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This is a comparison of the features of various Internet forum packages written in languages other than ASP and PHP.
[edit] General Information
Basic general information about the forums: creator/company, license/price etc.
|
Creator |
Current stable version |
Programming language |
Cost (USD) |
License |
Latest release date |
| Barracuda Forum URL |
MB Technologies - Real Time Logic |
1.0 |
Bindows[1] LSP[2] |
Free (Requires BarracudaDrive) |
Proprietary |
2007-12-01 |
| Beast URL |
Josh Goebel and Rick Olson |
1.0 |
Ruby |
Free |
MIT |
2007-05-20 |
| conversationboard URL |
Keith Watson |
1.2 |
Java |
Free |
GPL |
2007-05-18 |
| E-Blah URL |
Justin Osborne |
10.3.5 |
Perl |
Free |
GPL |
2008-03-05 |
| E-Blah SQL URL |
Justin Osborne |
Beta 3.5 |
Perl |
Free |
GPL |
2007-08-12 |
| FuseTalk CF URL |
FuseTalk Inc. |
3.1 |
ColdFusion |
$689 (Basic), $3,398 (Standard), $2,898 (Education), $4998(Enterprise) |
Proprietary |
2007-09-19 |
| Gossamer Forum URL |
Gossamer Threads |
1.2.4 |
Perl |
License: US$200 (Free for Non-Profit) |
Proprietary |
2006-10-12 |
| Groupee Forums URL |
Groupee, Inc. |
4.0.3 (with Groupee Community 1.2.11) |
Java |
$25/month on shared server, $499/month on dedicated server |
Proprietary |
Unknown |
| Ikonboard URL |
Matt Mecham (original creator) |
3.1.5 |
Perl |
Free |
Proprietary |
Unknown |
| IkonForums URL |
IkonForums Team |
1.0.1 |
Perl |
Free |
Other |
2008-05-16 |
| JForum URL |
Rafael Steil |
2.1.8 |
Java |
Free |
BSD |
2007-02-25 |
| Jive Forums URL |
Jive Software |
5.5.13 |
Java |
$49,950 per year for one CPU, $19,950 per year for additional CPU. |
Proprietary |
2008-03-06 |
| Kareha URL |
Dag Agren |
3.1.3 |
Perl |
Free |
Public Domain |
2007-01-28 |
| Lefora URL |
Lefora |
1.0 Beta |
Python |
Free |
Proprietary |
2008-05-21 |
| mvnForum URL |
Huu Ngoc Jsc |
1.1 GA |
Java |
Free - Commercial Edition also available |
GPL |
2008-01-30 |
| mwForum URL |
Markus Wichitill |
2.14.1 |
Perl |
Free |
GPL |
2008-04-24 |
| PasForum URL |
? |
? |
Pascal (FPC, Kylix, Delphi) |
Free |
Artistic/Other |
Unknown |
| Pocoo URL |
Pocoo Team |
0.1.5 |
Python |
Free |
GPL |
2006-12-26 |
| RForum URL |
Andreas Schwarz |
0.2 |
Ruby |
Free |
MIT |
Unknown |
| swfbb URL |
SWFbb Development Team |
1.0 Alpha 4 |
ActionScript (Flash) |
Free |
Unknown |
2008-04-08 |
| Tetra WebBBS URL |
webbbs-team.org |
5.31 |
Perl |
Free |
Proprietary |
2008-05-17 |
| WebBBS URL |
Daryl Burgdorf |
5.22 |
Perl |
Free |
Proprietary |
2007-07-04 |
| YaBB URL |
YaBB Development Team |
2.2.1 |
Perl |
Free |
Other |
2008-03-05 |
| Yazd Forum URL |
Yasna Inc. |
3.0 |
Java |
Free |
Apache |
2007-01-24 |
|
Creator |
Current stable version |
Programming language |
Cost |
License |
Latest release date |
[edit] Features
[edit] Data storage
Information about what data storage system can be used.
|
Flat file |
MySQL |
PostgreSQL |
MSSQL |
Oracle |
SQLite |
Access |
Firebird |
| Barracuda Forum |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Beast |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| conversationboard |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| E-Blah |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| E-Blah SQL |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| FuseTalk CF |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Gossamer Forum |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Groupee Forums |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Ikonboard |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| IkonForums |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| JForum |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Jive Forums |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Kareha |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Lefora |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| mvnForum |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
| mwForum |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| PasForum |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Pocoo |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| RForum |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Tetra WebBBS |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| YaBB |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Yazd Forum |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Flat file |
MySQL |
PostgreSQL |
MSSQL |
Oracle |
SQLite |
Access |
Firebird |
[edit] See also
