Simple:Press vs SAAS/Hosted Systems
Vanilla Forums
PER YEAR
- 250,000 Page Views
- 5 Staff users
- Unlimited Members
- Most Premium Modules
- Standard Support
- Next level is custom priced
Simple:Press
PER YEAR
- Unlimited Page Views
- Unlimited Staff
- Unlimited Members
- All Premium Modules
- Premium Support
- No Additional Levels
Forumbee
PER YEAR
- Unlimited Page Views
- 5 Staff Moderators
- 500 Members
- Basic Core Features
- Standard Support
- Next level is $199 / Month ($2,388 / Year)
Discourse
PER YEAR
- 100,000 Page Views
- 5 Staff users
- Unlimited Members
- Basic Modules
- Standard Support
- Next level is $300 / Month ($3,600 / Year)
Website Toolbox
PER YEAR
- 100,000 Page Views
- Unlimited Staff
- Unlimited Members
- All Modules
- Standard Support
- Next level is $159 / Month ($1,908 / Year)
Simple:Press vs Other WordPress Forum Plugins
bb:Press
PER YEAR/UNLIMITED USERS/UNLIMITED PAGE VIEWS
- 200+ Addons and Themes
- Addons Not Tested Together
- Many Add-ons Abandoned
- No Guarantee Current Add-ons Will Be Updated
- LIMITED SUPPORT
- 3rd Party Customization Available
Simple:Press
PER YEAR/UNLIMITED USERS/UNLIMITED PAGE VIEWS
- 70+ Addons and Themes
- Addons Designed To Work Together
- Formal Deprecation Policy for Add-ons
- INCLUDES SUPPORT FROM AUTHORS
- Customization Available From Authors
wpForo
PER YEAR/UNLIMITED USERS/UNLIMITED PAGE VIEWS
- 9 Addons and Themes
- Addons Designed To Work Together
- No Published Deprecation Policy For Add-ons
- INCLUDES SUPPORT FROM AUTHORS
- Customization Available From Authors
Asgaros
PER YEAR/UNLIMITED USERS/UNLIMITED PAGE VIEWS
- No Addons and Themes
- 3rd Party Addons Not Tested Together
- LIMITED SUPPORT FROM AUTHORS
- 3rd Party Customization Available
All data as of Feb 13th, 2019 and taken from publicly available information
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