miniBB vs. Phorum vs. MyBB

General miniBB Phorum MyBB
Version
2.4
5.2.9a
1.6.3
Release Date
2008-08-17 (15 years ago)
2008-10-12 (15 years ago)
2011-04-16 (12 years ago)
Last Update here
2009-09-02 (14 years ago)
2008-10-16 (15 years ago)
2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
Author
miniBB Team
Phorum Dev Team
MyBB Group
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
Yes
License
GPL
The Phorum License (BSD)
Custom
License cost
Free
0
US$0
Main View
Thread-Type
Flat
Threaded or Flat
Threaded or Flat
Setup miniBB Phorum MyBB
Installation method
wizard
wizard
wizard
Upgrade method
manual
wizard
wizard
Hosting available
No
No
No
Technology miniBB Phorum MyBB
Programming Language
PHP
PHP
PHP
UTF-8 Support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Data Storage
1
MySQL Database
2
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database
Other Storage
Source Code Repo
Issue Tracker
Posts miniBB Phorum MyBB
BBCode
Yes
Optional
Yes
HTML
Optional
Optional
Yes
Emoticons
Plugin
Optional
Yes
Formatting Toolbar
Plugin
Optional
Yes
WYSIWYG Editor
Plugin
Plugin
Plugin
Quoting
Single
Nested
Nested
Syntax Highlighting
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Attachments
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Tags
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Mark as solved
Forums miniBB Phorum MyBB
Categories
Yes
Yes
Yes
Subforums
one level
multiple levels
unlimited
Last Post
Yes
Yes
Yes
Redirect Forums
No
No
Yes
Trashcan Forum
Yes
No
Plugin
Anti-Spam and Security miniBB Phorum MyBB
CAPTCHA
Plugin
Optional
Yes
Groups
No
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Flood Control
Plugin
Yes
Yes
ACLs
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Blacklist
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Warnings
Plugin
Plugin
Yes
Suspension
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Bans
Yes
Yes
Yes
IP-Block
Yes
Yes
Yes
Audit Logging
Plugin
Optional
Yes
User Reports
No
Yes
Yes
Other
Aksimet Plugin
Akismet plugin available.
Notification miniBB Phorum MyBB
RSS/ATOM
Plugin
Yes
Yes
E-Mail
Yes
Yes
Yes
Instant Messaging
0
0
Bookmarks
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Community miniBB Phorum MyBB
Avatars
Plugin
Plugin
Yes
User Ranks
Plugin
Plugin
Yes
Rating/Karma System
Plugin
Plugin
Yes
Signatures
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Users Online List
Plugin
Plugin
Yes
Private Messaging
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Custom profile fields
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Moderation miniBB Phorum MyBB
Moderators
global and forums
global and forums
global and forums
Move Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Split Threads
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Close Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Shadow Topics
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Sticky Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Important Threads
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Search miniBB Phorum MyBB
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 miniBB Phorum MyBB
Languages
0
0
0
Mobile View
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Templates
global
global and forum specific
global and forum specific
Custom BBCodes
Patch
Plugin
Yes
Skin-Editor
Plugin
No
Yes
Smiley Packs
Plugin
Plugin
Yes
Plugins
Yes
Yes
Yes
Special Features miniBB Phorum MyBB
Statistics
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Polls
Plugin
Plugin
Yes
Calendar
Plugin
No
Yes
Friendly URLs
Optional
Plugin
Plugin
Data Management miniBB Phorum MyBB
Available Importers
Pruning
Plugin
Yes
Plugin
Archiving
Plugin
No
No
Export Formats
Users' logins/emails can be exported in CSV or TXT
Export private messages
Plugin
No
Yes
Lo-Fi View
Yes
Optional
Yes
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