General | Jitbit AspNetForum | Jive Forums | phpBB | YaBB |
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Version |
6.6.0
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5.0.5
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3.0.8
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2.5 AE
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Release Date |
2010-05-04 (14 years ago)
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2006-08-29 (17 years ago)
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2010-11-19 (13 years ago)
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2010-07-04 (13 years ago)
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Last Update here |
2010-05-06 (14 years ago)
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2006-12-06 (17 years ago)
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2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
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2010-07-06 (13 years ago)
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Author |
Jitbit Software
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Jive Software
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The phpBB Group
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YaBB Development Team
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URL | ||||
Free and Open Source |
No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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License |
Proprietary
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Per User
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General Public License
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YPL (Modified GNU GPL)
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License cost |
$139
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$1,950 to $19,950
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0.00
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Free
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Main View | ||||
Thread-Type |
Flat
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Threaded or Flat
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Flat
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Flat
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Setup | Jitbit AspNetForum | Jive Forums | phpBB | YaBB |
Installation method |
manual
|
wizard
|
wizard
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Upgrade method |
manual
|
wizard with manual interactions
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wizard with manual interactions
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Hosting available |
No
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Technology | Jitbit AspNetForum | Jive Forums | phpBB | YaBB |
Programming Language |
C#
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Java, J2EE, JSP
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PHP
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Perl
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UTF-8 Support |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Data Storage |
3
Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database |
5
DB2 Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database |
6
Firebird Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
0
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Other Storage |
MS Access
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Source Code Repo | ||||
Issue Tracker | ||||
Posts | Jitbit AspNetForum | Jive Forums | phpBB | YaBB |
BBCode |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
HTML |
No
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Yes
|
No
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Optional
|
Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Formatting Toolbar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
WYSIWYG Editor |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Syntax Highlighting |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Attachments |
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
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Tags |
Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Mark as solved | ||||
Forums | Jitbit AspNetForum | Jive Forums | phpBB | YaBB |
Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Subforums |
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
one level
|
Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Redirect Forums |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Trashcan Forum |
No
|
Optional
|
No
|
Optional
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Anti-Spam and Security | Jitbit AspNetForum | Jive Forums | phpBB | YaBB |
CAPTCHA |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Flood Control |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
ACLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Blacklist |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Warnings |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Optional
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Suspension |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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IP-Block |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Audit Logging |
No
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
User Reports |
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Optional
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Other |
Plugin-based CAPTCHA system, Newly Registered Users permissions
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trademark "the Guardian" system
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Notification | Jitbit AspNetForum | Jive Forums | phpBB | YaBB |
RSS/ATOM |
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
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Instant Messaging |
Private messaging with instant notifications
|
No
|
Jabber
|
Private message notifications and broadcast messages
|
Bookmarks |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Community | Jitbit AspNetForum | Jive Forums | phpBB | YaBB |
Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Ranks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Rating/Karma System |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Patch
|
Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Users Online List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Private Messaging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Custom profile fields |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Moderation | Jitbit AspNetForum | Jive Forums | phpBB | YaBB |
Moderators |
global and forums
|
global, forums and threads
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Split Threads |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Shadow Topics |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Important Threads |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Search | Jitbit AspNetForum | Jive Forums | phpBB | YaBB |
Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Advanced search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
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Customization | Jitbit AspNetForum | Jive Forums | phpBB | YaBB |
Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Templates |
CSS only
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global
|
Custom BBCodes |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Skin-Editor |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Smiley Packs |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Special Features | Jitbit AspNetForum | Jive Forums | phpBB | YaBB |
Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Polls |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Calendar |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Patch
|
Friendly URLs |
Yes
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Optional
|
Data Management | Jitbit AspNetForum | Jive Forums | phpBB | YaBB |
Available Importers | ||||
Pruning |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Archiving |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Export Formats |
XML
|
SQL Dumps in .sql, sql.gz, and .sql.bz2
|
print layout; storage folders
|
|
Export private messages |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Lo-Fi View |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
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