Considering a move from IC v5

Swim

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Hello folks at xenForo, I have a small forum using IC v5, cloud based, that I am considering moving elsewhere because of cost considerations. The forum has about 1,900 registered members (not many are active, though), and around 5,700 readers in all, and most of it is freely accessible (posting is restricted to members, though). I am considering the xenForo Starter version, but I’m not sure if it will be enough or I can migrate everything. So I have some questions, any answers would be appreciated.

1) Can calendar and event lists be imported?
2) Does the Starter version support database construction and searching functions and an equivalent to pages?
3) Can extra storage space be added if required, for member uploads etc, and what would the price structure be like?
5) Can ads be incorporated? I need to consider this due to cost, but I’d like to have it inactivated for some subscribing member groups.
6) Can Roles and role settings be carried over?
7) does the software support alerts, announcements, a moderator-employed sanctions/warning system, and can the latter be imported from Invision (not too much of a biggie if not)?
8) Does XenForo have something akin to Clubs? This is a mostly members-only feature we use, as well. Can they be transferred to Xenforo?

If it helps, unless this breaks the rules somehow, and a mod here jumps on it, this is my site: www.devstrike.net. It’s been around for 3 years. I’m not an IT pro, just an innocent bystander, minding my own business 😇, turned forum creator and owner by circumstance 😵‍💫. If it is any help, we have 153K posts, and a now removed counter from ICv4 said we had 1 million page clicks per month (I always thought it was incorrect, the fact it was removed may support this. Gut feeling is about 200K).
Any help appreciated.

Cheers,

Swim
 
7) does the software support alerts, announcements, a moderator-employed sanctions/warning system, and can the latter be imported from Invision (not too much of a biggie if not)?
Yes, XenForo has those features build in. The official converter doesn't support IC 5, but it can be tweaked for that. Regarding Clubs, XenForo does not have a native clubs or social groups system out of the box. I think I have seen some such custom add-ons in the Resources Manager. If those add-ons don't meet your needs you can always request one to be developed for you and to import your current IC Clubs.
 
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