YetAnotherForum.NET vs. Beehive Forum vs. Phorum vs. MyBB vs. phpBB vs. SMF

General YetAnotherForum.NET Beehive Forum Phorum MyBB phpBB SMF
Version
v1.9.3
1.4.7
5.2.9a
1.6.3
3.0.8
2.0.6
Release Date
2009-04-21 (14 years ago)
2015-06-03 (8 years ago)
2008-10-12 (15 years ago)
2011-04-16 (12 years ago)
2010-11-19 (13 years ago)
2013-10-21 (10 years ago)
Last Update here
2009-08-02 (14 years ago)
2016-02-08 (8 years ago)
2008-10-16 (15 years ago)
2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
2013-10-25 (10 years ago)
Author
Tiny Gecko
Matt Beale, Mark Rendle
Phorum Dev Team
MyBB Group
The phpBB Group
Simple Machines
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
License
GPL v2.0
GPL
The Phorum License (BSD)
Custom
General Public License
BSD
License cost
Free
0
0
US$0
0.00
0
Main View
Thread-Type
Threaded or Flat
Threaded or Flat
Threaded or Flat
Threaded or Flat
Flat
Flat
Setup YetAnotherForum.NET Beehive Forum Phorum MyBB phpBB SMF
Installation method
wizard
wizard
wizard
wizard
wizard
wizard
Upgrade method
wizard with manual interactions
wizard
wizard
wizard
wizard with manual interactions
wizard
Hosting available
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Technology YetAnotherForum.NET Beehive Forum Phorum MyBB phpBB SMF
Programming Language
ASP.NET, C#
PHP
PHP
PHP
PHP
PHP
UTF-8 Support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Data Storage
1
Microsoft SQL Database
1
MySQL Database
2
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File 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 YetAnotherForum.NET Beehive Forum Phorum MyBB phpBB SMF
BBCode
Yes
No
Optional
Yes
Yes
Yes
HTML
Yes
Yes
Optional
Yes
No
Yes
Emoticons
Yes
Yes
Optional
Yes
Yes
Yes
Formatting Toolbar
Yes
Yes
Optional
Yes
Yes
Yes
WYSIWYG Editor
Optional
Yes
Plugin
Plugin
No
Yes
Quoting
Nested
Nested
Nested
Nested
Nested
Nested
Syntax Highlighting
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Attachments
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Tags
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Mark as solved
Forums YetAnotherForum.NET Beehive Forum Phorum MyBB phpBB SMF
Categories
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Subforums
unlimited
multiple levels
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
Last Post
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Redirect Forums
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Trashcan Forum
Optional
Optional
No
Plugin
No
Yes
Anti-Spam and Security YetAnotherForum.NET Beehive Forum Phorum MyBB phpBB SMF
CAPTCHA
Yes
Optional
Optional
Yes
Yes
Yes
Groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Flood Control
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
ACLs
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Blacklist
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Warnings
No
Unknown
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Suspension
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bans
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
IP-Block
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Audit Logging
Yes
Yes
Optional
Yes
Yes
Yes
User Reports
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Other
Worming, Pilllorying
Aksimet Plugin
Akismet plugin available.
Plugin-based CAPTCHA system, Newly Registered Users permissions
An Akismet mod is available
Notification YetAnotherForum.NET Beehive Forum Phorum MyBB phpBB SMF
RSS/ATOM
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
E-Mail
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Instant Messaging
Yes
0
Jabber
Bookmarks
Patch
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Community YetAnotherForum.NET Beehive Forum Phorum MyBB phpBB SMF
Avatars
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
User Ranks
Yes
No
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Rating/Karma System
No
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Patch
Yes
Signatures
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Users Online List
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Private Messaging
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Custom profile fields
Yes
Optional
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Moderation YetAnotherForum.NET Beehive Forum Phorum MyBB phpBB SMF
Moderators
global and forums
global, forums and threads
global and forums
global and forums
global and forums
global, forums and threads
Move Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Split Threads
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Close Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Shadow Topics
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sticky Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Important Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Search YetAnotherForum.NET Beehive Forum Phorum MyBB phpBB SMF
Full-text search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Author search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Advanced search
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unread Topics
Session tracked
Database tracked
Database tracked
Database tracked
Database tracked
Database tracked
Customization YetAnotherForum.NET Beehive Forum Phorum MyBB phpBB SMF
Languages
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mobile View
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Templates
global and forum specific
CSS only
global and forum specific
global and forum specific
global and forum specific
global and forum specific
Custom BBCodes
Yes
No
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Skin-Editor
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Smiley Packs
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugins
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Special Features YetAnotherForum.NET Beehive Forum Phorum MyBB phpBB SMF
Statistics
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Polls
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Calendar
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Friendly URLs
Yes
No
Plugin
Plugin
Plugin
Plugin
Data Management YetAnotherForum.NET Beehive Forum Phorum MyBB phpBB SMF
Available Importers
Pruning
Yes
No
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Archiving
No
Unknown
No
No
No
Plugin
Export Formats
SQL Dumps in .sql, sql.gz, and .sql.bz2
WAP(2), IMode
Export private messages
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Lo-Fi View
No
Yes
Optional
Yes
Yes
Yes
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