Phorum vs. MyBB vs. XMB vs. phpBB vs. FUDforum

General Phorum MyBB XMB phpBB FUDforum
Version
5.2.9a
1.6.3
1.9.11
3.0.8
3.0.9
Release Date
2008-10-12 (15 years ago)
2011-04-16 (12 years ago)
Febuary 28, 2009
2010-11-19 (13 years ago)
2018-05-17 (5 years ago)
Last Update here
2008-10-16 (15 years ago)
2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
2012-03-02 (12 years ago)
2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
2018-11-01 (5 years ago)
Author
Phorum Dev Team
MyBB Group
The XMB Group
The phpBB Group
The FUDForum development team and user community.
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
License
The Phorum License (BSD)
Custom
General Public License
General Public License
GNU General Public License
License cost
0
US$0
0.00
0.00
Free
Main View
Classic forum list
Thread-Type
Threaded or Flat
Threaded or Flat
Flat
Flat
Threaded or Flat
Setup Phorum MyBB XMB phpBB FUDforum
Installation method
wizard
wizard
wizard
wizard
wizard
Upgrade method
wizard
wizard
wizard
wizard with manual interactions
wizard
Hosting available
No
No
No
No
Yes
Technology Phorum MyBB XMB phpBB FUDforum
Programming Language
PHP
PHP
php
PHP
PHP
UTF-8 Support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Data Storage
2
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database
1
MySQL Database
6
Firebird Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database
7
DB2 Database, Firebird Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database
Other Storage
Source Code Repo
Issue Tracker
Posts Phorum MyBB XMB phpBB FUDforum
BBCode
Optional
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
HTML
Optional
Yes
Optional
No
Yes
Emoticons
Optional
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Formatting Toolbar
Optional
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
WYSIWYG Editor
Plugin
Plugin
No
No
Plugin
Quoting
Nested
Nested
Nested
Nested
Nested
Syntax Highlighting
Plugin
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Attachments
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Tags
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Mark as solved
No
Forums Phorum MyBB XMB phpBB FUDforum
Categories
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Subforums
multiple levels
unlimited
one level
unlimited
unlimited
Last Post
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Redirect Forums
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Trashcan Forum
No
Plugin
No
No
Yes
Anti-Spam and Security Phorum MyBB XMB phpBB FUDforum
CAPTCHA
Optional
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Flood Control
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
ACLs
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Blacklist
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Warnings
Plugin
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Suspension
Plugin
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Bans
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
IP-Block
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Audit Logging
Optional
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
User Reports
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Other
Aksimet Plugin
Akismet plugin available.
Plugin-based CAPTCHA system, Newly Registered Users permissions
Several others like SpamBot detection, prevent new users from posting links, etc.
Notification Phorum MyBB XMB phpBB FUDforum
RSS/ATOM
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Yes
E-Mail
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Instant Messaging
0
Jabber
Yes - via ICQ, AIM, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, Jabber, Google Chat or Skype.
Bookmarks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Community Phorum MyBB XMB phpBB FUDforum
Avatars
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
User Ranks
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Rating/Karma System
Plugin
Yes
Plugin
Patch
Yes
Signatures
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Users Online List
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Private Messaging
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Custom profile fields
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Moderation Phorum MyBB XMB phpBB FUDforum
Moderators
global and forums
global and forums
global and forums
global and forums
global and forums
Move Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Split Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Close Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Shadow Topics
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sticky Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Important Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Search Phorum MyBB XMB phpBB FUDforum
Full-text search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Author search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Advanced search
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Unread Topics
Database tracked
Database tracked
Session tracked
Database tracked
Database tracked
Customization Phorum MyBB XMB phpBB FUDforum
Languages
0
0
0
0
0
Mobile View
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Yes
Templates
global and forum specific
global and forum specific
global and forum specific
global and forum specific
global
Custom BBCodes
Plugin
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Plugin
Skin-Editor
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Smiley Packs
Plugin
Yes
Optional
Yes
Patch
Plugins
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Special Features Phorum MyBB XMB phpBB FUDforum
Statistics
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Polls
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Calendar
No
Yes
Plugin
No
Yes
Friendly URLs
Plugin
Plugin
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Data Management Phorum MyBB XMB phpBB FUDforum
Available Importers
Pruning
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Archiving
No
No
No
No
Optional
Export Formats
SQL Dumps in .sql, sql.gz, and .sql.bz2
PDF (Adobe), ATOM, RSS, RDF, HTML
Export private messages
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Lo-Fi View
Optional
Yes
Yes
Yes
Optional
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