and includes a style generator.dev.vbulletin.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Search
- The manual describes a search architecture designed to make all content searchable.dev.vbulletin.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Community tools
- The manual describes forums, blogs, social groups, private messages, visitor messages, and user albums as channels.dev.vbulletin.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Moderation
- Inline moderation lets administrators and moderators manage threads and posts from forum pages.dev.vbulletin.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Administrators can change styles through the Style Generator and edit templates through the Style Manager.docs.vbulletin.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Integration
- The vBulletin 6 announcement identifies Shopify integration as a new feature.prnewswire.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- The manual says post requests are restricted to the site's domain unless other referrers are added to a whitelist.ww.vbulletin.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The vBulletin 6 license announcement includes one month of ticket support and says the average ticket is answered within 24 hours.prnewswire.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Hosting requirements
- For self-hosting, the manual recommends PHP 7.3 or greater and MySQL 8 or greater.dev.vbulletin.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Operating systems
- The manual says the software runs on any operating system using a modern web server.dev.vbulletin.com · 9 Oct 2026
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Sources
- prnewswire.com/news-releases/all-new-vbulletin-6-packs· checked 9 Oct 2026
- dev.vbulletin.com/docs/onepage/· checked 9 Oct 2026
- docs.vbulletin.com/docs/onepage/· checked 9 Oct 2026
- ww.vbulletin.com/docs/onepage/· checked 9 Oct 2026