| General | YetAnotherForum.NET | BurningBoard | phpBB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
v1.9.3
|
4.1.11
|
3.0.8
|
| Release Date |
2009-04-21 (15 years ago)
|
2016-03-12 (8 years ago)
|
2010-11-19 (13 years ago)
|
| Last Update here |
2009-08-02 (14 years ago)
|
2016-05-30 (7 years ago)
|
2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
|
| Author |
Tiny Gecko
|
Woltlab GmbH
|
The phpBB Group
|
| URL | |||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| License |
GPL v2.0
|
commercial / visible source
|
General Public License
|
| License cost |
Free
|
$89.99
|
0.00
|
| Main View | |||
| Thread-Type |
Threaded or Flat
|
Flat
|
Flat
|
| Setup | YetAnotherForum.NET | BurningBoard | phpBB |
| Installation method |
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
| Upgrade method |
wizard with manual interactions
|
wizard
|
wizard with manual interactions
|
| Hosting available |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Technology | YetAnotherForum.NET | BurningBoard | phpBB |
| Programming Language |
ASP.NET, C#
|
PHP5
|
PHP
|
| UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Data Storage |
1
Microsoft SQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
6
Firebird Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
| Other Storage | |||
| Source Code Repo | |||
| Issue Tracker | |||
| Posts | YetAnotherForum.NET | BurningBoard | phpBB |
| BBCode |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| HTML |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Formatting Toolbar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| WYSIWYG Editor |
Optional
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
| Syntax Highlighting |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Attachments |
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
| Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Mark as solved | |||
| Forums | YetAnotherForum.NET | BurningBoard | phpBB |
| Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Subforums |
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
| Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Redirect Forums |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Trashcan Forum |
Optional
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Anti-Spam and Security | YetAnotherForum.NET | BurningBoard | phpBB |
| 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 |
No
|
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 |
Plugin-based CAPTCHA system, Newly Registered Users permissions
|
||
| Notification | YetAnotherForum.NET | BurningBoard | phpBB |
| RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
| Instant Messaging |
Plugin
|
Jabber
|
|
| Bookmarks |
Patch
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Community | YetAnotherForum.NET | BurningBoard | phpBB |
| Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| User Ranks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Rating/Karma System |
No
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
| Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Users Online List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Private Messaging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Custom profile fields |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Moderation | YetAnotherForum.NET | BurningBoard | phpBB |
| Moderators |
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
| Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Split Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Shadow Topics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Important Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Search | YetAnotherForum.NET | BurningBoard | phpBB |
| Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Advanced search |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Unread Topics |
Session tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
| Customization | YetAnotherForum.NET | BurningBoard | phpBB |
| 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
|
Yes
|
| Skin-Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Smiley Packs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Special Features | YetAnotherForum.NET | BurningBoard | phpBB |
| Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Polls |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Calendar |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Friendly URLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
| Data Management | YetAnotherForum.NET | BurningBoard | phpBB |
| Available Importers | |||
| Pruning |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Archiving |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Export Formats |
sql
|
SQL Dumps in .sql, sql.gz, and .sql.bz2
|
|
| Export private messages |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Lo-Fi View |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
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