--- title: NodeBB Reviews meta\_title: 'NodeBB Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how NodeBB works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 5.0 review\_count: 1 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-06-04' parent\_category: name: Marketing url: https://www.g2.com/categories/marketing --- # NodeBB Reviews & Product Details NodeBB is an easy to use mobile-ready forum software. * * * Seller [NodeBB](https://www.g2.com/sellers/nodebb) Discussions [NodeBB Community](https://www.g2.com/products/nodebb/discuss) Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Influitive](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Influitive") Influitive 4.4/5(396) ](https://www.g2.com/products/jigsaw-interactive-influitive/reviews) [ ![Circle](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Circle") Circle 4.5/5(524) ](https://www.g2.com/products/circle-so-circle/reviews) [ ![Webex Events & Webinars](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Webex Events & Webinars") Webex Events & Webinars 4.6/5(1,079) ](https://www.g2.com/products/webex-events-webinars/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/nodebb/competitors/alternatives) ![Dave J.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Dave J.") DJ Dave J. Director of Software Architecture, NexTravel Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/28/2019 "Modern Forums that are easy to manage and customize" 5/5 What do you like best about NodeBB? NodeBB is modern forum software written in Node.js with MongoDB and Redis. It has a modern look and built on a modern platform. The plugin system works great and it's very simple to add an remove plugins. Your options for customization range from CSS overrides to a completely custom look and feel. The instructions for setup and even scaling are quite straightforward as long as you have a little Linux or devops experience. The team has a philosophy of not pushing back on requests and complaints and they actually work with you to find the best solution to almost any issue. Many times it's just a quick bug fix (and the team is super fast at bug fixes). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about NodeBB? Some of the UI isn't as clean as the competition but it's always getting better. The standard upgrade process requires downtime but this is typical for most forum platforms, including the competition. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering NodeBB: If you're deciding between NodeBB and Discourse, I would recommend NodeBB because of it's flexibility, community support, and official support. If you're familiar with Node.js, JavaScript, and MongoDB, then there is no question that you should choose NodeBB. If you're migrating from another forum, it is possible but you might need to do some research and manual work. I failed at an import into Discourse and succeeded with NodeBB. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is NodeBB solving and how is that benefiting you? We run a community of board game enthusiasts. We moved from an old PHP platform that had infrequent updates and was difficult to customize and administer. We replaced it with NodeBB and could be more happy. It is different so some long time users had a learning curve but overall engagement is up and we're getting new users in the community at a better rate than previously. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ### There are not enough reviews of NodeBB for G2 to provide buying insight. 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