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PunBB compared to other discussion boards
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 |
Data Storage
Information about what data storage system can be used.
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 |