General |
| Free |
 No |
 Yes |
| Instant Activation |
No |
Yes |
| Sub Domain |
No |
Yes |
| Unlimited Bandwidth |
No |
Yes |
| 35+ Languages |
No |
Yes |
| 70+ Styles |
No |
Yes |
| Free Support |
No |
Yes |
|
Basic Features |
| UTF-8 Support: |
No |
Yes |
| User Preferences: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Moderation: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Administration: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Search Engine spider Handling: |
No |
Yes |
| Unread message tracking: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Private Message System: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Statistics: |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Security |
| Permanent Bans: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Temporary Bans (Suspension): |
No |
Yes |
| Permissions: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Paid Security Code Audit: |
No |
Yes |
| Form Handling: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Type Aware Parameter Handling: |
No |
Yes |
| Type Aware Database Layer: |
No |
Yes |
| Password Hashing: |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Anti-Spam |
| CAPTCHA Visual Confirmation: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Flood Control: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Groups: |
Yes |
Yes |
| ACLs: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Blacklist: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Banning: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Suspensions: |
No |
Yes |
| Warnings: |
No |
Yes |
| User Logging: |
No |
Yes |
| User Post IP Logging: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Report Posts: |
No |
Yes |
| Post Moderation: |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Data Management |
| MySQL: |
Yes |
Yes |
| MSSQL Server: |
Yes |
Yes |
| MSSQL ODBC: |
Yes |
Yes |
| PostgreSQL: |
Yes |
Yes |
| MS Access: |
Yes |
No |
| Oracle: |
No |
Yes |
| Firebird: |
No |
Yes |
| SQLite: |
No |
Yes |
| Database (DBMS) Backups: |
Yes (MySQL Only) |
Yes |
| Database (DBMS) Restore: |
Yes (MySQL Only) |
Yes |
| Post/Topic Pruning: |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Registration |
| COPPA Registrations: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Limit Registration Attempts: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Set min/max Username Length: |
No |
Yes |
| Set min/max Password Length: |
No |
Yes |
| Limit username Chars: |
No |
Yes |
| Set Password Complexity Requirements: |
No |
Yes |
| Force Password Change: |
No |
Yes |
| Allow/Disallow e-mail Address Re-usage: |
No |
Yes |
|
Posting |
| Topic Display Method: |
Flat |
Flat |
| BBCode: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Custom BBCode Buttons: |
No |
Yes |
| HTML in posts: |
Yes |
No |
| Smilies/Emoticons: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Quoting: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Quote Multiple Posts: |
No |
Yes |
| Formatting Toolbar: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Word Censors: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Syntax Highlighting: |
No |
Yes |
| Attachments: |
No |
Yes (Multiple) |
| Post Drafts: |
No |
Yes |
| Polls: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Multiple Poll Option Voting: |
No |
Yes |
| User based Poll Tracking: |
No |
Yes |
| Allow/Disallow Vote Change: |
No |
Yes |
| Beaten-to-Posting Review: |
No |
Yes |
| Posting Preview: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Flood Control: |
Yes |
yes |
|
Attachments |
| Automatic Image Thumbnails: |
No |
Yes |
| Attachment Types: |
No |
Yes |
| Multiple Attachments: |
No |
Yes |
| Attachment Placement: |
No |
Yes |
|
Caching |
| Database Query Caching: |
No |
Yes |
| Template Caching: |
No |
Yes |
| Arbitrary Data: |
No |
Yes |
| Manual Cache Refreshing: |
No |
Yes |
|
Profiles / Memberlist |
| Custom Profile Fields: |
No |
Yes |
| User Posting Stats: |
Yes |
Yes |
| User Instant Messengers: |
Yes |
Yes |
| User Profile details: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Memberlist Searching: |
No |
Yes |
| Disallow Non-Registered User Memberlist Viewing: |
No |
Yes |
|
Search System |
| Fulltext Native: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Customised Topic Search: |
No |
Yes |
| Customised Forum Search: |
Yes |
Yes |
| MySQL fulltext: |
No |
Yes |
| Author Search: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Advanced Search: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Unread Topics: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Active Topics: |
No |
Yes |
| Posts Since Last Visit: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Search Flood Control: |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Forums |
| Categories: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Password Protected Forums: |
No |
Yes |
| Forum Specific Styles: |
No |
Yes |
| URL Link Redirect Forums: |
No |
Yes |
| Forum Rules: |
No |
Yes |
| Subforums: |
No |
Yes |
| Last Post: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Forum Pruning: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Display Active Topics: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Subscribe to Forums: |
No |
Yes |
| Subscribe to Topics: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Bookmark Topics: |
No |
Yes |
| Topic Sorting: |
No |
Yes |
| Post Sorting: |
No |
Yes |
| Topic Participation Tracking: |
No |
Yes |
| Print Topics: |
No |
Yes |
| E-mail Topics: |
No |
Yes |
|
User Control Panel |
| User Signatures: |
Yes |
Yes |
| User Avatars: |
Yes |
Yes |
| User Ranks: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Users Online List: |
Yes |
Yes |
| User Preferences: |
Yes |
Yes |
| User Profile Settings: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Manage Saved PM/Post Drafts: |
No |
Yes |
| Manage Bookmarks: |
No |
Yes |
| Manage Attachments: |
No |
Yes |
| Manage Subscribed Topics: |
No |
Yes |
| Custom Profile Fields: |
No |
Yes |
| Friends/Foe List: |
No |
Yes |
|
Private Messaging |
| Additional PM Folders: |
No |
Yes |
| Customisable PM Filter Rules: |
No |
Yes |
| Send to Multiple Recipients: |
No |
Yes |
| Send Blind Carbon Copies: |
No |
Yes |
| Send to Groups: |
No |
Yes |
| Forward Messages: |
No |
Yes |
| Address Book: |
No |
Yes |
| Message Drafts: |
No |
Yes |
| Export Messages: |
No |
Yes |
| Attachments for Messages: |
No |
Yes |
| Conversation View: |
No |
Yes |
| Custom Message Handling Rules: |
No |
Yes |
|
Usergroups |
| Group Types: |
Yes: Hidden, Closed, Open |
Yes: Hidden, Closed, Open, Request |
| UCP Group Management: |
Yes |
Yes |
| UCP Manage Group Memberships: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Multiple Group Leaders: |
No |
Yes |
| Custom Group Colours: |
No |
Yes |
| Group Ranks: |
No |
Yes |
| Group Avatars: |
No |
Yes |
| Group-based Memberlist Display: |
No |
Yes |
|
Moderation Control Panel |
| Global Moderators: |
No |
Yes |
| Forum Moderators: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Topics/Posts Moderation Queue: |
No |
Yes |
| Manage Reported Topics/Posts: |
No |
Yes |
| Topic History: |
No |
Yes |
| Forum/Topic Logs: |
No |
Yes |
| Localised Moderator Logs: |
No |
Yes |
| Post Editing: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Post Locking: |
No |
Yes |
| Post Details: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Change Post Author: |
No |
Yes |
| Quick-Mod Tools: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Moving Topics: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Move Multiple Topics: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Merging Topics: |
No |
Yes |
| Merging Posts: |
No |
Yes |
| Merging Multiple Topics: |
No |
Yes |
| Split Topics: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Locking Topics: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Deleting Topics: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Copying Topics: |
No |
Yes |
| Global Topics: |
No |
Yes |
| Announcement Topics: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Sticky Topics: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Manage Bans: |
No |
Yes |
| Manage User Warnings: |
No |
Yes |
| Banning by Username: |
No |
Yes |
| Banning by E-mail Address: |
No |
Yes |
| Banning by IP Address: |
No |
Yes |
| User Notes: |
No |
Yes |
|
Administration Control Panel |
| Founder Status/Board Creator: |
No |
Yes |
| Load Settings: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Prune Inactive Users: |
No |
Yes |
| Manage Ranks: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Manage Groups: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Manage Group Memberships: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Manage Attachments and Settings: |
No |
Yes |
| Manage User Attachments: |
No |
Yes |
| User Editing: |
Yes |
Yes |
| List Groups on Index: |
No |
Yes |
| Topic Icons: |
No |
Yes |
| Mass e-mail: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Manage report/denial Reasons: |
No |
Yes |
| Module Management: |
No |
Yes |
| Custom BBCodes: |
No |
Yes |
| Custom Profile Fields: |
No |
Yes |
| Custom Profile Fields Placement Options: |
No |
Yes |
| Custom Profile Fields Data Types: |
No |
Yes |
| Manage Bans: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Banning by Username: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Banning by E-mail Address: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Banning by IP Address: |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Styles |
| User Selectable Styles: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Install/Manage Custom Styles: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Customise/Edit Templates: |
No |
Yes |
| Customise/Edit Themes: |
No |
Yes |
| Customise/Edit Imagesets: |
No |
Yes |
|
Permissions |
| Group Based Global Permissions: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Group Based Moderator Permissions: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Group Based Administration Permissions: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Group Based Forum Permissions: |
Yes |
Yes |
| User Based Global Permissions: |
Yes |
Yes |
| User Based Moderator Permissions: |
Yes |
Yes |
| User Based Administration Permissions: |
Yes |
Yes |
| User Based Forum Permissions: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Admin Permission Roles: |
No |
Yes |
| User Permission Roles: |
No |
Yes |
| Moderator Permission Roles: |
No |
Yes |
| Forum Permission Roles: |
No |
Yes |
| Multi-level Permission Masks: |
No |
Yes |
|
Notifications |
| E-mail: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Instant Messaging: |
No |
Yes |
| Bookmarks: |
No |
Yes |
|
Localisation |
| Support for Multiple Language Packs: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Languages: |
50+ |
61+ |
| Right to Left Support: |
No |
Yes |
| Language Pack Web-Editor: |
No |
Yes |
|
Installation / Upgrade |
| Installation Wizard: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Update Wizard: |
No |
Yes |
| Converter Wizard: |
No |
Yes |
| File Merge Diff Update Engine: |
No |
Yes |
|
Technical Features |
| CMS Software Integration: |
No |
Yes |
| XHTML Compliant: |
No |
Yes |