General | phpBB | MyBB | Invision Power Board | bbPress |
---|---|---|---|---|
Version |
3.0.8
|
1.6.3
|
3.2.3
|
0.9.0.4
|
Release Date |
2010-11-19 (13 years ago)
|
2011-04-16 (13 years ago)
|
2011-10-17 (12 years ago)
|
2009-01-02 (15 years ago)
|
Last Update here |
2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
|
2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
|
2012-02-07 (12 years ago)
|
2009-03-11 (15 years ago)
|
Author |
The phpBB Group
|
MyBB Group
|
Invision Power Services
|
bbpress.org
|
URL | ||||
Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
License |
General Public License
|
Custom
|
Commercial
|
GPL2
|
License cost |
0.00
|
US$0
|
License from $175 / Hosted from $5 per month
|
0
|
Main View | ||||
Thread-Type |
Flat
|
Threaded or Flat
|
Flat
|
Flat
|
Setup | phpBB | MyBB | Invision Power Board | bbPress |
Installation method |
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
Upgrade method |
wizard with manual interactions
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
Hosting available |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Technology | phpBB | MyBB | Invision Power Board | bbPress |
Programming Language |
PHP
|
PHP
|
PHP 5.2+
|
PHP
|
UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Data Storage |
6
Firebird Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
1
MySQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
Other Storage | ||||
Source Code Repo | ||||
Issue Tracker | ||||
Posts | phpBB | MyBB | Invision Power Board | bbPress |
BBCode |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
HTML |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Formatting Toolbar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
WYSIWYG Editor |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Syntax Highlighting |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Attachments |
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Mark as solved | ||||
Forums | phpBB | MyBB | Invision Power Board | bbPress |
Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Subforums |
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Redirect Forums |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Trashcan Forum |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Anti-Spam and Security | phpBB | MyBB | Invision Power Board | bbPress |
CAPTCHA |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
One group only
|
Flood Control |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
ACLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Blacklist |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Warnings |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Suspension |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
IP-Block |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Audit Logging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
User Reports |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Other |
Plugin-based CAPTCHA system, Newly Registered Users permissions
|
Akismet plugin available.
|
Spam Monitoring Service, Flag As Spammer, Question & Answer System
|
|
Notification | phpBB | MyBB | Invision Power Board | bbPress |
RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
|
Instant Messaging |
Jabber
|
No
|
Plugin
|
|
Bookmarks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Community | phpBB | MyBB | Invision Power Board | bbPress |
Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
User Ranks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Rating/Karma System |
Patch
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Users Online List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Private Messaging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Custom profile fields |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Moderation | phpBB | MyBB | Invision Power Board | bbPress |
Moderators |
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global
|
Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Split Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Shadow Topics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Important Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Search | phpBB | MyBB | Invision Power Board | bbPress |
Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Advanced search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
|
Customization | phpBB | MyBB | Invision Power Board | bbPress |
Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Templates |
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global
|
Custom BBCodes |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Skin-Editor |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Smiley Packs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Special Features | phpBB | MyBB | Invision Power Board | bbPress |
Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Polls |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Calendar |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Friendly URLs |
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Data Management | phpBB | MyBB | Invision Power Board | bbPress |
Available Importers | ||||
Pruning |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Archiving |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Export Formats |
SQL Dumps in .sql, sql.gz, and .sql.bz2
|
SQL
|
BBXF
|
|
Export private messages |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Lo-Fi View |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
remove phpBB | remove MyBB | remove Invision Power Board | remove bbPress |