General | XenForo | phpBB | SMF |
---|---|---|---|
Version |
1.5.2
|
3.0.8
|
2.0.6
|
Release Date |
2015-10-19 (8 years ago)
|
2010-11-19 (13 years ago)
|
2013-10-21 (10 years ago)
|
Last Update here |
2015-11-15 (8 years ago)
|
2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
|
2013-10-25 (10 years ago)
|
Author |
XenForo Ltd
|
The phpBB Group
|
Simple Machines
|
URL | |||
Free and Open Source |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
License |
commercial / visible source
|
General Public License
|
BSD
|
License cost |
$140
|
0.00
|
0
|
Main View | |||
Thread-Type |
Flat
|
Flat
|
Flat
|
Setup | XenForo | phpBB | SMF |
Installation method |
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
Upgrade method |
wizard
|
wizard with manual interactions
|
wizard
|
Hosting available |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Technology | XenForo | phpBB | SMF |
Programming Language |
PHP
|
PHP
|
PHP
|
UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Data Storage |
1
MySQL Database |
6
Firebird Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
Other Storage | |||
Source Code Repo | |||
Issue Tracker | |||
Posts | XenForo | phpBB | SMF |
BBCode |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
HTML |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Formatting Toolbar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
WYSIWYG Editor |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Quoting |
Single
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Syntax Highlighting |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Attachments |
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Mark as solved | |||
Forums | XenForo | phpBB | SMF |
Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Subforums |
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Redirect Forums |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Trashcan Forum |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Anti-Spam and Security | XenForo | phpBB | SMF |
CAPTCHA |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Flood Control |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
ACLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Blacklist |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Warnings |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Suspension |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
IP-Block |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Audit Logging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Reports |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Other |
Advanced Spam Manager "Spam Cleaner", Questions and Answer System
|
Plugin-based CAPTCHA system, Newly Registered Users permissions
|
An Akismet mod is available
|
Notification | XenForo | phpBB | SMF |
RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Instant Messaging |
No
|
Jabber
|
|
Bookmarks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Community | XenForo | phpBB | SMF |
Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Ranks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Rating/Karma System |
Yes
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Users Online List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Private Messaging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Custom profile fields |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Moderation | XenForo | phpBB | SMF |
Moderators |
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global, forums and threads
|
Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Split Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Shadow Topics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Important Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Search | XenForo | phpBB | SMF |
Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Advanced search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Customization | XenForo | phpBB | SMF |
Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Templates |
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
Custom BBCodes |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Skin-Editor |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Smiley Packs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Special Features | XenForo | phpBB | SMF |
Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Polls |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Calendar |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Friendly URLs |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Data Management | XenForo | phpBB | SMF |
Available Importers | |||
Pruning |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Archiving |
No
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Export Formats |
NA
|
SQL Dumps in .sql, sql.gz, and .sql.bz2
|
WAP(2), IMode
|
Export private messages |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Lo-Fi View |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
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