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Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses phpFox? phpFox is an online community platform for businesses, brands, educators, creators and other interest groups. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 71 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: phpFox LLC - **Founded**: 2006 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: $639.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: phpFox is available across four license options, outlined below. It also offers a 14-day free trial. Pro - $639 includes Full-featured Web Version, 12-Month Free Update \& Support, phpFox-branded Mobile Apps, Access to Full source code of Web, Pay once, Renew Optionally \*, Can Upgrade to Ultimate (with cost). Ultimate - $1699 includes Full-featured Web Version, 12-Month Free Update \& Support, Premium White-labeled Mobile Apps, Web \& Mobile Apps Source Codes, 3 Free Mobile Build Services, Pay once, Renew Optionally \*. Or Subscribe to Pay-as-you-go with: Pro Subscription includes Full-featured Web Version, phpFox-branded Mobile Apps, R2 Hosting Plan, Free Update \& Support, Can Upgrade to Ultimate (with cost). Ultimate Subscription includes Full-featured Web Version, Premium White-labeled Mobile Apps, 1 Free Mobile Build Services, R2 Hosting Plan, Free Update \& Support. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Access Controls/Permissions - Alerts/Notifications - Content Management System (CMS) Software - Engagement Tracking - Event Management Software - Media Library - Mobile Access - Networking - Real-Time Chat - Real-Time Updates - Reporting & Statistics - Social Media Integration - Social Promotion - Tagging ## Integrations (1 total) - Meta for Business ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base Software - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Social Networking Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/10043/social-networking/software) ## Related Categories - [Social Networking Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/10043/social-networking/software) - [Live Streaming Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/31755/live-streaming/software) - [Video Conferencing Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/31895/video-conferencing/software) - [Mobile Event Apps Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/31716/mobile-event-apps/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Keep up the excellent work. > > **Cons**: The ChatPlus add-on App has a lot of potential and features that are missing or not yet fully enabled for site admins to implement on their sites. For example, the ability for all members to see a list all other members that are currently online at any one time (currently members can only see their friends who are online). In addition, Admin/Member created chat rooms are not easy for other members to locate (members need to search for the room by name); and video/voice chat does not include the ability for users to write text in a message box while sharing their webcam. > > Over the last 2 years my overall experience has been very positive. There are some features I would like to see and I've provided feedback to try and promote these features which has been positively received. I would encourage the team to continue to focus on making the features more intuitive for the end user to use and flexible for the admin to manage. Continue to improve ability for admin to manage the site via the back-end admin dashboard and the frontend website (as a member themselves) with some cross-functional admin abilities on the front-end and back-end. Keep up the excellent work. ----- ### "A Solid and Modern Social Platform with Great Potential" — 5.0/5 > **Stephan** | *10 July 2025* | Online Media | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: What I like most about phpFox (Metafox) is its modern architecture — it's built using Laravel and React, which makes it powerful, flexible, and developer-friendly. The platform is actively maintained, with frequent updates that continue to improve performance, usability, and features. It's a great foundation for building a custom social network with real potential. > > **Cons**: Some features you'd expect from a mainstream social network like Facebook are still missing. For example, there's currently no native support for managing multiple profiles or logging in as a Page to send/receive messages. Additionally, while support is responsive through official channels, the community forum could benefit from more active engagement from the phpFox team. > > After using phpFox for over two years, I've found it to be a stable and evolving platform that offers great flexibility for building a social networking site. The modern tech stack makes development and customization easier, and the team continues to release meaningful updates. While there’s room for improvement in feature parity and community support, the product has a strong foundation and is moving in the right direction. ----- ### "An Affordable Social Site" — 5.0/5 > **Dustin** | *8 July 2025* | Entertainment | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: At this price range, it's hard to beat everything phpfox has to offer \& their support is rock solid. My social site is just a hobby but it would not be possible without phpfox\! > > **Cons**: Getting the white label app into the Play Store was a struggle but that's not phpfox's fault, it is however the most aggervating thing I have done for my social site so far, just wanted others to know what to expect when getting your own apps. > > I have been a phpfox customer for many years, they are always improving and working hard to deliver a functional social platform. I'm excited to see what the future holds for them. ----- ### "Review Of phpFox/MetaFox" — 5.0/5 > **Mark** | *4 July 2025* | Online Media | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Good solid reliable script with most of the features you would expect from a social media script and great support. > > **Cons**: Could do with the addition of Reels and the documentation could be more comprehensive with more examples. > > I have been using phpFox/MetaFox, there new social media script for some time now. I've tried other social media community scripts, wasted money and been very disappointed but this one is by far the best and most professional. The software is fully responsive and includes a PWA and most of the features you would expect from a social media script, the only thing missing at the moment is Reels and they are very open to new feature requests, but as this script is relatively new I'm sure they will be adding Reels soon. There are also extra Apps/Plugins to extend your site so you can really customize it to meet your needs. Updates are around every month with new features and bug fixes. It also has a very comprehensive AdminCP to control all aspects of the site. The support team are excellent, helpful and prompt, when I first installed MetaFox on my site I found a couple of bugs but they where soon rectified and included in the next updates. They also have a very good community forum for help, tips and support and tutorials, although the tutorials could be better and more comprehensive. Overall MetaFox gives you a robust and trustworthy product that you can really work with and would I recommend it to anyone wishing to start up their own social community. Excellent\! :) ----- ### "Phpfox is the go-to platform if you want to have your own social media platform." — 5.0/5 > **Oliver** | *1 July 2025* | Professional Training & Coaching | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I have been working with phpFox since 2023 and the collaboration couldn't be better. The platform runs very smoothly on phpFox's own servers and any errors are resolved very quickly by the support team. > > **Cons**: The setup takes a little time and you need some patience until the many settings options fit your use case. > > Overall, I am very satisfied with the platform and find the price-performance ratio to be very fair and reasonable. The similarity to Facebook in particular makes the user experience very easy, which is also reflected in the interaction rates, which are above average compared to other self-hosted social media platforms. ----- Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ae/software/105408/phpfox?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ae/software/105408/phpfox) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data