NodeBB

Community Platforms

Free planFree trialAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWebWindows

9.2#1 of 126$20/mofirst paid tier

Overview

NodeBB is ranked #1 of 126 in community platforms on Specifiction, made by NodeBB (Canada). It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $20/mo.

NodeBB plans and pricing

All plans

Starter $20/mo $20/month 50,000 Pageviews · 5gb Storage · Unlimited Staff Users · Weekly backups · SSL · Custom Plugins · Custom Domain · Priority Support nodebb.org · 29 Sept 2026

Hamlet $100/mo $100/month 500,000 Pageviews · 20gb Storage · Unlimited Staff Users · Daily backups · SSL · Custom Plugins · Custom Domain · Priority Support nodebb.org · 29 Sept 2026

Village $250/mo $250/month 2,000,000 Pageviews · 100gb Storage · Unlimited Staff Users · Daily backups · SSL · Custom Plugins · Custom Domain · Priority Support nodebb.org · 29 Sept 2026

City $750/mo $750/month 10,000,000 Pageviews · 300gb Storage · Unlimited Staff Users · Daily backups · SSL · Custom Plugins · Custom Domain · Priority Support nodebb.org · 29 Sept 2026

Self-hosted Free Free to download and install under GPLv3 Install on your own server · Open-source software nodebb.org · 29 Sept 2026

Enterprise Solutions Not published Contact NodeBB Custom integrations and feature development · Theme customization · Single Sign-On · Migration services · Premium hosting or self-hosting nodebb.org · 29 Sept 2026

Compared on community platforms

Free plan: Yesnodebb.org
Paid from: $20/monodebb.org
Private spaces: Yesnodebb.org
Custom domain: Yesnodebb.org
Moderation tools: Yesnodebb.org

Facts

Free plan: Yesnodebb.org · 21 Sept 2026
Paid from: 20nodebb.org · 21 Sept 2026
Private spaces: Yesnodebb.org · 21 Sept 2026
Custom domain: Yesnodebb.org · 21 Sept 2026
Moderation tools: Yesnodebb.org · 21 Sept 2026
Product: NodeBB is a community discussion platform for forums and online communities.nodebb.org · 29 Sept 2026
Posting: Users can compose topics and replies with either a WYSIWYG editor or a Markdown editor.nodebb.org · 29 Sept 2026
Chat and notifications: The platform offers real-time chat and notifications for follows, post likes, and topic subscriptions.nodebb.org · 29 Sept 2026
Groups and tags: Members can create groups with activity feeds, and tag topics and follow tags for notifications.nodebb.org · 29 Sept 2026
Administration: Administrators can create unlimited administrator and moderator accounts and set permissions for each.nodebb.org · 29 Sept 2026
Extensions: The product page says more than 500 plugins and themes can be installed from the control panel.nodebb.org · 29 Sept 2026
API: NodeBB provides a public Read API and a RESTful Write API for software integrations.nodebb.org · 29 Sept 2026
Spam protection: NodeBB lists integration with Akismet, StopForumSpam, and Project Honeypot for spam prevention.nodebb.org · 29 Sept 2026
Search limit: Basic full-text search uses the bundled database search engine; Solr and Elasticsearch search are available through third-party plugins.docs.nodebb.org · 29 Sept 2026
Security: NodeBB operates a bug bounty program, but eligible testing is limited to try.nodebb.org and third-party plugins are excluded.nodebb.org · 29 Sept 2026
GDPR: NodeBB says registration presents users with data and rights information and requires affirmative consent; third-party plugins and themes may collect additional data outside its DPA.nodebb.org · 29 Sept 2026
Support: Paid hosting plans list priority support, and NodeBB also points users to its community support forum.nodebb.org · 29 Sept 2026
Deployment: NodeBB documentation provides installation guides for Linux distributions, macOS, Windows, and cloud deployment options including Docker.docs.nodebb.org · 29 Sept 2026
Audience: NodeBB describes forums as useful for brand communities and product support boards.nodebb.org · 29 Sept 2026
Company: NodeBB says it was founded in 2014 by three developers and identifies the company as NodeBB, Inc.nodebb.org · 29 Sept 2026