General | miniBB | vBulletin | bbPress |
---|---|---|---|
Version |
2.4
|
4.1.5
|
0.9.0.4
|
Release Date |
2008-08-17 (15 years ago)
|
2011-07-26 (12 years ago)
|
2009-01-02 (15 years ago)
|
Last Update here |
2009-09-02 (14 years ago)
|
2011-08-25 (12 years ago)
|
2009-03-11 (15 years ago)
|
Author |
miniBB Team
|
vBulletin Solutions
|
bbpress.org
|
URL | |||
Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
License |
GPL
|
commercial / visible source
|
GPL2
|
License cost |
Free
|
$285 Suite or $195 Forum
|
0
|
Main View | |||
Thread-Type |
Flat
|
Threaded or Flat
|
Flat
|
Setup | miniBB | vBulletin | bbPress |
Installation method |
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
Upgrade method |
manual
|
wizard with manual interactions
|
wizard
|
Hosting available |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Technology | miniBB | vBulletin | bbPress |
Programming Language |
PHP
|
PHP
|
PHP
|
UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Data Storage |
1
MySQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
Other Storage | |||
Source Code Repo | |||
Issue Tracker | |||
Posts | miniBB | vBulletin | bbPress |
BBCode |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
HTML |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Emoticons |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Formatting Toolbar |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
WYSIWYG Editor |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Quoting |
Single
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Syntax Highlighting |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Attachments |
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Mark as solved | |||
Forums | miniBB | vBulletin | bbPress |
Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Subforums |
one level
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Redirect Forums |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Trashcan Forum |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Anti-Spam and Security | miniBB | vBulletin | bbPress |
CAPTCHA |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Groups |
No
|
Multiple groups
|
One group only
|
Flood Control |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
ACLs |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Blacklist |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Warnings |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Suspension |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
IP-Block |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Audit Logging |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
User Reports |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Other |
Akismet
|
||
Notification | miniBB | vBulletin | bbPress |
RSS/ATOM |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
|
Instant Messaging |
0
|
Plugin
|
|
Bookmarks |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Community | miniBB | vBulletin | bbPress |
Avatars |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
User Ranks |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Rating/Karma System |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Signatures |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Users Online List |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Private Messaging |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Custom profile fields |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Moderation | miniBB | vBulletin | bbPress |
Moderators |
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global
|
Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Split Threads |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Shadow Topics |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Important Threads |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Search | miniBB | vBulletin | bbPress |
Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Advanced search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
|
Customization | miniBB | vBulletin | bbPress |
Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Templates |
global
|
global and forum specific
|
global
|
Custom BBCodes |
Patch
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Skin-Editor |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Smiley Packs |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Special Features | miniBB | vBulletin | bbPress |
Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Polls |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Calendar |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Friendly URLs |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Data Management | miniBB | vBulletin | bbPress |
Available Importers | |||
Pruning |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Archiving |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Export Formats |
Users' logins/emails can be exported in CSV or TXT
|
Single Table CSV, Single and Multi-Table SQL
|
BBXF
|
Export private messages |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Lo-Fi View |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
remove miniBB | remove vBulletin | remove bbPress |