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| General | Community Server  | SMF | FusionBB | MyBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Version |
 2.0 |
2.0.1 |
2.2 |
1.6.3 |
| Release Date |
April 1, 2006 |
September 18th, 2011 |
11/18/07 |
17 April 2011 |
| Author |
Telligent |
SMF Development Team |
InteractivePHP, Inc. |
MyBB Group |
| URL |
communityserver.org |
www.simplemachines.org |
www.fusionbb.com |
www.mybb.com |
| Free and Open Source |
|
 Yes |
 No |
Yes |
| License |
Free and Commercial |
BSD |
Yes Commercial - Open Source |
Custom |
| License cost |
Free - $9,999 |
0 |
$149.00 |
US$0 |
| Programming Language |
ASP.NET; C# |
PHP |
PHP |
PHP |
| UTF-8 Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Type |
Threaded or Flat |
Flat |
Threaded or Flat |
Threaded or Flat |
| Installation method |
|
wizard |
wizard |
wizard |
| Upgrade method |
|
wizard |
wizard |
wizard |
| Data Storage | Community Server | SMF | FusionBB | MyBB |
| MySQL |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Postgres |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Oracle |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| SQLite |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Textfiles |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| other |
Microsoft SQL Server |
|
|
|
| Hosting available |
|
No |
Yes |
No |
| Posts | Community Server | SMF | FusionBB | MyBB |
| BBCode |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| HTML |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Emoticons |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Formatting Toolbar |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| WYSIWYG Editor |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
 Plugin |
| Quoting |
Nested |
Nested |
Nested |
Nested |
| Syntax Highlighting |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Attachments |
One file |
Multiple files |
Multiple files |
Multiple files |
| Forums | Community Server | SMF | FusionBB | MyBB |
| Categories |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Subforums |
unlimited |
unlimited |
unlimited |
unlimited |
| Last Post |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Redirect Forums |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Trashcan Forum |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Plugin |
| Anti-Spam and Security | Community Server | SMF | FusionBB | MyBB |
| CAPTCHA |
 Optional |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Groups |
Multiple groups |
Multiple groups |
Multiple groups |
Multiple groups |
| Flood Control |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| ACLs |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Blacklist |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Warnings |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Suspension |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Bans |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| IP-Block |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Audit Logging |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
| User Reports |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
| Other |
|
An Akismet mod is available |
|
Akismet plugin available. |
| Notification | Community Server | SMF | FusionBB | MyBB |
| RSS/ATOM |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| E-Mail |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Instant Messaging |
|
|
|
|
| Bookmarks |
No |
Plugin |
|
Yes |
| Community | Community Server | SMF | FusionBB | MyBB |
| Avatars |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| User Ranks |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Rating/Karma System |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Signatures |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Users Online List |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Private Messaging |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Custom profile fields |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Moderation | Community Server | SMF | FusionBB | MyBB |
| Moderators |
global, forums and threads |
global, forums and threads |
global and forums |
global and forums |
| Move Threads |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Split Threads |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Close Threads |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Shadow Topics |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Sticky Threads |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Important Threads |
Yes |
Plugin |
No |
Yes |
| Search | Community Server | SMF | FusionBB | MyBB |
| Full-text search |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Author search |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Advanced search |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Unread Topics |
|
Database tracked |
Database tracked |
Database tracked |
| Customization | Community Server | SMF | FusionBB | MyBB |
| Languages |
English; Others maintained by community |
47 |
English included, language packs can be added |
Many |
| Templates |
global |
global and forum specific |
global |
global and forum specific |
| Custom BBCodes |
Yes |
Plugin |
No |
Yes |
| Skin-Editor |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Smiley Packs |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Plugins |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Special Features | Community Server | SMF | FusionBB | MyBB |
| Statistics |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Polls |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Calendar |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Friendly URLs |
Yes |
Plugin |
Yes |
Plugin |
| Data Management | Community Server | SMF | FusionBB | MyBB |
| Pruning |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Plugin |
| Archiving |
Yes |
Plugin |
No |
No |
| Export Formats |
|
WAP(2), IMode |
|
|
| Export private messages |
No |
Plugin |
No |
Yes |
| Lo-Fi View |
Plugin |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Last updated | 2006-07-05 | 2011-09-19 | 2007-11-18 | 2011-06-22 |
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