Flarum vs Talkyard
Flarum
flarum.org
Talkyard
talkyard.ioSide by side
| Figure | Flarum | Talkyard |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | €4/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 3 |
| Spec score · Discussion Forum Software | 7.9 (#4) | 7.9 (#5) |
| Spec score · Customer Community Software | 7.9 (#13) | 7.9 (#15) |
| Integrations | Flarum's documentation describes a REST API for consuming forum data. | The Standard plan includes a read API and webhooks; enabling the write API requires contacting Talkyard. |
| Product | Flarum is free, open-source forum software for running a discussion community on a website. | Talkyard is a coworker discussion forum for sharing knowledge, upvoting ideas, and building products. |
| Security | The installation guide says Flarum's default public directory keeps sensitive source code files inaccessible from the web root. | The pricing page says all plans include daily off-site backups and secure HTTPS connections. |
| Support | Flarum directs users with questions to its community forum, where users can get help with their instances. | The Business plan includes dedicated email support, while the Enterprise plan includes professional services. |
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In their own words
Flarum
Flarum is free, open-source forum software for running discussions on websites and online communities. It provides group permissions, category access controls, moderation and flagging. Administrators can adjust settings, themes, CSS and extensions, and disable unneeded features. Members can write with lightweight Markdown or WYSIWYG editors. Notifications include in-browser alerts and email digests, while extensions can provide real-time notifications. A REST API lets external scripts interact with the forum and follows JSON:API practices. The extension manager discovers and installs add-ons, most of which are open source and free. Self-hosting requires Apache or Nginx, PHP 8.3 or later, a supported database and SSH access for some maintenance. Flarum is MIT-licensed and directs support questions to its community forum. Its documentation describes version 2.0 as a release candidate, not a final stable release. The project serves communities from small hobby groups to large enterprise forums.