phpBB vs. MyBB vs. SMF vs. Yazd vs. dnfBB

General phpBB MyBB SMF Yazd dnfBB
Version
3.0.8
1.6.3
2.0.6
3.0 Stable-Beta
2.0
Release Date
2010-11-19 (13 years ago)
2011-04-16 (12 years ago)
2013-10-21 (10 years ago)
2006-01-05 (18 years ago)
2007-03-26 (17 years ago)
Last Update here
2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
2013-10-25 (10 years ago)
2006-11-07 (17 years ago)
2007-03-29 (17 years ago)
Author
The phpBB Group
MyBB Group
Simple Machines
Group Effort
dnfBB Team
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
License
General Public License
Custom
BSD
Apache
IDPL
License cost
0.00
US$0
0
Free
N/A
Main View
Thread-Type
Flat
Threaded or Flat
Flat
Threaded or Flat
Threaded or Flat
Setup phpBB MyBB SMF Yazd dnfBB
Installation method
wizard
wizard
wizard
wizard
Upgrade method
wizard with manual interactions
wizard
wizard
wizard
Hosting available
No
No
No
No
No
Technology phpBB MyBB SMF Yazd dnfBB
Programming Language
PHP
PHP
PHP
Java
C#
UTF-8 Support
Yes
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
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database
6
DB2 Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database
2
Firebird Database, MySQL Database
Other Storage
Source Code Repo
Issue Tracker
Posts phpBB MyBB SMF Yazd dnfBB
BBCode
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
HTML
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Emoticons
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Formatting Toolbar
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
WYSIWYG Editor
No
Plugin
Yes
Optional
No
Quoting
Nested
Nested
Nested
Single
Nested
Syntax Highlighting
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Attachments
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
No
Tags
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Mark as solved
Forums phpBB MyBB SMF Yazd dnfBB
Categories
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Subforums
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
one level
No
Last Post
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Redirect Forums
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Trashcan Forum
No
Plugin
Yes
No
No
Anti-Spam and Security phpBB MyBB SMF Yazd dnfBB
CAPTCHA
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Flood Control
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
ACLs
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Blacklist
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Warnings
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Suspension
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Bans
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
IP-Block
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Audit Logging
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unknown
No
User Reports
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unknown
No
Other
Plugin-based CAPTCHA system, Newly Registered Users permissions
Akismet plugin available.
An Akismet mod is available
Notification phpBB MyBB SMF Yazd dnfBB
RSS/ATOM
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
E-Mail
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Instant Messaging
Jabber
0
Bookmarks
Yes
Yes
Plugin
No
Yes
Community phpBB MyBB SMF Yazd dnfBB
Avatars
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
User Ranks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Rating/Karma System
Patch
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Signatures
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Users Online List
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Private Messaging
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Custom profile fields
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Moderation phpBB MyBB SMF Yazd dnfBB
Moderators
global and forums
global and forums
global, forums and threads
global and forums
global and forums
Move Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Split Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Close Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Shadow Topics
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Sticky Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Important Threads
Yes
Yes
Plugin
No
Yes
Search phpBB MyBB SMF Yazd dnfBB
Full-text search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Author search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Advanced search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unread Topics
Database tracked
Database tracked
Database tracked
Session tracked
Database tracked
Customization phpBB MyBB SMF Yazd dnfBB
Languages
0
0
0
0
0
Mobile View
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Templates
global and forum specific
global and forum specific
global and forum specific
global and forum specific
CSS only
Custom BBCodes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Yes
No
Skin-Editor
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Smiley Packs
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
No
Plugins
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Special Features phpBB MyBB SMF Yazd dnfBB
Statistics
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Polls
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Calendar
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Friendly URLs
Plugin
Plugin
Plugin
Yes
No
Data Management phpBB MyBB SMF Yazd dnfBB
Available Importers
Pruning
Yes
Plugin
Yes
No
No
Archiving
No
No
Plugin
No
No
Export Formats
SQL Dumps in .sql, sql.gz, and .sql.bz2
WAP(2), IMode
none
Export private messages
Yes
Yes
Plugin
No
No
Lo-Fi View
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
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