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====== PunBB compared to other discussion boards ====== | ====== PunBB compared to other discussion boards ====== | ||
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== Features == | == Features == | ||
+ | Comparison between various software and their features. PunBB is in **bold**. | ||
+ | | ^ Flat ^ Threaded ^ User-selectable themes ^ Calendar ^ Image attachment ^ Unread message tracking ^ WYSIWYG Editor ^ | ||
+ | ^ AEF | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full | Yes | | ||
+ | ^ Beehive Forum | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full | Yes | | ||
+ | ^FluxBB| Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Session | No | | ||
+ | ^FUDforum | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full | Yes | | ||
+ | ^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 | | ||
+ | ^MercuryBoard| Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Session | No | | ||
+ | ^MiniBB| Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes| Full | No | | ||
+ | ^MyBB| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full | Yes | | ||
+ | ^NextBBS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full | Yes | | ||
+ | ^Phorum| Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Full | Yes | | ||
+ | ^phpBB3| Yes | No | Yes | With MOD | Yes | Full | Yes | | ||
+ | ^**PunBB**| **Yes** | **No** | **Yes** | **No** | **No** | **Session**| **No** | | ||
+ | ^Quicksilver Forums| Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Full | No | | ||
+ | ^SMF 1 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full | Yes| | ||
+ | ^Think Tank Forums| Yes | No | No | No| No| Full| No | | ||
+ | ^UBB.threads|Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full | Planned | | ||
+ | ^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| | ||
+ | ^XMB| Yes | Yes | Yes | No |Yes | ? | No | | ||
+ | | ^ Flat ^Threaded ^ User-selectable themes ^ Calendar ^ Image attachment ^ Unread message tracking ^ WYSIWYG Editor ^ | ||
- | {| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 85%; border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;" | + | == Data Storage == |
- | |- style="background: #ececec" | + | Information about what data storage system can be used. |
- | !style="width:12em"| | + | |
- | ![[Comparison of Internet forum software#Flat vs. threaded|Flat]] | + | |
- | ![[Comparison of Internet forum software#Flat vs. threaded|Threaded]] | + | |
- | ![[Comparison of Internet forum software#User-selectable themes|User-selectable themes]] | + | |
- | ![[Comparison of Internet forum software#Calendar|Calendar]] | + | |
- | ![[Comparison of Internet forum software#Image Attachments|Image attachment]] | + | |
- | ![[Comparison of Internet forum software#Unread message tracking|Unread message tracking]] | + | |
- | ![[WYSIWYG|WYSIWYG Editor]] | + | |
- | |- | + | |
- | !style="background: #ececec;"| [[AEF]] | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | bgcolor="90FF90" | Full | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | |- | + | |
- | !style="background: #ececec;"| [[Beehive Forum]] | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | bgcolor="90FF90" | Full | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | |- | + | |
- | !style="background: #ececec;"| [[FluxBB]] | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | bgcolor="FFFF90" | Session | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | |- | + | |
- | !style="background: #ececec;"| [[FUDforum]] | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | bgcolor="90FF90" | Full | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | |- | + | |
- | !style="background: #ececec;"| [[FusionBB]] | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | bgcolor="90FF90" | Full | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | |- | + | |
- | !style="background: #ececec;"| [[IceBB]] | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{No}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{No}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | bgcolor="90FF90" | Full | + | |
- | | {{No}} | + | |
- | |- | + | |
- | !style="background: #ececec;"| [[Invision Power Board]] | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | bgcolor="90FF90" | Full | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | |- | + | |
- | !style="background: #ececec;"| [[kusaba]] | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | bgcolor="fffddd" | ? | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | |- | + | |
- | !style="background: #ececec;"| [[MercuryBoard]] | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | bgcolor="FFFF90" | Session | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | |- | + | |
- | !style="background: #ececec;"| [[miniBB]] | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | |- | + | |
- | !style="background: #ececec;"| [[MyBB]] | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | bgcolor="90FF90" | Full | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | |- | + | |
- | !style="background: #ececec;"| [[NextBBS]] | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | bgcolor="90FF90" | Full | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | |- | + | |
- | !style="background: #ececec;"| [[Phorum]] | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | bgcolor="90FF90" | Full | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | |- | + | |
- | !style="background: #ececec;"| [[phpBB|phpBB3]] | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | bgcolor="FFFF90" | With MOD | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | bgcolor="90FF90" | Full | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | |- | + | |
- | !style="background: #ececec;"| [[PunBB]] | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | bgcolor="FFFF90" | Session | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | |- | + | |
- | !style="background: #ececec;"| [[Quicksilver Forums]] | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | bgcolor="90FF90" | Full | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | |- | + | |
- | !style="background: #ececec;"| [[Simple Machines Forum|SMF1]] | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | bgcolor="90FF90" | Full | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | |- | + | |
- | !style="background: #ececec;"| [[Simple Machines Forum|SMF2]] | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | bgcolor="90FF90" | Full | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | |- | + | |
- | !style="background: #ececec;"| [[Think Tank Forums]] | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | bgcolor="90FF90" | Full | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | |- | + | |
- | !style="background: #ececec;"| [[UBB.threads]] | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | bgcolor="90FF90" | Full | + | |
- | | bgcolor="7090FF" | Planned{{Fact|date=January 2009}} | + | |
- | |- | + | |
- | !style="background: #ececec;"| [[UseBB]] | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | bgcolor="FFFF90" | Session | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | |- | + | |
- | !style="background: #ececec;"| [[Vanilla (forum)|Vanilla]] | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | bgcolor="90FF90" | Full | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | |- | + | |
- | !style="background: #ececec;"| [[vBulletin]] | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | bgcolor="90FF90" | Full | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | |- | + | |
- | !style="background: #ececec;"| [[Vikingboard]] | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | bgcolor="90FF90" | Full | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | |- | + | |
- | !style="background: #ececec;"| [[Viscacha]] | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | bgcolor="FFFF90" | Session | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | |- | + | |
- | !style="background: #ececec;"| [[XMB (forum)|XMB]] | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | | {{yes}} | + | |
- | | bgcolor="fffddd" | ? | + | |
- | | {{no}} | + | |
- | |- style="background: #ececec" class="sortbottom" | + | |
- | ! | + | |
- | ![[Comparison of Internet forum software#Flat .26 Threaded|Flat]] | + | |
- | ![[Comparison of Internet forum software#Flat .26 Threaded|Threaded]] | + | |
- | ![[Comparison of Internet forum software#User-selectable themes|User-selectable themes]] | + | |
- | ![[Comparison of Internet forum software#Calendar|Calendar]] | + | |
- | ![[Comparison of Internet forum software#Image attachments|Image attachment]] | + | |
- | ![[Comparison of Internet forum software#Unread message tracking|Unread message tracking]] | + | |
- | ![[WYSIWYG|WYSIWYG Editor]] | + | |
- | |} | + | |
+ | | Software ^ Flat Files ^ MySQL ^PostgreSQL^ MSSQL ^ Oracle ^ SQLite ^ Firebird ^ | ||
+ | ^ AEF | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | | ||
+ | ^ Beehive Forum | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | | ||
+ | ^FluxBB | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | | ||
+ | ^FUDforum | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | | ||
+ | ^FusionBB | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | | ||
+ | ^IceBB | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | | ||
+ | ^Invision Power Board| No | Yes | No | Yes (60$)| Yes (60$)| No | No | | ||
+ | ^MercuryBoard | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | | ||
+ | ^MiniBB | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | | ||
+ | ^MyBB | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | | ||
+ | ^NextBBS | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | | ||
+ | ^Phorum | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | | ||
+ | ^phpBB3 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | ||
+ | ^**PunBB** | **No** | **Yes** | **Yes** | **No** | **No** | **Yes** |**No**| | ||
+ | ^Quicksilver Forums | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | | ||
+ | ^SMF 1 | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | | ||
+ | ^SMF 2 | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | | ||
+ | ^Think Tank Forums | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | | ||
+ | ^UBB.threads | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | | ||
+ | ^UseBB | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | | ||
+ | ^Vanilla | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | | ||
+ | ^vBulletin | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | | ||
+ | ^Vikingboard | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | | ||
+ | ^XMB | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | | ||
+ | | Software ^ Flat Files ^ MySQL ^ PostgreSQL ^ MSSQL ^ Oracle ^ SQLite ^ Firebird ^ | ||
===== Links ===== | ===== Links ===== | ||
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* [[http://www.forummatrix.org/show/punBB|PunBB features]] at [[http://www.forummatrix.org|ForumMatrix]] | * [[http://www.forummatrix.org/show/punBB|PunBB features]] at [[http://www.forummatrix.org|ForumMatrix]] | ||
* [[http://foren-infos.net/forenvergleich/punbb/5,0,0/|PunBB page]] at [[http://foren-infos.net/forenvergleich/|Foren-Infos.net (german)]] | * [[http://foren-infos.net/forenvergleich/punbb/5,0,0/|PunBB page]] at [[http://foren-infos.net/forenvergleich/|Foren-Infos.net (german)]] | ||
+ | * [[http://www.forum-software.org/punbb/review|PunBB Review]] at [[http://www.forum-software.org/|Forum-Software.org]] | ||
+ |