🆚 Discuz! vs. XenForo

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Internet forum software
Internet forum software

About

Discuz! is a Chinese Internet forum software written in PHP.

XenForo is a commercial Internet forum software based on PHP and MySQL.

It includes built-in support for question and answer threads, articles, media embedding, Markdown and BBCode editing, a robust add-on ecosystem with thousands of extensions and custom themes, and a full REST API for external integrations.

Headquarters

Hefei, China
London, United Kingdom

Website

Pricing

Free version ✔️
Enterprise Edition18,800+ RMB
Free version ❌
XenForo License$195
Branding Removal$350
XenForo Cloud
Starter (400K pageviews)$60/month
Standard (1M pageviews)$100/month
Business (4M pageviews)$250/month

Categories

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The XenForo Internet forum software is 4 times more popular than Discuz!.
Total websites

Market share

Internet Forum Software

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

XenForo is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, while Discuz! is more popular in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
United States
China
Germany
United Kingdom
Russia
Vietnam
Turkey
Netherlands
Hong Kong
Canada

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

XenForo is more popular among sites focused on forum, bulletin boards, recreation and hobbies, and technical, business forums, while Discuz! is more commonly used on portal sites sites.
Forum/Bulletin Boards
Recreation/Hobbies
Technical/Business Forums
Marketing/Merchandising
Games
Sports
Business
Blogs/Wiki
Internet Services
Entertainment

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
5278.cc
#10,812
#41,318
#46,171
#49,032
#63,782
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Name
Rank
semprot.com
#3,741
f95zone.to
#3,795
lpsg.com
#3,985
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See also

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