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vBulletin

Ch 466.1of 54Online Community Platforms
  1. 1Runs onself-hosted, Web
  2. 2Costspaid from $14.99/mo
  3. 3Moderation toolsadvanced
  4. 4Private groupsYes
  5. 5Direct messagingYes
  6. 6Custom domainYes
  7. 7Mobile appsweb app
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Overview

vBulletin is ranked #46 of 54 in online community platforms on Specifiction. It runs on Self-hosted, Web. There is no free plan. Paid plans start at $14.99/mo.

vBulletin plans and pricing

All plans
vBulletin Cloud $14.99/mo Starts at $14.99/month Hosted service with hosting and maintenance prnewswire.com · 9 Oct 2026
vBulletin 6 license $179 once Includes one year of updates and one month of ticket support Self-hosted installation prnewswire.com · 9 Oct 2026

Compared on online community platforms

Free plan
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Moderation tools
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Private groups
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Direct messaging
Yesvbulletin.com
Custom domain
Yesvbulletin.com
Mobile apps
web appvbulletin.com

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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