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WoltLab Suite

Name: WoltLab Suite
Price: 129.99 EUR

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What WoltLab Suite is

WoltLab Suite is community and forum software for brands, businesses, and communities. Its apps include Forum, Database, Gallery, Calendar, Filebase, and Blog, with engagement features such as conversations, polls, best answers, reactions, user ranks, and trophies. Administrators can add plugins and manage installation, updates, and removal through the administration interface. Members can register or sign in using Google, Facebook, Twitter, or GitHub. The mobile version adapts to the device and works in a browser without an app installation. Customers can choose cloud hosting or a self-hosted license. Cloud hosting runs in German data centers and includes daily geo-redundant backups, DDoS protection, and SSL/TLS certificates. Cloud plans set storage and monthly request quotas; the annual Starter plan includes 30,000 MB and 600,000 requests per month. A self-hosted license costs 129.99 EUR once and includes one year of updates. WoltLab was founded in 2001, the year its founder says the first WoltLab Burning Board was released.

Who it suits

WoltLab Suite suits organizations and communities that need forum and community features alongside galleries, calendars, files, or blogs. It offers both managed cloud hosting and a self-hosted option for those who want to manage their own infrastructure.

What it does well

Includes forum, database, gallery, calendar, file, and blog apps
Plugin management is available through the administration interface
Cloud hosting includes daily geo-redundant backups
Self-hosted license provides control over data and infrastructure
Supports consent-based loading for external content

What to know first

No free plan
Cloud plans set storage and monthly request quotas
Self-hosted license costs 129.99 EUR once
Enterprise pricing is available only through an individual offer

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Self-Hosted License	One-time license · incl. 1 year of updates · Install on own webspace or server · full control over data and infrastructure	€129.99, paid once
Business (monthly)	Monthly; cancel monthly · 250,000 MB storage · 5,000,000 requests/month · priority ticket processing · no visible branding · higher SLA	€249.95 a month
Business (annual)	Billed annually — 2,699.40 € / year · 250,000 MB storage · 5,000,000 requests/month · priority ticket processing · no visible branding · higher SLA	€2,699.40 a year
Starter (monthly)	Monthly; cancel monthly · 30,000 MB storage · 600,000 requests/month · own domain · powerful search	€39.95 a month
Starter (annual)	Billed annually — 431.40 € / year · 30,000 MB storage · 600,000 requests/month · own domain · powerful search	€431.40 a year
Professional (monthly)	Monthly; cancel monthly · 100,000 MB storage · 2,500,000 requests/month · WebAuthn · extra support seats	€79.95 a month
Professional (annual)	Billed annually — 863.40 € / year · 100,000 MB storage · 2,500,000 requests/month · WebAuthn · extra support seats	€863.40 a year
Enterprise	Individual offer · personal consulting · Tailor-made solution · single sign-on · consulting and training · customizations	On request

As woltlab.com lists them, read 9 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Verdict

WoltLab Suite combines community software with cloud hosting and self-hosting choices. Cloud plans have specified quotas, while the self-hosted license costs 129.99 EUR once and includes one year of updates.

Facts from WoltLab Suite's own pages

Cloud hosting: WoltLab says its cloud hosting runs in German data centers and includes daily geo-redundant backups, DDoS protection, and SSL/TLS certificates. · woltlab.com, 9 Oct 2026
Content and engagement: Features include conversations, polls, best answers, reactions, user ranks, and trophies. · woltlab.com, 9 Oct 2026
Core apps: The Suite includes Forum, Database, Gallery, Calendar, Filebase, and Blog apps. · woltlab.com, 9 Oct 2026
Extensions: A plugin system lets administrators add functions, with plugin installation, updates, and removal handled through the administration interface. · woltlab.com, 9 Oct 2026
External logins: Users can register or log in through Google, Facebook, Twitter, or GitHub. · woltlab.com, 9 Oct 2026
Founded: 2001 · woltlab.com, 28 Sept 2026
Headquarters: Düsseldorf, Germany · woltlab.com, 28 Sept 2026
Maker history: WoltLab says its founder released the first WoltLab Burning Board in 2001. · woltlab.com, 9 Oct 2026
Migration: The product has a built-in importer for community content, and WoltLab offers to handle migrations on request. · woltlab.com, 9 Oct 2026
Mobile access: The mobile version adapts to the device and works in a browser without an app installation. · woltlab.com, 9 Oct 2026
Plan limits: Cloud plans specify storage and monthly request quotas; the page says WoltLab will contact customers if a quota is exceeded for a sustained period. · woltlab.com, 9 Oct 2026
Privacy: The Suite offers consent-based loading for external content and machine-readable user data export under GDPR Article 20. · woltlab.com, 9 Oct 2026
Product: WoltLab Suite is community and forum software for brands, businesses, and communities. · woltlab.com, 9 Oct 2026
Security: The product describes user permissions, one-way password storage, optional multi-factor authentication, and SSL/TLS support. · woltlab.com, 9 Oct 2026
Support: Cloud plans include official ticket support; higher plans add extra support seats, priority processing, or video conference training. · woltlab.com, 9 Oct 2026