| General | TinyBB | DjangoBB | vBulletin | FUDforum | SMF | Beehive Forum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
1.4
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development
|
4.1.5
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3.0.9
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2.0.6
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1.4.7
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| Release Date |
2011-01-31 (13 years ago)
|
2011-07-26 (12 years ago)
|
2018-05-17 (5 years ago)
|
2013-10-21 (10 years ago)
|
2015-06-03 (8 years ago)
|
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| Last Update here |
2012-11-26 (11 years ago)
|
2010-12-15 (13 years ago)
|
2011-08-25 (12 years ago)
|
2018-11-01 (5 years ago)
|
2013-10-25 (10 years ago)
|
2016-02-08 (8 years ago)
|
| Author |
Jake Steele
|
Alexey Afinogenov, Sergey Maranchuk
|
vBulletin Solutions
|
The FUDForum development team and user community.
|
Simple Machines
|
Matt Beale, Mark Rendle
|
| URL | ||||||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
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No
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
|
| License |
PHP license
|
BSD
|
commercial / visible source
|
GNU General Public License
|
BSD
|
GPL
|
| License cost |
$0
|
0
|
$285 Suite or $195 Forum
|
Free
|
0
|
0
|
| Main View |
Classic forum list
|
|||||
| Thread-Type |
Flat
|
Flat
|
Threaded or Flat
|
Threaded or Flat
|
Flat
|
Threaded or Flat
|
| Setup | TinyBB | DjangoBB | vBulletin | FUDforum | SMF | Beehive Forum |
| Installation method |
manual
|
manual
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
| Upgrade method |
manual
|
manual
|
wizard with manual interactions
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
| Hosting available |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Technology | TinyBB | DjangoBB | vBulletin | FUDforum | SMF | Beehive Forum |
| Programming Language |
PHP
|
Python
|
PHP
|
PHP
|
PHP
|
PHP
|
| UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Data Storage |
1
MySQL Database |
4
MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
1
MySQL Database |
7
DB2 Database, 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 |
| Other Storage | ||||||
| Source Code Repo | ||||||
| Issue Tracker | ||||||
| Posts | TinyBB | DjangoBB | vBulletin | FUDforum | SMF | Beehive Forum |
| BBCode |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| HTML |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Formatting Toolbar |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| WYSIWYG Editor |
No
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Quoting |
None
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
| Syntax Highlighting |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Attachments |
No
|
One file
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
| Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Mark as solved |
No
|
|||||
| Forums | TinyBB | DjangoBB | vBulletin | FUDforum | SMF | Beehive Forum |
| Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Subforums |
No
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
||
| Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Redirect Forums |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Trashcan Forum |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
| Anti-Spam and Security | TinyBB | DjangoBB | vBulletin | FUDforum | SMF | Beehive Forum |
| CAPTCHA |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
| Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
| Flood Control |
Plugin
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| ACLs |
Plugin
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Blacklist |
Plugin
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Warnings |
Plugin
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Suspension |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| IP-Block |
Plugin
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Audit Logging |
Plugin
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| User Reports |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Other |
Plugins available
|
Akismet
|
Several others like SpamBot detection, prevent new users from posting links, etc.
|
An Akismet mod is available
|
Worming, Pilllorying
|
|
| Notification | TinyBB | DjangoBB | vBulletin | FUDforum | SMF | Beehive Forum |
| RSS/ATOM |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
| Instant Messaging |
Plugins available
|
Yes - via ICQ, AIM, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, Jabber, Google Chat or Skype.
|
Yes
|
|||
| Bookmarks |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Community | TinyBB | DjangoBB | vBulletin | FUDforum | SMF | Beehive Forum |
| Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| User Ranks |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Rating/Karma System |
Plugin
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Signatures |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Users Online List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Private Messaging |
Patch
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Custom profile fields |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
| Moderation | TinyBB | DjangoBB | vBulletin | FUDforum | SMF | Beehive Forum |
| Moderators |
global, forums and threads
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global, forums and threads
|
global, forums and threads
|
| Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Split Threads |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Shadow Topics |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Sticky Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Important Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Search | TinyBB | DjangoBB | vBulletin | FUDforum | SMF | Beehive Forum |
| Full-text search |
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Author search |
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Advanced search |
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Unread Topics |
No
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
| Customization | TinyBB | DjangoBB | vBulletin | FUDforum | SMF | Beehive Forum |
| Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Templates |
None
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global
|
global and forum specific
|
CSS only
|
| Custom BBCodes |
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| Skin-Editor |
Plugin
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Smiley Packs |
Optional
|
No
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Special Features | TinyBB | DjangoBB | vBulletin | FUDforum | SMF | Beehive Forum |
| Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Polls |
Plugin
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Calendar |
Plugin
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Friendly URLs |
Patch
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| Data Management | TinyBB | DjangoBB | vBulletin | FUDforum | SMF | Beehive Forum |
| Available Importers | ||||||
| Pruning |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Archiving |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
| Export Formats |
Plugins available
|
Single Table CSV, Single and Multi-Table SQL
|
PDF (Adobe), ATOM, RSS, RDF, HTML
|
WAP(2), IMode
|
||
| Export private messages |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Lo-Fi View |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| remove TinyBB | remove DjangoBB | remove vBulletin | remove FUDforum | remove SMF | remove Beehive Forum |