UBB.threads vs. vBulletin vs. idealBB

General UBB.threads vBulletin idealBB
Version
7.5.4.2
4.1.5
Ideal BB.Net Version 3.1.6
Release Date
2011-07-26 (12 years ago)
2006-12-03 (17 years ago)
Last Update here
2010-02-04 (14 years ago)
2011-08-25 (12 years ago)
2006-12-04 (17 years ago)
Author
Mindraven
vBulletin Solutions
Ideal Science, Inc.
URL
Free and Open Source
No
No
No
License
Commercial
commercial / visible source
License cost
$139
$285 Suite or $195 Forum
$299 - $24,999
Main View
Thread-Type
Threaded or Flat
Threaded or Flat
Threaded
Setup UBB.threads vBulletin idealBB
Installation method
wizard
wizard
Upgrade method
wizard with manual interactions
wizard with manual interactions
Hosting available
No
No
Yes
Technology UBB.threads vBulletin idealBB
Programming Language
PHP
PHP
ASP.Net, C #
UTF-8 Support
Yes
Yes
No
Data Storage
1
MySQL Database
1
MySQL Database
1
MySQL Database
Other Storage
Source Code Repo
Issue Tracker
Posts UBB.threads vBulletin idealBB
BBCode
Yes
Yes
Yes
HTML
Yes
Yes
Yes
Emoticons
Yes
Yes
Yes
Formatting Toolbar
Yes
Yes
Yes
WYSIWYG Editor
No
Yes
No
Quoting
Nested
Nested
Single
Syntax Highlighting
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Attachments
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Tags
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Mark as solved
Forums UBB.threads vBulletin idealBB
Categories
Yes
Yes
Yes
Subforums
unlimited
unlimited
one level
Last Post
Yes
Yes
Yes
Redirect Forums
No
Yes
Yes
Trashcan Forum
No
Yes
No
Anti-Spam and Security UBB.threads vBulletin idealBB
CAPTCHA
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Flood Control
Yes
Yes
Unknown
ACLs
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Blacklist
Yes
Yes
Yes
Warnings
No
Yes
Yes
Suspension
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bans
Yes
Yes
Yes
IP-Block
Yes
Yes
Yes
Audit Logging
Unknown
Yes
Unknown
User Reports
Unknown
Yes
Unknown
Other
Akismet
Notification UBB.threads vBulletin idealBB
RSS/ATOM
Yes
Yes
No
E-Mail
Yes
Yes
Yes
Instant Messaging
0
No
Bookmarks
Yes
Yes
No
Community UBB.threads vBulletin idealBB
Avatars
Yes
Yes
Yes
User Ranks
Yes
Yes
No
Rating/Karma System
Yes
Yes
No
Signatures
Yes
Yes
Yes
Users Online List
Yes
Yes
Yes
Private Messaging
Yes
Yes
Yes
Custom profile fields
Yes
Yes
Yes
Moderation UBB.threads vBulletin idealBB
Moderators
global and forums
global and forums
global and forums
Move Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Split Threads
Yes
Yes
No
Close Threads
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Shadow Topics
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Sticky Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Important Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Search UBB.threads vBulletin idealBB
Full-text search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Author search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Advanced search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unread Topics
Database tracked
Database tracked
Customization UBB.threads vBulletin idealBB
Languages
0
0
0
Mobile View
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Templates
global and forum specific
global and forum specific
global
Custom BBCodes
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Skin-Editor
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Smiley Packs
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Plugins
Yes
Yes
No
Special Features UBB.threads vBulletin idealBB
Statistics
Yes
Yes
Yes
Polls
Yes
Yes
Yes
Calendar
Yes
Yes
No
Friendly URLs
Yes
Yes
No
Data Management UBB.threads vBulletin idealBB
Available Importers
Pruning
Yes
Yes
No
Archiving
No
Yes
Unknown
Export Formats
Single Table CSV, Single and Multi-Table SQL
Export private messages
Yes
Yes
Yes
Lo-Fi View
Yes
Yes
Unknown
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