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Best Forum Software- Looking for the best forum software? Best Forum Hosting has written this guide on best forum software to help you. We are going to tell you what the best forum software is, where to find it, & the functions of the best forum software!

There are two main types of forum software; open source forum software and proprietary software. Proprietary software is the equivalent of paid software. It is not free to the users, they must purchase it. Since Best Forum Hosting has already done an article on open source forum software, we are going to do one proprietary forum software, aka best forum software!

There are lots of forum software programs out there that charge for you to use them, but is it worth it? Best Forum Hosting has used a ton of these programs, some of which were very useful and some of which were a complete waste of money! Best Forum Hosting makes no money on forum software or forum hosting. We simply want you to have the best forum software you can!

Best Forum Hosting has put together our favorite three forum software programs that we consider the best forum software. We will give you a brief overview of the forum software and let you know which best forum hosting provider offers support for it.

1) vBulletin- vBulletin is a very easy forum program. vBulletin features a very fast and efficient admin back end page, powerful search engine, and is very secure. vBulletin can be used on the Linux, Windows, Solaris, Open BSD, and Mac OS operating systems. The development language for vBulletin is PHP and it uses the MySQL database system. vBulletin can be localized allowing you to translate it any language. Here are some other features of vBulletin:

• Flat/Threaded forum style
• Emoticons
• Attachments
• Thread icons
• WYSIWYG editor
• Sticky threads
• Shadow topics
• Post quoting
• Post rating
• Private messages
• Instant messaging
• Calendar
• Poll creation
• Users list
• RSS

Price of vBulletin- $100-$180 depending on which version you get.

Best Forum Hosting vBulletin support host: BlueHost

2) UBB.threads- UBB.threads has been one of the leading forum software providers since 1997. UBB.threads are perfect for all types of websites; personal websites, personal blogs, and business websites. UBB.threads can be used on the Linux, Windows, Solaris, Open BSD, and Mac OS operating systems. The development language for UBB.threads is PHP and it uses the MySQL database system. UBB.threads can be localized into French, German, Dutch, Danish, and English. Here are some other features of UBB.threads:

• Flat threaded forum style
• Emoticons
• Thread icons
• Plain text editor
• Sticky threads
• Shadow topics
• Post quoting
• Private messages
• Calendar
• Online users list
• Quick reply box
• Friendly URL’s

Price of UBB.threads - $199-$725 depending on which version you get.

Best Forum Hosting UBB.threads support host: JustHost

3) Active Forums- Active Forums is great for Windows hosting or ASP hosting users. Typically Windows hosting programs are expensive, but Active Forums is an exception. Active Forums uses MySQL, MS SQL, and Access databases. Here are some features of Active Forums:

• Flat thread
• User selectable themes
• Image attachements
• Unread message tracking
• WYSIWYG editor
• Active directory integration

Price of Active Forums - $49-$249 depending on which version you get.

Best Forum Hosting UBB.threads support host: LunarPages

Hopefully this best forum software article by Best Forum Hosting will make it easier the next you time you are looking for the best forum software!

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