| General | myUPB | phpBB | BurningBoard | idealBB | YaBB | dnfBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
2.2.6
|
3.0.8
|
4.1.11
|
Ideal BB.Net Version 3.1.6
|
2.5 AE
|
2.0
|
| Release Date |
2009-06-05 (14 years ago)
|
2010-11-19 (13 years ago)
|
2016-03-12 (8 years ago)
|
2006-12-03 (17 years ago)
|
2010-07-04 (13 years ago)
|
2007-03-26 (17 years ago)
|
| Last Update here |
2009-06-09 (14 years ago)
|
2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
|
2016-05-30 (7 years ago)
|
2006-12-04 (17 years ago)
|
2010-07-06 (13 years ago)
|
2007-03-29 (17 years ago)
|
| Author |
PHP Outburst
|
The phpBB Group
|
Woltlab GmbH
|
Ideal Science, Inc.
|
YaBB Development Team
|
dnfBB Team
|
| URL | ||||||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| License |
Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
|
General Public License
|
commercial / visible source
|
YPL (Modified GNU GPL)
|
IDPL
|
|
| License cost |
free
|
0.00
|
$89.99
|
$299 - $24,999
|
Free
|
N/A
|
| Main View | ||||||
| Thread-Type |
Flat
|
Flat
|
Flat
|
Threaded
|
Flat
|
Threaded or Flat
|
| Setup | myUPB | phpBB | BurningBoard | idealBB | YaBB | dnfBB |
| Installation method |
manual
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
|
| Upgrade method |
manual
|
wizard with manual interactions
|
wizard
|
wizard with manual interactions
|
wizard
|
|
| Hosting available |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Technology | myUPB | phpBB | BurningBoard | idealBB | YaBB | dnfBB |
| Programming Language |
PHP
|
PHP
|
PHP5
|
ASP.Net, C #
|
Perl
|
C#
|
| UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Data Storage |
0
|
6
Firebird Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
1
MySQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
0
|
2
Firebird Database, MySQL Database |
| Other Storage | ||||||
| Source Code Repo | ||||||
| Issue Tracker | ||||||
| Posts | myUPB | phpBB | BurningBoard | idealBB | YaBB | dnfBB |
| BBCode |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| HTML |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
No
|
| Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Formatting Toolbar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| WYSIWYG Editor |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Quoting |
Single
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Single
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
| Syntax Highlighting |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Attachments |
One file
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
No
|
| Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Mark as solved | ||||||
| Forums | myUPB | phpBB | BurningBoard | idealBB | YaBB | dnfBB |
| Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Subforums |
No
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
one level
|
one level
|
No
|
| Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Redirect Forums |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
| Trashcan Forum |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Optional
|
No
|
| Anti-Spam and Security | myUPB | phpBB | BurningBoard | idealBB | YaBB | dnfBB |
| CAPTCHA |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Optional
|
No
|
| Groups |
No
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
| Flood Control |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| ACLs |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Blacklist |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Warnings |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
No
|
| Suspension |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| IP-Block |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Audit Logging |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Optional
|
No
|
| User Reports |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Optional
|
No
|
| Other |
IP address log
|
Plugin-based CAPTCHA system, Newly Registered Users permissions
|
trademark "the Guardian" system
|
|||
| Notification | myUPB | phpBB | BurningBoard | idealBB | YaBB | dnfBB |
| RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
| Instant Messaging |
No
|
Jabber
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Private message notifications and broadcast messages
|
|
| Bookmarks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Community | myUPB | phpBB | BurningBoard | idealBB | YaBB | dnfBB |
| Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| User Ranks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Rating/Karma System |
No
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
No
|
Patch
|
No
|
| Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Users Online List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Private Messaging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Custom profile fields |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Moderation | myUPB | phpBB | BurningBoard | idealBB | YaBB | dnfBB |
| Moderators |
global
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
| Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Split Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Shadow Topics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Important Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Search | myUPB | phpBB | BurningBoard | idealBB | YaBB | dnfBB |
| Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Advanced search |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
|
| Customization | myUPB | phpBB | BurningBoard | idealBB | YaBB | dnfBB |
| Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Templates |
global
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global
|
global
|
CSS only
|
| Custom BBCodes |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| Skin-Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Smiley Packs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Special Features | myUPB | phpBB | BurningBoard | idealBB | YaBB | dnfBB |
| Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Polls |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Calendar |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Patch
|
No
|
| Friendly URLs |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Optional
|
No
|
| Data Management | myUPB | phpBB | BurningBoard | idealBB | YaBB | dnfBB |
| Available Importers | ||||||
| Pruning |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Archiving |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| Export Formats |
full textdb export
|
SQL Dumps in .sql, sql.gz, and .sql.bz2
|
sql
|
print layout; storage folders
|
||
| Export private messages |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Lo-Fi View |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
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