Internet forums, bulletin board is a place where we can start discussion with many other users. Here we can ask questions and many users give answers to our questions. These days Forums sites are much more popular.

If you also want to start a forum site then here are some best php open source Free and Paid Forum scripts available to easily start your own forum.

#1. vBulletin

Its a premium forum script with a lots of customizable Options. With its years of experience and great support has made it the best forum software. vBulletin is paid forum script but it is worth to its value. You can find lot of vBulletin templates by third party and lot of support from vBulletin and other places. Most of the successful form use vBulletin.

#2. Invision Power Board

Invision power board is Another popular paid forum software script. Probably vBullation closet competitor. It also comes with lot of features, mobile friendly layout and good support. There is self hosted and hosted version of IPB.

#3. phpBB

phpBB is one of the best free forum script that comes with free hosting plans. Installs with one click from your hosting panel. here are plenty of phpBB lover’s community which can provide you lot of help, resources, mod, templates etc.

#4. Simple Machine Forum

Its a another free forum script you can setup easily through most hosting control panels. SMF great feature is its integration with other popular script. It is also widely used forum script with lots of support and resources.

#5. CodoForum

CodoForum is also another free forum software that comes with lots of options. Mobile friendly layout, notification and subscription features available.

#6. Vanilla Forum

Vanila Forum is also a good forum tool to help users to build their Bulletin Board. It has free and paid options. You can download vanilla forum script free of cost. But if you want to build your forum directly with vanilla hosting then you have to choose premium.

#7. MyBB

MyBB, formerly MyBBoard and originally MyBulletinBoard, is a free and open source forum software which is developed by the MyBB Group. MyBB forum script available for FREE and it has lots of features. Many popular forums using this popular php script.

#8. miniBB

miniBB is not much popular and it has not more users. But this free open source script is easy to use. anyone can build their forum easily with this free script.

#9. Simple Forum

Simple Forum PHP script can be easily integrated into a page and fit the design of your website. The administration section of the script was made for user simplicity. anyone with little to no knowledge of websites or programming can easily get their forum to function and look just like they want.

#9. bbPress

Its a powerful wordpress plugin to integrate forum in your existing wordpress blog. Backed by powerful development team and good support can make anyone to choose bbPress. If you are looking to integrate WordPress and forum software then these can be your first choice. It is a powerful forum script which must be conceder while choosing forum software.