| General | Unclassified NewsBoard | vBulletin |
|---|---|---|
| Version |
2015-07-13
|
4.1.5
|
| Release Date |
2015-07-12 (8 years ago)
|
2011-07-26 (12 years ago)
|
| Last Update here |
2018-11-01 (5 years ago)
|
2011-08-25 (12 years ago)
|
| Author |
Yves Goergen
|
vBulletin Solutions
|
| URL | ||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
No
|
| License |
GPL
|
commercial / visible source
|
| License cost |
0
|
$285 Suite or $195 Forum
|
| Main View |
Classic forum list
|
|
| Thread-Type |
Flat
|
Threaded or Flat
|
| Setup | Unclassified NewsBoard | vBulletin |
| Installation method |
manual
|
wizard
|
| Upgrade method |
manual
|
wizard with manual interactions
|
| Hosting available |
No
|
No
|
| Technology | Unclassified NewsBoard | vBulletin |
| Programming Language |
PHP 5
|
PHP
|
| UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Data Storage |
1
MySQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
| Other Storage | ||
| Source Code Repo | ||
| Issue Tracker | ||
| Posts | Unclassified NewsBoard | vBulletin |
| BBCode |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| HTML |
No
|
Yes
|
| Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Formatting Toolbar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| WYSIWYG Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
| Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
|
| Syntax Highlighting |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Attachments |
One file
|
Multiple files
|
| Tags |
No
|
Unknown
|
| Mark as solved |
No
|
|
| Forums | Unclassified NewsBoard | vBulletin |
| Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Subforums |
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
| Last Post |
Optional
|
Yes
|
| Redirect Forums |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Trashcan Forum |
No
|
Yes
|
| Anti-Spam and Security | Unclassified NewsBoard | vBulletin |
| CAPTCHA |
Optional
|
Yes
|
| Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
| Flood Control |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| ACLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Blacklist |
No
|
Yes
|
| Warnings |
No
|
Yes
|
| Suspension |
No
|
Yes
|
| Bans |
No
|
Yes
|
| IP-Block |
Optional
|
Yes
|
| Audit Logging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| User Reports |
No
|
Yes
|
| Other |
Akismet
|
|
| Notification | Unclassified NewsBoard | vBulletin |
| RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
| Instant Messaging |
Jabber
|
|
| Bookmarks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Community | Unclassified NewsBoard | vBulletin |
| Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| User Ranks |
No
|
Yes
|
| Rating/Karma System |
No
|
Yes
|
| Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Users Online List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Private Messaging |
No
|
Yes
|
| Custom profile fields |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Moderation | Unclassified NewsBoard | vBulletin |
| Moderators |
global, forums and threads
|
global and forums
|
| Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Split Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Shadow Topics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Important Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Search | Unclassified NewsBoard | vBulletin |
| Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Advanced search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
| Customization | Unclassified NewsBoard | vBulletin |
| Languages |
13
Czech, German, English, French, Hungarian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Turkish, Chinese |
0
|
| Mobile View |
No
|
Unknown
|
| Templates |
global
|
global and forum specific
|
| Custom BBCodes |
Patch
|
Yes
|
| Skin-Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
| Smiley Packs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Special Features | Unclassified NewsBoard | vBulletin |
| Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Polls |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Calendar |
No
|
Yes
|
| Friendly URLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Data Management | Unclassified NewsBoard | vBulletin |
| Available Importers |
Invision Board 1.1.2, phpBB 2.0.x, Woltlab Burning Board 1.x
|
|
| Pruning |
Optional
|
Yes
|
| Archiving |
No
|
Yes
|
| Export Formats |
none
|
Single Table CSV, Single and Multi-Table SQL
|
| Export private messages |
No
|
Yes
|
| Lo-Fi View |
No
|
Yes
|
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