XMB vs. MyBB vs. OvBB vs. bbPress

General XMB MyBB OvBB bbPress
Version
1.9.11
1.6.3
0.16a
0.9.0.4
Release Date
Febuary 28, 2009
2011-04-16 (12 years ago)
2007-04-05 (16 years ago)
2009-01-02 (15 years ago)
Last Update here
2012-03-02 (12 years ago)
2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
2008-01-21 (16 years ago)
2009-03-11 (15 years ago)
Author
The XMB Group
MyBB Group
Jonathon Freeman & Brian Otto
bbpress.org
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
License
General Public License
Custom
MIT
GPL2
License cost
0.00
US$0
0
0
Main View
Thread-Type
Flat
Threaded or Flat
Flat
Flat
Setup XMB MyBB OvBB bbPress
Installation method
wizard
wizard
wizard
wizard
Upgrade method
wizard
wizard
wizard
wizard
Hosting available
No
No
No
No
Technology XMB MyBB OvBB bbPress
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
2
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database
1
MySQL Database
Other Storage
Source Code Repo
Issue Tracker
Posts XMB MyBB OvBB bbPress
BBCode
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
HTML
Optional
Yes
No
Yes
Emoticons
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Formatting Toolbar
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
WYSIWYG Editor
No
Plugin
No
No
Quoting
Nested
Nested
Nested
Nested
Syntax Highlighting
No
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Attachments
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Tags
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Mark as solved
Forums XMB MyBB OvBB bbPress
Categories
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Subforums
one level
unlimited
No
unlimited
Last Post
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Redirect Forums
No
Yes
No
Plugin
Trashcan Forum
No
Plugin
No
Yes
Anti-Spam and Security XMB MyBB OvBB bbPress
CAPTCHA
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
One group only
One group only
Flood Control
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
ACLs
Yes
Yes
No
No
Blacklist
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Warnings
Plugin
Yes
No
Plugin
Suspension
Plugin
Yes
No
Plugin
Bans
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
IP-Block
Yes
Yes
No
Plugin
Audit Logging
Yes
Yes
No
Plugin
User Reports
Yes
Yes
No
Plugin
Other
Akismet plugin available.
Notification XMB MyBB OvBB bbPress
RSS/ATOM
Plugin
Yes
No
Yes
E-Mail
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Instant Messaging
No
Plugin
Bookmarks
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Community XMB MyBB OvBB bbPress
Avatars
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
User Ranks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Rating/Karma System
Plugin
Yes
No
Plugin
Signatures
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Users Online List
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Private Messaging
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Custom profile fields
Plugin
Yes
No
Plugin
Moderation XMB MyBB OvBB bbPress
Moderators
global and forums
global and forums
global
global
Move Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Split Threads
Yes
Yes
No
Plugin
Close Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Shadow Topics
Yes
Yes
No
Unknown
Sticky Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Important Threads
Yes
Yes
No
Plugin
Search XMB MyBB OvBB bbPress
Full-text search
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Author search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Advanced search
No
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Unread Topics
Session tracked
Database tracked
Session tracked
Customization XMB MyBB OvBB bbPress
Languages
0
0
0
0
Mobile View
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Templates
global and forum specific
global and forum specific
global
global
Custom BBCodes
Plugin
Yes
No
Plugin
Skin-Editor
Yes
Yes
No
No
Smiley Packs
Optional
Yes
No
Plugin
Plugins
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Special Features XMB MyBB OvBB bbPress
Statistics
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Polls
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Calendar
Plugin
Yes
Yes
No
Friendly URLs
Yes
Plugin
No
Yes
Data Management XMB MyBB OvBB bbPress
Available Importers
Pruning
Yes
Plugin
No
Plugin
Archiving
No
No
No
Plugin
Export Formats
No
BBXF
Export private messages
No
Yes
No
Plugin
Lo-Fi View
Yes
Yes
No
Plugin
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