Phorum vs. MyBB vs. XMB

General Phorum MyBB XMB
Version
5.2.9a
1.6.3
1.9.11
Release Date
2008-10-12 (15 years ago)
2011-04-16 (12 years ago)
Febuary 28, 2009
Last Update here
2008-10-16 (15 years ago)
2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
2012-03-02 (12 years ago)
Author
Phorum Dev Team
MyBB Group
The XMB Group
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
Yes
License
The Phorum License (BSD)
Custom
General Public License
License cost
0
US$0
0.00
Main View
Thread-Type
Threaded or Flat
Threaded or Flat
Flat
Setup Phorum MyBB XMB
Installation method
wizard
wizard
wizard
Upgrade method
wizard
wizard
wizard
Hosting available
No
No
No
Technology Phorum MyBB XMB
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
1
MySQL Database
Other Storage
Source Code Repo
Issue Tracker
Posts Phorum MyBB XMB
BBCode
Optional
Yes
Yes
HTML
Optional
Yes
Optional
Emoticons
Optional
Yes
Yes
Formatting Toolbar
Optional
Yes
Yes
WYSIWYG Editor
Plugin
Plugin
No
Quoting
Nested
Nested
Nested
Syntax Highlighting
Plugin
Yes
No
Attachments
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Tags
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Mark as solved
Forums Phorum MyBB XMB
Categories
Yes
Yes
Yes
Subforums
multiple levels
unlimited
one level
Last Post
Yes
Yes
Yes
Redirect Forums
No
Yes
No
Trashcan Forum
No
Plugin
No
Anti-Spam and Security Phorum MyBB XMB
CAPTCHA
Optional
Yes
Yes
Groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Flood Control
Yes
Yes
Yes
ACLs
Yes
Yes
Yes
Blacklist
Yes
Yes
Yes
Warnings
Plugin
Yes
Plugin
Suspension
Plugin
Yes
Plugin
Bans
Yes
Yes
Yes
IP-Block
Yes
Yes
Yes
Audit Logging
Optional
Yes
Yes
User Reports
Yes
Yes
Yes
Other
Aksimet Plugin
Akismet plugin available.
Notification Phorum MyBB XMB
RSS/ATOM
Yes
Yes
Plugin
E-Mail
Yes
Yes
Yes
Instant Messaging
0
Bookmarks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Community Phorum MyBB XMB
Avatars
Plugin
Yes
Yes
User Ranks
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Rating/Karma System
Plugin
Yes
Plugin
Signatures
Yes
Yes
Yes
Users Online List
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Private Messaging
Yes
Yes
Yes
Custom profile fields
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Moderation Phorum MyBB XMB
Moderators
global and forums
global and forums
global and forums
Move Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Split Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Close Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Shadow Topics
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sticky Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Important Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Search Phorum MyBB XMB
Full-text search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Author search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Advanced search
Yes
Yes
No
Unread Topics
Database tracked
Database tracked
Session tracked
Customization Phorum MyBB XMB
Languages
0
0
0
Mobile View
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Templates
global and forum specific
global and forum specific
global and forum specific
Custom BBCodes
Plugin
Yes
Plugin
Skin-Editor
No
Yes
Yes
Smiley Packs
Plugin
Yes
Optional
Plugins
Yes
Yes
Yes
Special Features Phorum MyBB XMB
Statistics
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Polls
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Calendar
No
Yes
Plugin
Friendly URLs
Plugin
Plugin
Yes
Data Management Phorum MyBB XMB
Available Importers
Pruning
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Archiving
No
No
No
Export Formats
Export private messages
No
Yes
No
Lo-Fi View
Optional
Yes
Yes
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