UBB.threads vs. MyBB vs. vBulletin vs. Phorum

General UBB.threads MyBB vBulletin Phorum
Version
7.5.4.2
1.6.3
4.1.5
5.2.9a
Release Date
2011-04-16 (12 years ago)
2011-07-26 (12 years ago)
2008-10-12 (15 years ago)
Last Update here
2010-02-04 (14 years ago)
2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
2011-08-25 (12 years ago)
2008-10-16 (15 years ago)
Author
Mindraven
MyBB Group
vBulletin Solutions
Phorum Dev Team
URL
Free and Open Source
No
Yes
No
Yes
License
Commercial
Custom
commercial / visible source
The Phorum License (BSD)
License cost
$139
US$0
$285 Suite or $195 Forum
0
Main View
Thread-Type
Threaded or Flat
Threaded or Flat
Threaded or Flat
Threaded or Flat
Setup UBB.threads MyBB vBulletin Phorum
Installation method
wizard
wizard
wizard
wizard
Upgrade method
wizard with manual interactions
wizard
wizard with manual interactions
wizard
Hosting available
No
No
No
No
Technology UBB.threads MyBB vBulletin Phorum
Programming Language
PHP
PHP
PHP
PHP
UTF-8 Support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Data Storage
1
MySQL Database
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database
1
MySQL Database
2
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database
Other Storage
Source Code Repo
Issue Tracker
Posts UBB.threads MyBB vBulletin Phorum
BBCode
Yes
Yes
Yes
Optional
HTML
Yes
Yes
Yes
Optional
Emoticons
Yes
Yes
Yes
Optional
Formatting Toolbar
Yes
Yes
Yes
Optional
WYSIWYG Editor
No
Plugin
Yes
Plugin
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 UBB.threads MyBB vBulletin Phorum
Categories
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Subforums
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
multiple levels
Last Post
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Redirect Forums
No
Yes
Yes
No
Trashcan Forum
No
Plugin
Yes
No
Anti-Spam and Security UBB.threads MyBB vBulletin Phorum
CAPTCHA
Yes
Yes
Yes
Optional
Groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Flood Control
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
ACLs
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Blacklist
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Warnings
No
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Suspension
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Bans
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
IP-Block
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Audit Logging
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Optional
User Reports
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Yes
Other
Akismet plugin available.
Akismet
Aksimet Plugin
Notification UBB.threads MyBB vBulletin Phorum
RSS/ATOM
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
E-Mail
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Instant Messaging
0
0
Bookmarks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Community UBB.threads MyBB vBulletin Phorum
Avatars
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
User Ranks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Rating/Karma System
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Signatures
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Users Online List
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Private Messaging
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Custom profile fields
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Moderation UBB.threads MyBB vBulletin Phorum
Moderators
global and forums
global and forums
global and forums
global and forums
Move Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Split Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Close Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Shadow Topics
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sticky Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Important Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Search UBB.threads MyBB vBulletin Phorum
Full-text search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Author search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Advanced search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unread Topics
Database tracked
Database tracked
Database tracked
Database tracked
Customization UBB.threads MyBB vBulletin Phorum
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 and forum specific
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 UBB.threads MyBB vBulletin Phorum
Statistics
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Polls
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Calendar
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Friendly URLs
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Plugin
Data Management UBB.threads MyBB vBulletin Phorum
Available Importers
Pruning
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Archiving
No
No
Yes
No
Export Formats
Single Table CSV, Single and Multi-Table SQL
Export private messages
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Lo-Fi View
Yes
Yes
Yes
Optional
remove UBB.threads remove MyBB remove vBulletin remove Phorum