Side by side
Talkyard vs XenForo
Both stand on customer community software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb
Talkyard combines team discussions, Q&A, idea management, and blog commenting. It is more focused on structured collaboration than on full-featured chat.
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XenForo provides forum software with broad content, moderation, security, and extension features. Buyers can choose managed cloud plans with stated limits or a one-time self-hosted license requiring their own infrastructure.
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| Talkyard | XenForo | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | A free trial | No |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Self-hosted, Web | API, Self-hosted, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Standard: €4 per coworker a month | XenForo Cloud Starter: $60 a month |
| Plans published | 3 | 5 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | talkyard.io | xenforo.com |
| On customer community software | #14 of 37 | #34 of 37 |
Talkyard: what it does well
- Q&A surfaces repeated answers
- Idea sorting by Like votes
- Threaded discussion navigation
- Custom groups, permissions, and task assignment
- Daily off-site backups on hosted plans
What to know first
- No free plan
- Chat is described as fairly basic
- Business plan requires €300 monthly minimum
- Write API requires contacting Talkyard
XenForo: what it does well
- Supports forums, Q&A, suggestions, and articles
- Rich editor with Markdown and BB code
- Bulk moderation and approval queues
- REST API and add-on framework
- Cloud plans include SSL and DDoS protection
What to know first
- No free plan
- Self-hosted license excludes hosting and management
- Cloud page-view and storage limits apply
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