| General | TinyBB | SMF | XMB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
1.4
|
2.0.6
|
1.9.11
|
| Release Date |
2011-01-31 (13 years ago)
|
2013-10-21 (10 years ago)
|
Febuary 28, 2009
|
| Last Update here |
2012-11-26 (11 years ago)
|
2013-10-25 (10 years ago)
|
2012-03-02 (12 years ago)
|
| Author |
Jake Steele
|
Simple Machines
|
The XMB Group
|
| URL | |||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| License |
PHP license
|
BSD
|
General Public License
|
| License cost |
$0
|
0
|
0.00
|
| Main View | |||
| Thread-Type |
Flat
|
Flat
|
Flat
|
| Setup | TinyBB | SMF | XMB |
| Installation method |
manual
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
| Upgrade method |
manual
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
| Hosting available |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Technology | TinyBB | SMF | XMB |
| Programming Language |
PHP
|
PHP
|
php
|
| UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Data Storage |
1
MySQL Database |
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
1
MySQL Database |
| Other Storage | |||
| Source Code Repo | |||
| Issue Tracker | |||
| Posts | TinyBB | SMF | XMB |
| BBCode |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| HTML |
No
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
| Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Formatting Toolbar |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| WYSIWYG Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Quoting |
None
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
| Syntax Highlighting |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Attachments |
No
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
| Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Mark as solved | |||
| Forums | TinyBB | SMF | XMB |
| Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Subforums |
unlimited
|
one level
|
|
| Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Redirect Forums |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Trashcan Forum |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Anti-Spam and Security | TinyBB | SMF | XMB |
| CAPTCHA |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
| Flood Control |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| ACLs |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Blacklist |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Warnings |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
| Suspension |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
| Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| IP-Block |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Audit Logging |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| User Reports |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Other |
Plugins available
|
An Akismet mod is available
|
|
| Notification | TinyBB | SMF | XMB |
| RSS/ATOM |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
| Instant Messaging |
Plugins available
|
||
| Bookmarks |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Community | TinyBB | SMF | XMB |
| Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| User Ranks |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Rating/Karma System |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
| Signatures |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Users Online List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Private Messaging |
Patch
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Custom profile fields |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
| Moderation | TinyBB | SMF | XMB |
| Moderators |
global, forums and threads
|
global, forums and threads
|
global and forums
|
| Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Split Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Shadow Topics |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Sticky Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Important Threads |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Search | TinyBB | SMF | XMB |
| Full-text search |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Author search |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Advanced search |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Unread Topics |
No
|
Database tracked
|
Session tracked
|
| Customization | TinyBB | SMF | XMB |
| Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Templates |
None
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
| Custom BBCodes |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
| Skin-Editor |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Smiley Packs |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
| Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Special Features | TinyBB | SMF | XMB |
| Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Polls |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Calendar |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
| Friendly URLs |
Patch
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Data Management | TinyBB | SMF | XMB |
| Available Importers | |||
| Pruning |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Archiving |
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| Export Formats |
Plugins available
|
WAP(2), IMode
|
|
| Export private messages |
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| Lo-Fi View |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| remove TinyBB | remove SMF | remove XMB |