General | TinyBB | vBulletin | YetAnotherForum.NET | phpBB |
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Version |
1.4
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4.1.5
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v1.9.3
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3.0.8
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Release Date |
2011-01-31 (13 years ago)
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2011-07-26 (12 years ago)
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2009-04-21 (14 years ago)
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2010-11-19 (13 years ago)
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Last Update here |
2012-11-26 (11 years ago)
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2011-08-25 (12 years ago)
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2009-08-02 (14 years ago)
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2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
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Author |
Jake Steele
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vBulletin Solutions
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Tiny Gecko
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The phpBB Group
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URL | ||||
Free and Open Source |
Yes
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No
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Yes
|
Yes
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License |
PHP license
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commercial / visible source
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GPL v2.0
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General Public License
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License cost |
$0
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$285 Suite or $195 Forum
|
Free
|
0.00
|
Main View | ||||
Thread-Type |
Flat
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Threaded or Flat
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Threaded or Flat
|
Flat
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Setup | TinyBB | vBulletin | YetAnotherForum.NET | phpBB |
Installation method |
manual
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
Upgrade method |
manual
|
wizard with manual interactions
|
wizard with manual interactions
|
wizard with manual interactions
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Hosting available |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
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Technology | TinyBB | vBulletin | YetAnotherForum.NET | phpBB |
Programming Language |
PHP
|
PHP
|
ASP.NET, C#
|
PHP
|
UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Data Storage |
1
MySQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
1
Microsoft SQL Database |
6
Firebird Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
Other Storage | ||||
Source Code Repo | ||||
Issue Tracker | ||||
Posts | TinyBB | vBulletin | YetAnotherForum.NET | phpBB |
BBCode |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
HTML |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Formatting Toolbar |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
WYSIWYG Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
No
|
Quoting |
None
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Syntax Highlighting |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Attachments |
No
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Mark as solved | ||||
Forums | TinyBB | vBulletin | YetAnotherForum.NET | phpBB |
Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Subforums |
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
|
Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Redirect Forums |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Trashcan Forum |
No
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
No
|
Anti-Spam and Security | TinyBB | vBulletin | YetAnotherForum.NET | phpBB |
CAPTCHA |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Flood Control |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
ACLs |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Blacklist |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Warnings |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Suspension |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
IP-Block |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Audit Logging |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Reports |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Other |
Plugins available
|
Akismet
|
Plugin-based CAPTCHA system, Newly Registered Users permissions
|
|
Notification | TinyBB | vBulletin | YetAnotherForum.NET | phpBB |
RSS/ATOM |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Instant Messaging |
Plugins available
|
Jabber
|
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Bookmarks |
No
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Community | TinyBB | vBulletin | YetAnotherForum.NET | phpBB |
Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Ranks |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Rating/Karma System |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Patch
|
Signatures |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Users Online List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Private Messaging |
Patch
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Custom profile fields |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Moderation | TinyBB | vBulletin | YetAnotherForum.NET | phpBB |
Moderators |
global, forums and threads
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Split Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Shadow Topics |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Sticky Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Important Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Search | TinyBB | vBulletin | YetAnotherForum.NET | phpBB |
Full-text search |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Author search |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Advanced search |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Unread Topics |
No
|
Database tracked
|
Session tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Customization | TinyBB | vBulletin | YetAnotherForum.NET | phpBB |
Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Templates |
None
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
Custom BBCodes |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Skin-Editor |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Smiley Packs |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Special Features | TinyBB | vBulletin | YetAnotherForum.NET | phpBB |
Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Polls |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Calendar |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Friendly URLs |
Patch
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Data Management | TinyBB | vBulletin | YetAnotherForum.NET | phpBB |
Available Importers | ||||
Pruning |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Archiving |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Export Formats |
Plugins available
|
Single Table CSV, Single and Multi-Table SQL
|
SQL Dumps in .sql, sql.gz, and .sql.bz2
|
|
Export private messages |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Lo-Fi View |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
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