# Asgaros Forum review (2026): is it any good? > Lightweight discussion board plugin for WordPress Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Asgaros Forum is a WordPress plugin that adds a discussion board to a site, with profiles, a members list, polls, reactions, uploads and moderation tools. It is distributed free through WordPress.org, with a donations page on the maker's site. It uses the WordPress editor for posts and can run multiple forum instances. - **Category:** Courses & Communities - **Made by:** Asgaros - **Website:** https://asgaros.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you don't use WordPress, as it runs nowhere else. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Asgaros Forum is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** The plugin is free to download; the maker's site accepts donations. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Asgaros Forum | $0 | Free WordPress plugin installed on your own site; no paid tiers are listed. | Read from https://wordpress.org/plugins/asgaros-forum/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Asgaros Forum before buying. ## Key features - **WordPress-native forum:** A forum page is created at install and posts are written in the WordPress editor. - **Profiles and members list:** Members get profiles and a searchable members list, plus notifications and feeds. - **Polls, reactions and uploads:** Topics support polls, reactions and file uploads. - **Moderation and permissions:** Post approval, banning, reporting, moderators, permissions and user groups. - **Multiple instances:** Can run several forum instances, in several languages, and is compatible with WordPress multisite. - **Customizable theme:** A responsive theme whose colors and fonts can be changed. ## Good for - WordPress site owners who want a light forum without a paid license - Small communities that need polls, profiles and basic moderation ## Worth knowing - It runs only inside WordPress and you host it yourself. - The vendor lists no paid support plan; support is through its public support forum. - It lists a myCRED integration but no other named integrations. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Asgaros Forum is a free WordPress plugin with profiles, polls, reactions, uploads and moderation. It has no paid support, one named integration (myCRED) and needs a WordPress site you host yourself. - **Value for money: C.** The plugin is $0 and the maker accepts donations, but it needs a WordPress site you host, which is where the cost sits. - **Free plan and trial: B.** No paid tiers exist and nothing is capped. You still need your own hosting. - **Features: C.** Profiles, polls, reactions, uploads, moderation and several instances are there. The listing shows only one integration and no paid support. - **Ease of use: D.** It is installed, hosted and updated by you on WordPress. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only, inside WordPress, with myCRED the only integration named. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Asgaros Forum's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among course and community platforms - Asgaros Forum's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 23 of the 98 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 21. - It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 71 of 98) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0). - Asgaros Forum has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 1.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/courses-communities ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Asgaros Forum is free, so making your own would save you nothing. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 54 of the 98 other course and community platforms grade higher. - You could make: RSS reader: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: A members' space with posts, chat and events that people keep coming back to. - You could not: What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: roles and permissions. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with myCRED **Tags:** Community, RSS reader ## Alternatives - [bbPress](https://toolgpa.com/tools/bbpress): Free, open-source forum plugin for WordPress. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/asgaros-forum-vs-bbpress) - [wpForo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/wpforo): WordPress forum plugin with optional paid AI features. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/asgaros-forum-vs-wpforo) - [phpBB](https://toolgpa.com/tools/phpbb): Free open-source bulletin board software written in PHP. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/asgaros-forum-vs-phpbb) - [MyBB](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mybb): Free open-source forum software with plugins and themes. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/asgaros-forum-vs-mybb) - [Simple Machines Forum](https://toolgpa.com/tools/simple-machines-forum): Free open-source community forum software (SMF). [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/asgaros-forum-vs-simple-machines-forum) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://asgaros.com/ - https://wordpress.org/plugins/asgaros-forum/ - https://asgaros.com/support/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/asgaros-forum Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).