| Price from | $50/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 10 | 1 |
| Spec score · Forum Software | 9.1 (#1) | 7.5 (#13) |
| Spec score · Online Community Platforms | 8.9 (#4) | 7.4 (#44) |
| License | The terms retain Forumbee intellectual-property rights and grant customers service access, indicating proprietary software rather than an open-source license. | phpBB is released under the GNU General Public License v2. |
| Purpose | Forumbee provides online communities and a knowledge base to engage users, deflect support tickets, and accelerate product adoption. | phpBB is an open-source bulletin board system for building online forums. |
| Support | The Premium plan includes email support, while the Enterprise plan includes a dedicated success manager with an annual subscription. | Support resources include documentation, knowledge base articles, community support forums, and limited-support Discord and IRC chats. |
