General | Jitbit AspNetForum | TinyBB | YetAnotherForum.NET | FUDforum | phpBB |
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Version |
6.6.0
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1.4
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v1.9.3
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3.0.9
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3.0.8
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Release Date |
2010-05-04 (13 years ago)
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2011-01-31 (13 years ago)
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2009-04-21 (15 years ago)
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2018-05-17 (5 years ago)
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2010-11-19 (13 years ago)
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Last Update here |
2010-05-06 (13 years ago)
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2012-11-26 (11 years ago)
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2009-08-02 (14 years ago)
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2018-11-01 (5 years ago)
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2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
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Author |
Jitbit Software
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Jake Steele
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Tiny Gecko
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The FUDForum development team and user community.
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The phpBB Group
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URL | |||||
Free and Open Source |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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License |
Proprietary
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PHP license
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GPL v2.0
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GNU General Public License
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General Public License
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License cost |
$139
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$0
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Free
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Free
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0.00
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Main View |
Classic forum list
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Thread-Type |
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 | Jitbit AspNetForum | TinyBB | YetAnotherForum.NET | FUDforum | phpBB |
Installation method |
manual
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manual
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wizard
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wizard
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wizard
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Upgrade method |
manual
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manual
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wizard with manual interactions
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wizard
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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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No
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Technology | Jitbit AspNetForum | TinyBB | YetAnotherForum.NET | FUDforum | phpBB |
Programming Language |
C#
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PHP
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ASP.NET, C#
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PHP
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PHP
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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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Yes
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Data Storage |
3
Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database |
1
MySQL Database |
1
Microsoft SQL Database |
7
DB2 Database, Firebird Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
6
Firebird Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
Other Storage |
MS Access
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Source Code Repo | |||||
Issue Tracker | |||||
Posts | Jitbit AspNetForum | TinyBB | YetAnotherForum.NET | FUDforum | phpBB |
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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HTML |
No
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No
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Yes
|
Yes
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No
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Emoticons |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Formatting Toolbar |
Yes
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No
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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WYSIWYG Editor |
Yes
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No
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Optional
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Plugin
|
No
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Quoting |
Nested
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None
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Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
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Syntax Highlighting |
No
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No
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Attachments |
Multiple files
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No
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Multiple files
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Multiple files
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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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Unknown
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Mark as solved |
No
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Forums | Jitbit AspNetForum | TinyBB | YetAnotherForum.NET | FUDforum | phpBB |
Categories |
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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Subforums |
unlimited
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unlimited
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unlimited
|
unlimited
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Last Post |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Redirect Forums |
No
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No
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Trashcan Forum |
No
|
No
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Optional
|
Yes
|
No
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Anti-Spam and Security | Jitbit AspNetForum | TinyBB | YetAnotherForum.NET | FUDforum | phpBB |
CAPTCHA |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Flood Control |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
ACLs |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Blacklist |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Warnings |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Suspension |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
IP-Block |
Yes
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Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Audit Logging |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Reports |
Yes
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Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
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Other |
Plugins available
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Several others like SpamBot detection, prevent new users from posting links, etc.
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Plugin-based CAPTCHA system, Newly Registered Users permissions
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Notification | Jitbit AspNetForum | TinyBB | YetAnotherForum.NET | FUDforum | phpBB |
RSS/ATOM |
Yes
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No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
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Instant Messaging |
Private messaging with instant notifications
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Plugins available
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Yes - via ICQ, AIM, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, Jabber, Google Chat or Skype.
|
Jabber
|
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Bookmarks |
No
|
No
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Patch
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Community | Jitbit AspNetForum | TinyBB | YetAnotherForum.NET | FUDforum | phpBB |
Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Ranks |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Rating/Karma System |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Signatures |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Users Online List |
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Private Messaging |
Yes
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Patch
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Custom profile fields |
No
|
No
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Moderation | Jitbit AspNetForum | TinyBB | YetAnotherForum.NET | FUDforum | phpBB |
Moderators |
global and forums
|
global, forums and threads
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
Move Threads |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Split Threads |
No
|
No
|
No
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Yes
|
Yes
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Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Shadow Topics |
No
|
No
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Important Threads |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Search | Jitbit AspNetForum | TinyBB | YetAnotherForum.NET | FUDforum | phpBB |
Full-text search |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Author search |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Advanced search |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
No
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Session tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
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Customization | Jitbit AspNetForum | TinyBB | YetAnotherForum.NET | FUDforum | phpBB |
Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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Mobile View |
Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Templates |
CSS only
|
None
|
global and forum specific
|
global
|
global and forum specific
|
Custom BBCodes |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Skin-Editor |
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Smiley Packs |
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Special Features | Jitbit AspNetForum | TinyBB | YetAnotherForum.NET | FUDforum | phpBB |
Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Polls |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Calendar |
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Friendly URLs |
Yes
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Data Management | Jitbit AspNetForum | TinyBB | YetAnotherForum.NET | FUDforum | phpBB |
Available Importers | |||||
Pruning |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Archiving |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Optional
|
No
|
Export Formats |
Plugins available
|
PDF (Adobe), ATOM, RSS, RDF, HTML
|
SQL Dumps in .sql, sql.gz, and .sql.bz2
|
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Export private messages |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Lo-Fi View |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
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