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This is a comparison of the features of various Internet forum packages written in PHP.
[edit] General Information
Basic general information about the forums: creator/company, license/price etc.
|
Creator |
Current stable version |
Cost (USD) |
License |
Latest release date |
| AEF URL |
Electron, Pulkit, Ronak |
1.0.6 |
Free |
Other |
2008-04-14 |
| BabbleBoard URL |
Dave Murchison |
1.1.6 |
Free |
Other |
2008-03-19 |
| bbPress URL |
Automattic |
0.9.0.2 |
Free |
GPL |
2008-01-05 |
| Beehive Forum URL |
Mark Rendle, Matt Beale |
0.8.2 |
Free |
GPL |
2008-01-19 |
| Burning Board URL |
WoltLab GmbH |
3.0.5 |
€99.99 standard license, €199.99 professional license |
Proprietary / Parts under LGPL |
2008-04-02 |
| Deluxe Portal URL |
Nomative Systems |
2.0.1 |
Free |
GPL |
2007-03-01 |
| ExpressionEngine Discussion Forums URL |
EllisLab |
1.6.3 |
$49.95 (non-commercial), $99.95 (commercial license), requires licensed copy of ExpressionEngine Web Publishing System |
Proprietary |
2008-03-20 |
| Fire Soft Board URL |
Genova |
2.0.0 |
Free |
GPL |
2007-12-24 |
| FlexBB URL |
FlexBB Softwares |
0.6.8 |
Free |
GPL |
2007-09-20 |
| FluxBB URL |
FluxBB.org Developers |
1.2.18 |
Free |
GPL |
2008-05-09 |
| FUDforum URL |
Ilia Alshanetsky |
2.7.7 |
Free |
GPL |
2007-10-01 |
| FusionBB URL |
InteractivePHP, Inc. |
2.3 |
$149 Standard License, $39 Renewal |
Proprietary |
2008-04-11 |
| IceBB URL |
XAOS Interactive |
1.0-rc9.1 |
Free |
GPL |
2008-04-12 |
| Invision Power Board URL |
Invision Power Services Inc. |
2.3.5 |
$149.99 Standard License, $299.99 Business License |
Proprietary |
2008-04-29 |
| KNova Boards URL |
Keith "KNova" Novak |
1.501 |
Free |
GPL |
2007-08-16 |
| kusaba URL |
tj1991 |
1.0.4 |
Free |
GPL |
2008-03-11 |
| MercuryBoard URL |
Jason Warner, Mark Elliot, and Jonathan West |
1.1.6 |
Free |
GPL |
2007-11-09 |
| MesDiscussions.net URL |
Doctissimo software |
2007.2 |
5$/month (Shared), 30$/month (Serenity), 575$/year (Professional) |
Proprietary |
2007-09-03 |
| miniBB URL |
Paul Puzyrev & Sergei Larionov |
2.2 |
Free / Paid plugins |
GPL |
2008-02-19 |
| MWBB URL |
Wikimedia Foundation |
0.2 |
Free |
GPL |
2007-10-28 |
| MyBB URL |
MyBB Group |
1.2.12 |
Free |
Other |
2008-01-20 |
| MyProBB URL |
CubicleSoft |
2.1 |
Free for personal use / Business purposes $25/year |
Other |
2008-03-30 |
| myUPB URL |
PHP Outburst |
2.2.1 |
Free |
Other |
2008-04-27 |
| NextBBS URL |
Chris FR & Team |
0.5.3 |
Free |
GPL |
2008-02-18 |
| NuclearBB URL |
Peter Ricca, Ben Pilbrow |
Alpha-2.0 |
Free |
GPL |
2007-08-12 |
| Orca Interactive Forum Script URL |
BoonEx Ltd. |
1.1 |
Free |
GPL |
2007-02-12 |
| OvBB URL |
Jonathon Freeman & Brian Otto |
V0.16a |
Free |
MIT |
2007-04-06 |
| Phorum URL |
Brian Moon |
5.2.7 |
Free |
Phorum License 2 (BSD like) |
2008-03-20 |
| phpBB URL |
phpBB Group |
3.0.1 |
Free |
GPL |
2008-04-07 |
| PunBB URL |
Rickard Andersson |
1.2.17 |
Free |
GPL |
2008-02-20 |
| Quezza URL |
Luke Cousins |
1.2.0 |
Free |
GPL |
2006-02-04 |
| Quicksilver Forums URL |
Geoff Dunn, Roger Libiez (Samson) & The Quicksilver Forums Development Team |
1.4.1 |
Free |
GPL |
2007-09-29 |
| Shiichan URL |
Shii |
3956 |
Free |
GPL |
Unknown |
| SMF1 URL |
Simple Machines |
1.1.5 |
Free |
Other |
2008-04-30 |
| SMF2 URL |
Simple Machines |
2.0 b3.1 |
Free |
Other |
2008-04-30 |
| tForum URL |
Toan 'typus' Huynh |
a0.95.1.5 |
Free |
GPL |
Unknown |
| Think Tank Forums URL |
Lucas Reddinger |
1-alpha |
Free |
BSD |
Unknown |
| UBB.threads URL |
Groupee, Inc. |
7.3 |
$199 standard license, $99 renewal |
Proprietary |
2008-05-07 |
| Unclassified NewsBoard URL |
Yves Goergen |
1.6.4 |
Free |
GPL |
2007-09-09 |
| UseBB URL |
Dietrich Moerman |
1.0.9 |
Free |
GPL |
2008-05-29 |
| Vanilla URL |
Mark O'Sullivan [1] |
1.1.4 |
Free |
GPL |
2007-10-21 |
| vBulletin URL |
Jelsoft Enterprises |
3.7.0 |
$85 one year license + updates / $160 lifetime license + $30 per year for updates. Note: See vBulletin web site for licensing and pricing changes taking effect on 2 June 2008. Changes effect both annual lease and ownership pricing, license renewal / maintenance fees, and pricing and maintenance for add-on modules (blog and project tools). |
Proprietary |
2008-04-10 |
| Vikingboard URL |
Vikingboard |
0.2 Beta |
Free |
GPL |
2007-12-20 |
| Viscacha URL |
MaMo Net |
0.8 RC4 PL1 |
Free |
GPL |
2008-03-28 |
| WowBB URL |
Aycan Gulez |
1.7 |
See Website. Prices vary on usage type. |
Proprietary |
2006-07-16 |
| WowClassic URL |
Nancy Chandler |
1.5 |
$99 Lifetime License -Minor upgrades Free/Major Upgrades as announced. |
Proprietary |
2008-02-22 |
| WowUltra URL |
Jim Hale |
1.15 Final |
$99 Lifetime License - Upgrades free.. |
Proprietary |
2008-03-30 |
| WSN Forum URL |
Paul Knierim |
4.1.39 |
Free / $48.50 |
Proprietary |
2008-05-16 |
| XMB URL |
XMB Software |
1.9.9 Lite |
Free |
GPL |
2008-03-25 |
|
Creator |
Current stable version |
Cost |
License |
Latest release date |
[edit] Features
|
Flat |
Threaded |
User-selectable themes |
Calendar |
Image attachment |
Unread message tracking |
WYSIWYG Editor |
| AEF |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Full |
Yes |
| BabbleBoard |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Full |
No |
| bbPress |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Beehive Forum |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Full |
No |
| Burning Board |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Full |
Yes |
| Deluxe Portal |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Full |
No |
| ExpressionEngine Discussion Forums |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Hybrid |
? |
| Fire Soft Board |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
| FlexBB |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| FluxBB |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Session |
No |
| FUDforum |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Full |
? |
| FusionBB |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Full |
No |
| IceBB |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Full |
No |
| Invision Power Board |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Full |
Yes |
| KNova Boards |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Session |
No |
| kusaba |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
? |
No |
| MercuryBoard |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Session |
No |
| MesDiscussions.net |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Full |
Yes |
| miniBB |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
No |
| MWBB |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| MyBB |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Session |
No |
| MyProBB |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Full |
No |
| myUPB |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| NextBBS |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Full |
Yes |
| NuclearBB |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Full |
No |
| Orca Interactive Forum Script |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Phorum |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Full |
No |
| phpBB |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Full |
No |
| PunBB |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Session |
No |
| Quezza |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Full |
? |
| Quicksilver Forums |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Full |
No |
| Shiichan |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
? |
? |
| SMF1 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Full |
No |
| SMF2 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Full |
Yes |
| tForum |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
| Think Tank Forums |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Full |
No |
| UBB.threads |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Full |
No |
| Unclassified NewsBoard |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Full |
No |
| UseBB |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Session |
No |
| Vanilla |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Full |
No |
| vBulletin |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Full |
Yes |
| Vikingboard |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Full |
No |
| Viscacha |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Session |
No |
| WowBB |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Full |
Yes |
| WowClassic |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Full |
Yes |
| WowUltra |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Full |
Yes |
| WSN Forum |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
| XMB |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
? |
No |
|
Flat |
Threaded |
User-selectable themes |
Calendar |
Image attachment |
Unread message tracking |
WYSIWYG Editor |
[edit] Data storage
Information about what data storage system can be used.
|
Flat file |
MySQL |
PostgreSQL |
MSSQL |
Oracle |
SQLite |
Access |
Firebird |
| AEF |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| BabbleBoard |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| bbPress |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Beehive Forum |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Burning Board |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Deluxe Portal |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| ExpressionEngine Discussion Forums |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Fire Soft Board |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| FlexBB |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| FluxBB |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| FUDforum |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| FusionBB |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| IceBB |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Invision Power Board |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes ($60) |
Yes ($60) |
No |
No |
No |
| KNova Boards |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| kusaba |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| MercuryBoard |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| MesDiscussions.net |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| miniBB |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| MWBB |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| MyBB |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| MyProBB |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| myUPB |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| NextBBS |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| NuclearBB |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Orca Interactive Forum Script |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Phorum |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| phpBB |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| PunBB |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Quezza |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Quicksilver Forums |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Shiichan |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| SMF1 |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| SMF2 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| tForum |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Think Tank Forums |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| UBB.threads |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Unclassified NewsBoard |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| UseBB |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Vanilla |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| vBulletin |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Vikingboard |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Viscacha |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| WowBB |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| WowClassic |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| WowUltra |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| WSN Forum |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| XMB |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Flat file |
MySQL |
PostgreSQL |
MSSQL |
Oracle |
SQLite |
Access |
Firebird |
[edit] See also
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