Jive Forums vs. MyBB vs. myUPB

General Jive Forums MyBB myUPB
Version
5.0.5
1.6.3
2.2.6
Release Date
2006-08-29 (17 years ago)
2011-04-16 (12 years ago)
2009-06-05 (14 years ago)
Last Update here
2006-12-06 (17 years ago)
2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
2009-06-09 (14 years ago)
Author
Jive Software
MyBB Group
PHP Outburst
URL
Free and Open Source
No
Yes
Yes
License
Per User
Custom
Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
License cost
$1,950 to $19,950
US$0
free
Main View
Thread-Type
Threaded or Flat
Threaded or Flat
Flat
Setup Jive Forums MyBB myUPB
Installation method
wizard
manual
Upgrade method
wizard
manual
Hosting available
Yes
No
No
Technology Jive Forums MyBB myUPB
Programming Language
Java, J2EE, JSP
PHP
PHP
UTF-8 Support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Data Storage
5
DB2 Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database
0
Other Storage
Source Code Repo
Issue Tracker
Posts Jive Forums MyBB myUPB
BBCode
No
Yes
Yes
HTML
Yes
Yes
No
Emoticons
Yes
Yes
Yes
Formatting Toolbar
Yes
Yes
Yes
WYSIWYG Editor
Yes
Plugin
No
Quoting
Nested
Nested
Single
Syntax Highlighting
Yes
Yes
Yes
Attachments
Multiple files
Multiple files
One file
Tags
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Mark as solved
Forums Jive Forums MyBB myUPB
Categories
Yes
Yes
Yes
Subforums
unlimited
unlimited
No
Last Post
Yes
Yes
Yes
Redirect Forums
No
Yes
No
Trashcan Forum
Optional
Plugin
No
Anti-Spam and Security Jive Forums MyBB myUPB
CAPTCHA
Yes
Yes
Yes
Groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
No
Flood Control
Yes
Yes
No
ACLs
Yes
Yes
No
Blacklist
Yes
Yes
Yes
Warnings
Yes
Yes
No
Suspension
Yes
Yes
No
Bans
Yes
Yes
Yes
IP-Block
Yes
Yes
No
Audit Logging
Unknown
Yes
No
User Reports
Unknown
Yes
No
Other
Akismet plugin available.
IP address log
Notification Jive Forums MyBB myUPB
RSS/ATOM
Yes
Yes
Yes
E-Mail
Yes
Yes
Yes
Instant Messaging
No
No
Bookmarks
No
Yes
Yes
Community Jive Forums MyBB myUPB
Avatars
Yes
Yes
Yes
User Ranks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Rating/Karma System
Yes
Yes
No
Signatures
Yes
Yes
Yes
Users Online List
Yes
Yes
Yes
Private Messaging
Yes
Yes
Yes
Custom profile fields
Yes
Yes
No
Moderation Jive Forums MyBB myUPB
Moderators
global, forums and threads
global and forums
global
Move Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Split Threads
No
Yes
No
Close Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Shadow Topics
No
Yes
Yes
Sticky Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Important Threads
No
Yes
No
Search Jive Forums MyBB myUPB
Full-text search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Author search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Advanced search
Yes
Yes
No
Unread Topics
Database tracked
Database tracked
Database tracked
Customization Jive Forums MyBB myUPB
Languages
0
0
0
Mobile View
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Templates
global and forum specific
global and forum specific
global
Custom BBCodes
No
Yes
No
Skin-Editor
No
Yes
No
Smiley Packs
No
Yes
Yes
Plugins
Yes
Yes
Yes
Special Features Jive Forums MyBB myUPB
Statistics
Yes
Yes
Yes
Polls
Yes
Yes
No
Calendar
No
Yes
No
Friendly URLs
No
Plugin
Yes
Data Management Jive Forums MyBB myUPB
Available Importers
Pruning
Yes
Plugin
No
Archiving
Yes
No
No
Export Formats
XML
full textdb export
Export private messages
No
Yes
No
Lo-Fi View
No
Yes
No
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