| General | UltraBB | idealBB |
|---|---|---|
| Version |
1.15
|
Ideal BB.Net Version 3.1.6
|
| Release Date |
April-11-2007
|
2006-12-04 (19 years ago)
|
| Last Update here |
2008-07-01 (17 years ago)
|
2006-12-04 (19 years ago)
|
| Author |
Jim Hale
|
Ideal Science, Inc.
|
| URL | ||
| Free and Open Source |
No
|
No
|
| License |
Lifetime
|
|
| License cost |
$99.00
|
$299 - $24,999
|
| Main View | ||
| Thread-Type |
Flat
|
Threaded
|
| Setup | UltraBB | idealBB |
| Installation method |
manual
|
|
| Upgrade method |
manual
|
|
| Hosting available |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Technology | UltraBB | idealBB |
| Programming Language |
PHP
|
ASP.Net, C #
|
| UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
No
|
| Data Storage |
1
MySQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
| Other Storage | ||
| Source Code Repo | ||
| Issue Tracker | ||
| Posts | UltraBB | idealBB |
| BBCode |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| HTML |
No
|
Yes
|
| Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Formatting Toolbar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| WYSIWYG Editor |
Yes
|
No
|
| Quoting |
Nested
|
Single
|
| Syntax Highlighting |
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Attachments |
One file
|
Multiple files
|
| Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Mark as solved | ||
| Forums | UltraBB | idealBB |
| Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Subforums |
one level
|
one level
|
| Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Redirect Forums |
No
|
Yes
|
| Trashcan Forum |
No
|
No
|
| Anti-Spam and Security | UltraBB | idealBB |
| CAPTCHA |
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
| Flood Control |
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| ACLs |
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Blacklist |
No
|
Yes
|
| Warnings |
No
|
Yes
|
| Suspension |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| IP-Block |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Audit Logging |
No
|
Unknown
|
| User Reports |
No
|
Unknown
|
| Other |
E-mail blocking
|
|
| Notification | UltraBB | idealBB |
| RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
No
|
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
| Instant Messaging |
No
|
|
| Bookmarks |
No
|
No
|
| Community | UltraBB | idealBB |
| Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| User Ranks |
No
|
No
|
| Rating/Karma System |
Yes
|
No
|
| Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Users Online List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Private Messaging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Custom profile fields |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Moderation | UltraBB | idealBB |
| Moderators |
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
| Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Split Threads |
Yes
|
No
|
| Close Threads |
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Shadow Topics |
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Important Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Search | UltraBB | idealBB |
| Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Advanced search |
No
|
Yes
|
| Unread Topics |
No
|
|
| Customization | UltraBB | idealBB |
| Languages |
0
|
0
|
| Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Templates |
global
|
global
|
| Custom BBCodes |
No
|
Unknown
|
| Skin-Editor |
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Smiley Packs |
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Plugins |
Yes
|
No
|
| Special Features | UltraBB | idealBB |
| Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Polls |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Calendar |
Yes
|
No
|
| Friendly URLs |
Yes
|
No
|
| Data Management | UltraBB | idealBB |
| Available Importers | ||
| Pruning |
Yes
|
No
|
| Archiving |
No
|
Unknown
|
| Export Formats | ||
| Export private messages |
No
|
Yes
|
| Lo-Fi View |
No
|
Unknown
|
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