XenForo
XenForo Ltd., London, United KingdomXenForo 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.
According to our data, XenForo is the second most popular Internet forum software on the web.
It has 17.3% of the Internet forum software market share and is detected on 0.07% of all websites.
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XenForo is a commercial product priced starting at $195.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Internet Forum Software
- Rank: 2
- Market share: 17.3%
🏆 XenForo Awards
- 🥇 Most popular in Vietnam in the Internet Forum Software category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Turkey in the Internet Forum Software category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in the United States in the Internet Forum Software category.
⚡ Sites Powered by XenForo
We have data on 2,785 websites that use the XenForo Internet forum software. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using XenForo is simpcity.cr.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #817 | Costa Rica | English | |
| 2 | #3,369 | English | ||
| 3 | #3,739 | American English | ||
| 4 | #3,741 | American English | ||
| 5 | #3,795 | American English | ||
| 6 | #3,985 | United States | English | |
| 7 | #5,787 | United States | English | |
| 8 | #6,877 | American English | ||
| 9 | #7,317 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 10 | #9,427 | American English | ||
| 11 | #9,643 | American English | ||
| 12 | #9,849 | American English | ||
| 13 | #10,155 | France | French | |
| 14 | #10,452 | Australia | English | |
| 15 | #10,479 | Spain | European Spanish | |
| 16 | #10,855 | Arabic | ||
| 17 | #11,054 | American English | ||
| 18 | #11,085 | Austria | German | |
| 19 | #11,779 | United States | American English | |
| 20 | #17,007 | United States | American English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use XenForo:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Forum/Bulletin Boards category.
Most of the sites using XenForo are from the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
- United States 26%
- Germany 12.7%
- United Kingdom 9.6%
- Russia 8.9%
- Vietnam 5.9%
- Turkey 5.5%
- Netherlands 3.7%
- Spain 2.9%
- Canada 2.3%
- Other 22.5%
Most XenForo users speak English, German, or Russian.
- English 60.1%
- German 8.8%
- Russian 7.9%
- Vietnamese 4.7%
- Turkish 4.4%
- Spanish 3.5%
- Arabic 1.3%
- French 1.2%
- Dutch 1.2%
- Other 6.9%
The XenForo Internet forum software is especially popular on .com, .net, and .de top-level domains.
- .com 51.9%
- .net 10.5%
- .de 6.5%
- .org 5.7%
- .ru 3.9%
- .co.uk 2.2%
- .vn 1.3%
- .info 1.1%
- .nl 1%
- Other 15.9%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing XenForo include forum, bulletin boards, recreation and hobbies, and technical, business forums.
- Forum/Bulletin Boards 46.7%
- Recreation/Hobbies 5.3%
- Technical/Business Forums 4.7%
- Marketing/Merchandising 4.6%
- Sports 4.4%
- Games 4.2%
- Business 3%
- Blogs/Wiki 3%
- Internet Services 2.7%
- Other 21.4%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind XenForo?
XenForo is owned by XenForo Ltd., headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
Can I use XenForo for free?
No, XenForo is a paid solution.
How much does XenForo cost?
XenForo is priced from $195 for the XenForo License plan.
Can I try it for free?
No, XenForo does not provide a free trial. However, a demo may be available.
Which country uses XenForo the most?
The majority of XenForo users are from the United States.
Who uses XenForo?
According to our data, XenForo is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as resetera.com,
spacebattles.com, and
xdaforums.com.
How does XenForo compare to its competitors?
XenForo is one of the most popular Internet forum software, second only to 
bbPress.
What are the alternatives to XenForo?
Alternatives and possible competitors to XenForo may include 
Invision Community, vBulletin, and 
Vanilla.
👉 See Also
- ✨ Related technologies
- 💼 All technologies from XenForo Ltd.
🗃️ About This Data
- We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
- Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
- This report is based on the analysis of 3,749,751 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.