| General | dnfBB | UltraBB | MyBB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
2.0
|
1.15
|
1.6.3
|
| Release Date |
2007-03-27 (19 years ago)
|
2026-04-19 (1 month ago)
|
2011-04-17 (15 years ago)
|
| Last Update here |
2007-03-29 (19 years ago)
|
2008-07-01 (17 years ago)
|
2011-06-22 (14 years ago)
|
| Author |
dnfBB Team
|
Jim Hale
|
MyBB Group
|
| URL | |||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| License |
IDPL
|
Lifetime
|
Custom
|
| License cost |
N/A
|
$99.00
|
US$0
|
| Main View | |||
| Thread-Type |
Threaded or Flat
|
Flat
|
Threaded or Flat
|
| Setup | dnfBB | UltraBB | MyBB |
| Installation method |
wizard
|
manual
|
wizard
|
| Upgrade method |
wizard
|
manual
|
wizard
|
| Hosting available |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Technology | dnfBB | UltraBB | MyBB |
| Programming Language |
C#
|
PHP
|
PHP
|
| UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Data Storage |
2
Firebird Database, MySQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
| Other Storage | |||
| Source Code Repo | |||
| Issue Tracker | |||
| Posts | dnfBB | UltraBB | MyBB |
| BBCode |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| HTML |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Formatting Toolbar |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| WYSIWYG Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
| Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
| Syntax Highlighting |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Attachments |
No
|
One file
|
Multiple files
|
| Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Mark as solved | |||
| Forums | dnfBB | UltraBB | MyBB |
| Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Subforums |
No
|
one level
|
unlimited
|
| Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Redirect Forums |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Trashcan Forum |
No
|
No
|
Plugin
|
| Anti-Spam and Security | dnfBB | UltraBB | MyBB |
| CAPTCHA |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
| Flood Control |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| ACLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Blacklist |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Warnings |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Suspension |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Bans |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| IP-Block |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Audit Logging |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| User Reports |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Other |
E-mail blocking
|
Akismet plugin available.
|
|
| Notification | dnfBB | UltraBB | MyBB |
| RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
| Instant Messaging | |||
| Bookmarks |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Community | dnfBB | UltraBB | MyBB |
| Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| User Ranks |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Rating/Karma System |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Users Online List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Private Messaging |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Custom profile fields |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Moderation | dnfBB | UltraBB | MyBB |
| Moderators |
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
| Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Split Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Shadow Topics |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Important Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Search | dnfBB | UltraBB | MyBB |
| Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Advanced search |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
No
|
Database tracked
|
| Customization | dnfBB | UltraBB | MyBB |
| Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Templates |
CSS only
|
global
|
global and forum specific
|
| Custom BBCodes |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Skin-Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Smiley Packs |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Special Features | dnfBB | UltraBB | MyBB |
| Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Polls |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Calendar |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Friendly URLs |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
| Data Management | dnfBB | UltraBB | MyBB |
| Available Importers | |||
| Pruning |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
| Archiving |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Export Formats | |||
| Export private messages |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Lo-Fi View |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
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