| General | JForum | GroupServer | OvBB | Phorum | idealBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
2.1.8
|
1.0β
|
0.16a
|
5.2.9a
|
Ideal BB.Net Version 3.1.6
|
| Release Date |
2008-11-01 (17 years ago)
|
2010 June 16
|
2007-04-06 (19 years ago)
|
2008-10-13 (17 years ago)
|
2006-12-04 (19 years ago)
|
| Last Update here |
2008-01-02 (18 years ago)
|
2010-06-21 (16 years ago)
|
2008-01-21 (18 years ago)
|
2008-10-16 (17 years ago)
|
2006-12-04 (19 years ago)
|
| Author |
Rafael Steil
|
OnlineGroups.Net
|
Jonathon Freeman & Brian Otto
|
Phorum Dev Team
|
Ideal Science, Inc.
|
| URL | |||||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| License |
BSD
|
GPL
|
MIT
|
The Phorum License (BSD)
|
|
| License cost |
0
|
$0
|
0
|
0
|
$299 - $24,999
|
| Main View | |||||
| Thread-Type |
Flat
|
Flat
|
Flat
|
Threaded or Flat
|
Threaded
|
| Setup | JForum | GroupServer | OvBB | Phorum | idealBB |
| Installation method |
wizard
|
manual
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
|
| Upgrade method |
manual
|
manual
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
|
| Hosting available |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Technology | JForum | GroupServer | OvBB | Phorum | idealBB |
| Programming Language |
Java
|
Python & Zope
|
PHP
|
PHP
|
ASP.Net, C #
|
| UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Data Storage |
3
MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database |
1
PostgreSQL Database |
2
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database |
2
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
| Other Storage |
HSQLDB
|
Zope Object Database
|
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| Source Code Repo | |||||
| Issue Tracker | |||||
| Posts | JForum | GroupServer | OvBB | Phorum | idealBB |
| BBCode |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
| HTML |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
| Emoticons |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
| Formatting Toolbar |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
| WYSIWYG Editor |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| Quoting |
Nested
|
None
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Single
|
| Syntax Highlighting |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
| Attachments |
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
| Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Mark as solved | |||||
| Forums | JForum | GroupServer | OvBB | Phorum | idealBB |
| Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Subforums |
No
|
No
|
No
|
multiple levels
|
one level
|
| Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Redirect Forums |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Trashcan Forum |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Anti-Spam and Security | JForum | GroupServer | OvBB | Phorum | idealBB |
| CAPTCHA |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Unknown
|
| Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
One group only
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
| Flood Control |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| ACLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Blacklist |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Warnings |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Suspension |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| IP-Block |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Audit Logging |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
Optional
|
Unknown
|
| User Reports |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Other |
Spam Assasin is used for email spam control.
|
Aksimet Plugin
|
|||
| Notification | JForum | GroupServer | OvBB | Phorum | idealBB |
| RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
| Instant Messaging |
0
|
Integrated Chat
|
No
|
0
|
No
|
| Bookmarks |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Community | JForum | GroupServer | OvBB | Phorum | idealBB |
| Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| User Ranks |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| Rating/Karma System |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| Signatures |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Users Online List |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Private Messaging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Custom profile fields |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Moderation | JForum | GroupServer | OvBB | Phorum | idealBB |
| Moderators |
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
| Move Threads |
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Split Threads |
No
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Close Threads |
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Shadow Topics |
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Important Threads |
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Search | JForum | GroupServer | OvBB | Phorum | idealBB |
| Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Author search |
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Advanced search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
Session tracked
|
Database tracked
|
||
| Customization | JForum | GroupServer | OvBB | Phorum | idealBB |
| Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Templates |
global
|
global
|
global and forum specific
|
global
|
|
| Custom BBCodes |
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
| Skin-Editor |
No
|
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Smiley Packs |
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
| Plugins |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Special Features | JForum | GroupServer | OvBB | Phorum | idealBB |
| Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Polls |
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Calendar |
No
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Friendly URLs |
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| Data Management | JForum | GroupServer | OvBB | Phorum | idealBB |
| Available Importers | |||||
| Pruning |
No
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Archiving |
No
|
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Export Formats |
XML, mbox
|
No
|
|||
| Export private messages |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Lo-Fi View |
No
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Optional
|
Unknown
|
| remove JForum | remove GroupServer | remove OvBB | remove Phorum | remove idealBB |