XenForo Is XenForo Really Worth the Price

[Shawn Gossman]

Do you think the price of XenForo is worthy?

Now I'm referring to the forum software itself, not the official add-ons. Just the forum platform and the features it provides.

If you think it's worth the price, why do you say that?

If you disagree with the price, what would it actually be worth to you in your opinion?

 

[Tracy]

If you like XF and have the money then it's worth it. As a forum offering it remains one of the cheaper ones available and has a renewal policy that is license holder friendly. But this can also be a negative if the developers are not adding features and functions regularly to their script offering as there is no real encouragement to pay renewals when you go months between updates. I just updated my license into 2027 to try and help finance them even though have not really gotten anything that I use from the last few updates.

The good thing about Xenforo is since it is used on a lot of sites, the end users are more likely to be familiar with how it works. That is always a plus as if you are running a different script than other larger sites in your niche, users coming to your site have to adapt to a new way of doing things, and for many that is off-putting. And I have gotten several members comment to me about that.

But there are other options out there for basic discussion areas that I think are comparable and in some cases are free. Discourse is one of them.