MyBB vs. EvilBoard vs. XMB vs. DjangoBB

General MyBB EvilBoard XMB DjangoBB
Version
1.6.3
0.1a
1.9.11
development
Release Date
2011-04-16 (12 years ago)
2006-10-02 (17 years ago)
Febuary 28, 2009
Last Update here
2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
2008-01-21 (16 years ago)
2012-03-02 (12 years ago)
2010-12-15 (13 years ago)
Author
MyBB Group
Arne-Christian Blystad
The XMB Group
Alexey Afinogenov, Sergey Maranchuk
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
License
Custom
LGPL
General Public License
BSD
License cost
US$0
0.00
0
Main View
Thread-Type
Threaded or Flat
Flat
Flat
Flat
Setup MyBB EvilBoard XMB DjangoBB
Installation method
wizard
wizard
manual
Upgrade method
wizard
wizard
manual
Hosting available
No
No
No
Yes
Technology MyBB EvilBoard XMB DjangoBB
Programming Language
PHP
PHP
php
Python
UTF-8 Support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Data Storage
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database
1
MySQL Database
1
MySQL Database
4
MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database
Other Storage
Source Code Repo
Issue Tracker
Posts MyBB EvilBoard XMB DjangoBB
BBCode
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
HTML
Yes
No
Optional
No
Emoticons
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Formatting Toolbar
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
WYSIWYG Editor
Plugin
Yes
No
Unknown
Quoting
Nested
None
Nested
Nested
Syntax Highlighting
Yes
No
No
Yes
Attachments
Multiple files
No
Multiple files
One file
Tags
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Mark as solved
Forums MyBB EvilBoard XMB DjangoBB
Categories
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Subforums
unlimited
No
one level
No
Last Post
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Redirect Forums
Yes
No
No
No
Trashcan Forum
Plugin
No
No
No
Anti-Spam and Security MyBB EvilBoard XMB DjangoBB
CAPTCHA
Yes
No
Yes
No
Groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Flood Control
Yes
No
Yes
No
ACLs
Yes
No
Yes
No
Blacklist
Yes
No
Yes
No
Warnings
Yes
No
Plugin
No
Suspension
Yes
No
Plugin
Yes
Bans
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
IP-Block
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Audit Logging
Yes
Unknown
Yes
No
User Reports
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Other
Akismet plugin available.
Notification MyBB EvilBoard XMB DjangoBB
RSS/ATOM
Yes
No
Plugin
Yes
E-Mail
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Instant Messaging
Bookmarks
Yes
No
Yes
No
Community MyBB EvilBoard XMB DjangoBB
Avatars
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
User Ranks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Rating/Karma System
Yes
No
Plugin
No
Signatures
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Users Online List
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Private Messaging
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Custom profile fields
Yes
No
Plugin
Yes
Moderation MyBB EvilBoard XMB DjangoBB
Moderators
global and forums
global and forums
global and forums
global and forums
Move Threads
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Split Threads
Yes
No
Yes
No
Close Threads
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Shadow Topics
Yes
No
Yes
No
Sticky Threads
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Important Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Search MyBB EvilBoard XMB DjangoBB
Full-text search
Yes
No
Yes
Plugin
Author search
Yes
No
Yes
Plugin
Advanced search
Yes
No
No
Plugin
Unread Topics
Database tracked
Session tracked
Database tracked
Customization MyBB EvilBoard XMB DjangoBB
Languages
0
0
0
0
Mobile View
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Templates
global and forum specific
None
global and forum specific
global and forum specific
Custom BBCodes
Yes
No
Plugin
Optional
Skin-Editor
Yes
No
Yes
No
Smiley Packs
Yes
Yes
Optional
No
Plugins
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Special Features MyBB EvilBoard XMB DjangoBB
Statistics
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Polls
Yes
No
Yes
No
Calendar
Yes
No
Plugin
No
Friendly URLs
Plugin
No
Yes
No
Data Management MyBB EvilBoard XMB DjangoBB
Available Importers
Pruning
Plugin
No
Yes
No
Archiving
No
No
No
No
Export Formats
Export private messages
Yes
No
No
No
Lo-Fi View
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
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