General | dnfBB | vBulletin | XenForo |
---|---|---|---|
Version |
2.0
|
4.1.5
|
1.5.2
|
Release Date |
2007-03-26 (17 years ago)
|
2011-07-26 (12 years ago)
|
2015-10-19 (8 years ago)
|
Last Update here |
2007-03-29 (16 years ago)
|
2011-08-25 (12 years ago)
|
2015-11-15 (8 years ago)
|
Author |
dnfBB Team
|
vBulletin Solutions
|
XenForo Ltd
|
URL | |||
Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
License |
IDPL
|
commercial / visible source
|
commercial / visible source
|
License cost |
N/A
|
$285 Suite or $195 Forum
|
$140
|
Main View | |||
Thread-Type |
Threaded or Flat
|
Threaded or Flat
|
Flat
|
Setup | dnfBB | vBulletin | XenForo |
Installation method |
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
Upgrade method |
wizard
|
wizard with manual interactions
|
wizard
|
Hosting available |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Technology | dnfBB | vBulletin | XenForo |
Programming Language |
C#
|
PHP
|
PHP
|
UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Data Storage |
2
Firebird Database, MySQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
Other Storage | |||
Source Code Repo | |||
Issue Tracker | |||
Posts | dnfBB | vBulletin | XenForo |
BBCode |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
HTML |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Formatting Toolbar |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
WYSIWYG Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
|
Single
|
Syntax Highlighting |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Attachments |
No
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Mark as solved | |||
Forums | dnfBB | vBulletin | XenForo |
Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Subforums |
No
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Redirect Forums |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Trashcan Forum |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Anti-Spam and Security | dnfBB | vBulletin | XenForo |
CAPTCHA |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Flood Control |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
ACLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Blacklist |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Warnings |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Suspension |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Bans |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
IP-Block |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Audit Logging |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Reports |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Other |
Akismet
|
Advanced Spam Manager "Spam Cleaner", Questions and Answer System
|
|
Notification | dnfBB | vBulletin | XenForo |
RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Instant Messaging |
No
|
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Bookmarks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Community | dnfBB | vBulletin | XenForo |
Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Ranks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
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 | vBulletin | XenForo |
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
|
No
|
Search | dnfBB | vBulletin | XenForo |
Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Advanced search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Customization | dnfBB | vBulletin | XenForo |
Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Templates |
CSS only
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
Custom BBCodes |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Skin-Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Smiley Packs |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Special Features | dnfBB | vBulletin | XenForo |
Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Polls |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Calendar |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Friendly URLs |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Data Management | dnfBB | vBulletin | XenForo |
Available Importers | |||
Pruning |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Archiving |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Export Formats |
Single Table CSV, Single and Multi-Table SQL
|
NA
|
|
Export private messages |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Lo-Fi View |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
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