OvBB vs. MyBB vs. SMF

General OvBB MyBB SMF
Version
0.16a
1.6.3
2.0.6
Release Date
2007-04-05 (16 years ago)
2011-04-16 (12 years ago)
2013-10-21 (10 years ago)
Last Update here
2008-01-21 (16 years ago)
2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
2013-10-25 (10 years ago)
Author
Jonathon Freeman & Brian Otto
MyBB Group
Simple Machines
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
Yes
License
MIT
Custom
BSD
License cost
0
US$0
0
Main View
Thread-Type
Flat
Threaded or Flat
Flat
Setup OvBB MyBB SMF
Installation method
wizard
wizard
wizard
Upgrade method
wizard
wizard
wizard
Hosting available
No
No
No
Technology OvBB MyBB SMF
Programming Language
PHP
PHP
PHP
UTF-8 Support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Data Storage
2
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database
Other Storage
Source Code Repo
Issue Tracker
Posts OvBB MyBB SMF
BBCode
Yes
Yes
Yes
HTML
No
Yes
Yes
Emoticons
Yes
Yes
Yes
Formatting Toolbar
Yes
Yes
Yes
WYSIWYG Editor
No
Plugin
Yes
Quoting
Nested
Nested
Nested
Syntax Highlighting
Yes
Yes
Yes
Attachments
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Tags
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Mark as solved
Forums OvBB MyBB SMF
Categories
Yes
Yes
Yes
Subforums
No
unlimited
unlimited
Last Post
Yes
Yes
Yes
Redirect Forums
No
Yes
Yes
Trashcan Forum
No
Plugin
Yes
Anti-Spam and Security OvBB MyBB SMF
CAPTCHA
Yes
Yes
Yes
Groups
One group only
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Flood Control
Yes
Yes
Yes
ACLs
No
Yes
Yes
Blacklist
Yes
Yes
Yes
Warnings
No
Yes
Yes
Suspension
No
Yes
Yes
Bans
Yes
Yes
Yes
IP-Block
No
Yes
Yes
Audit Logging
No
Yes
Yes
User Reports
No
Yes
Yes
Other
Akismet plugin available.
An Akismet mod is available
Notification OvBB MyBB SMF
RSS/ATOM
No
Yes
Yes
E-Mail
Yes
Yes
Yes
Instant Messaging
No
Bookmarks
No
Yes
Plugin
Community OvBB MyBB SMF
Avatars
Yes
Yes
Yes
User Ranks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Rating/Karma System
No
Yes
Yes
Signatures
Yes
Yes
Yes
Users Online List
Yes
Yes
Yes
Private Messaging
Yes
Yes
Yes
Custom profile fields
No
Yes
Yes
Moderation OvBB MyBB SMF
Moderators
global
global and forums
global, forums and threads
Move Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Split Threads
No
Yes
Yes
Close Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Shadow Topics
No
Yes
Yes
Sticky Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Important Threads
No
Yes
Plugin
Search OvBB MyBB SMF
Full-text search
No
Yes
Yes
Author search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Advanced search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unread Topics
Session tracked
Database tracked
Database tracked
Customization OvBB MyBB SMF
Languages
0
0
0
Mobile View
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Templates
global
global and forum specific
global and forum specific
Custom BBCodes
No
Yes
Plugin
Skin-Editor
No
Yes
Yes
Smiley Packs
No
Yes
Yes
Plugins
Yes
Yes
Yes
Special Features OvBB MyBB SMF
Statistics
No
Yes
Yes
Polls
Yes
Yes
Yes
Calendar
Yes
Yes
Yes
Friendly URLs
No
Plugin
Plugin
Data Management OvBB MyBB SMF
Available Importers
Pruning
No
Plugin
Yes
Archiving
No
No
Plugin
Export Formats
No
WAP(2), IMode
Export private messages
No
Yes
Plugin
Lo-Fi View
No
Yes
Yes
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