Question2Answer vs vBulletin
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| Figure | Question2Answer | vBulletin |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $14.99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Discussion Forum Software | 7.5 (#8) | 6.9 (#10) |
| Spec score · Online Community Platforms | 7.3 (#46) | 6.9 (#50) |
| Customization | The site describes CSS themes, translation, custom sidebars, widgets, pages and links, plus plugins for deeper customization. | Administrators can change styles through the Style Generator and edit templates through the Style Manager. |
| Security | The documentation says Q2A checks or escapes user input to prevent SQL injection, cross-site scripting, cross-site request forgery and form spoofing attacks. | The manual says post requests are restricted to the site's domain unless other referrers are added to a whitelist. |
| Support | The service page says the Question2Answer Q&A site provides free community support and lists a Discord channel for chatting about Q2A. | The vBulletin 6 license announcement includes one month of ticket support and says the average ticket is answered within 24 hours. |
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