General | BurningBoard | Invision Power Board | SMF | UBB.threads | vBulletin | Viscacha |
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Version |
4.1.11
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3.2.3
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2.0.6
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7.5.4.2
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4.1.5
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0.8.1
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Release Date |
2016-03-12 (8 years ago)
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2011-10-17 (12 years ago)
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2013-10-21 (10 years ago)
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2011-07-26 (12 years ago)
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2010-12-03 (13 years ago)
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Last Update here |
2016-05-30 (7 years ago)
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2012-02-07 (12 years ago)
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2013-10-25 (10 years ago)
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2010-02-04 (14 years ago)
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2011-08-25 (12 years ago)
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2010-12-04 (13 years ago)
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Author |
Woltlab GmbH
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Invision Power Services
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Simple Machines
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Mindraven
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vBulletin Solutions
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The Viscacha Project
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URL | ||||||
Free and Open Source |
No
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No
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Yes
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No
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No
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Yes
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License |
commercial / visible source
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Commercial
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BSD
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Commercial
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commercial / visible source
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GPL
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License cost |
$89.99
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License from $175 / Hosted from $5 per month
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0
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$139
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$285 Suite or $195 Forum
|
0
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Main View | ||||||
Thread-Type |
Flat
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Flat
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Flat
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Threaded or Flat
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Threaded or Flat
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Flat
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Setup | BurningBoard | Invision Power Board | SMF | UBB.threads | vBulletin | Viscacha |
Installation method |
wizard
|
wizard
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wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
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Upgrade method |
wizard
|
wizard
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wizard
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wizard with manual interactions
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wizard with manual interactions
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wizard
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Hosting available |
No
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Yes
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Technology | BurningBoard | Invision Power Board | SMF | UBB.threads | vBulletin | Viscacha |
Programming Language |
PHP5
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PHP 5.2+
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PHP
|
PHP
|
PHP
|
PHP
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UTF-8 Support |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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No
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Data Storage |
1
MySQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
1
MySQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
Other Storage | ||||||
Source Code Repo | ||||||
Issue Tracker | ||||||
Posts | BurningBoard | Invision Power Board | SMF | UBB.threads | vBulletin | Viscacha |
BBCode |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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HTML |
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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No
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Emoticons |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Formatting Toolbar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
WYSIWYG Editor |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Syntax Highlighting |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Attachments |
Multiple files
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Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
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Multiple files
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Multiple files
|
Tags |
Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Mark as solved | ||||||
Forums | BurningBoard | Invision Power Board | SMF | UBB.threads | vBulletin | Viscacha |
Categories |
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Subforums |
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Redirect Forums |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Trashcan Forum |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Anti-Spam and Security | BurningBoard | Invision Power Board | SMF | UBB.threads | vBulletin | Viscacha |
CAPTCHA |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Flood Control |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
ACLs |
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Blacklist |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Warnings |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
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Suspension |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
IP-Block |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Audit Logging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Reports |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Other |
Spam Monitoring Service, Flag As Spammer, Question & Answer System
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An Akismet mod is available
|
Akismet
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E-Mail Protection
|
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Notification | BurningBoard | Invision Power Board | SMF | UBB.threads | vBulletin | Viscacha |
RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
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Instant Messaging |
Plugin
|
No
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0
|
No
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Bookmarks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Community | BurningBoard | Invision Power Board | SMF | UBB.threads | vBulletin | Viscacha |
Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Ranks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Rating/Karma System |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Users Online List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Private Messaging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Custom profile fields |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Moderation | BurningBoard | Invision Power Board | SMF | UBB.threads | vBulletin | Viscacha |
Moderators |
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global, forums and threads
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Split Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Shadow Topics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Important Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Search | BurningBoard | Invision Power Board | SMF | UBB.threads | vBulletin | Viscacha |
Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Advanced search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Session tracked
|
Customization | BurningBoard | Invision Power Board | SMF | UBB.threads | vBulletin | Viscacha |
Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Templates |
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global
|
Custom BBCodes |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Skin-Editor |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Smiley Packs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Special Features | BurningBoard | Invision Power Board | SMF | UBB.threads | vBulletin | Viscacha |
Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Polls |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Calendar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Friendly URLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Data Management | BurningBoard | Invision Power Board | SMF | UBB.threads | vBulletin | Viscacha |
Available Importers | ||||||
Pruning |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Archiving |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Export Formats |
sql
|
SQL
|
WAP(2), IMode
|
Single Table CSV, Single and Multi-Table SQL
|
HTML, SQL, PDF as Plugin
|
|
Export private messages |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Lo-Fi View |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
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