Comparison: FluxBB vs MyBB vs PunBB

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PHP / MySQL:

Advanced Electron Forum
bbPress
Beehive Forum
Drupal Forum
Extreme Message Board
FluxBB
Fruit Show
FUDForum
IceBB
MesDiscussions
MiniBB
MyBB
Phorum
PhpBB 2
PhpBB 3
PunBB
Quicksilver Forums
SEO-Board
Simple Machines
UBB.threads
UltraBB
Unclassified NewsBoard
UseBB
Vanilla
vBulletin 3.8
vBulletin 4
Viscacha
WowBB
XennoBB

Java / JEE:

JavaBB
JForum
MVN Forum
Yazd

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Forumotion
Lefora
Nabble
Website Toolbox
ZetaBoards
Zoho Discussions

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Results		 $software->field_software_name Logo
FluxBB 		$software->field_software_name Logo
MyBB 		$software->field_software_name Logo
PunBB
Version 1.2.22 1.4.9 1.2.20
Last Release September 18, 2009 September 21, 2009 October 8, 2008
License GPL License GPL License GPL License
Price Free Free Free
Live Demonstrations
Live Demonstration »
Live Demonstration »
Live Demonstration »
Resources Official Website » | Download » Official Website » | Download » Official Website » | Download »
Installation Negative Not Good PositivePositive Good Negative Not Good
Administration PositivePositive Good PositivePositive Good PositivePositive Good
Ergonomy PositivePositive Good PositivePositive Good PositivePositive Good
Our Opinion
7/10
FullFullFullHalfNone
8/10
FullFullFullFullNone
7/10
FullFullFullHalfNone
Users Opinion
7/10 (27 votes)
FullFullFullHalfNone
9/10 (203 votes)
FullFullFullFullHalf
7/10 (76 votes)
FullFullFullHalfNone
Server Requirements FluxBB MyBB PunBB
Operating SystemDetails
  • Linux
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows XP
  • Linux
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows XP
  • Linux
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows XP
Web ServerDetails
  • Apache 1.3
  • Apache 2.0/2.2
  • Microsoft IIS
  • Apache 1.3
  • Apache 2.0/2.2
  • Microsoft IIS
  • Lighttpd
  • Apache 1.3
  • Apache 2.0/2.2
LanguagesDetails
  • PHP 4
  • PHP 5
  • PHP 4
  • PHP 5
  • PHP 4
  • PHP 5
DatabasesDetails
  • MySQL
  • Postgresql
  • SQLite
  • MySQL
  • Postgresql
  • SQLite
  • MySQL
  • Postgresql
  • SQLite
Browsers & Clients
Requirements		 FluxBB MyBB PunBB
Compatible BrowsersDetails
  • Mozilla Firefox 3
  • Mozilla Firefox 2
  • Mozilla Firefox 1
  • Opera
  • Safari
  • Konqueror
  • Internet Explorer 7
  • Internet Explorer 6
  • Chrome
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey
  • Mozilla Firefox 3
  • Mozilla Firefox 2
  • Mozilla Firefox 1
  • Opera
  • Safari
  • Konqueror
  • Internet Explorer 7
  • Internet Explorer 6
  • Chrome
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey
  • Opera
  • Safari
  • Konqueror
  • Internet Explorer 6
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey
Technologies or pluginsDetails
  • HTML and Javascript
  • HTML and Javascript
  • HTML and AJAX
  • Plain HTML
LocalizationDetails Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Languages
  • Afrikaans
  • Arabic
  • Bangla
  • Belarusian
  • Bosnian
  • Bulgarian
  • Catalan
  • Croatian (Hrvatski)
  • Czech
  • Chinese (Simplified)
  • Chinese (Traditional)
  • Danish
  • Dutch
  • Estonian
  • Farsi
  • Finnish
  • French
  • Galician
  • German
  • Greek
  • Hebrew
  • Hindi
  • Hungarian
  • Icelandic
  • Indonesian
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Kurdish
  • Latvian
  • Lithuanian
  • Norwegian
  • Polish
  • Portuguese
  • Portuguese (Brazilian)
  • Romanian
  • Russian
  • Serbian
  • Slovak
  • Slovenian
  • Spanish
  • Swedish
  • Turkish
  • Ukrainian
  • Urdu (Pakistan)
  • Vietnamese
The full list is available at the FluxBB Download page. 		Go to the Translation List. Here is a complete list of translation packs :
Forum Threads & Posts FluxBB MyBB PunBB
Forum Style Flat/Threaded Flat Flat
EmoticonsDetails Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
AttachmentsDetails No No Yes Yes No No
Thread Icons No No Yes Yes No No
Post Editing FormDetails
  • Plain Text
  • Preview Button
  • Rich Text Editor
  • Formatting Buttons
  • Preview Button
 No.
Post Editing FormatDetails
  • Plain
  • BBCode
  • Plain
  • HTML
  • BBCode
  • Plain
Forum Organization
  • Forum Categories
  • URL Redirection Forum
  • Sub Sections
  • Forum Categories
  • URL Redirection Forum
  • Sub Sections
  • Forum Categories
  • URL Redirection Forum
  • Sub Sections
Sticky Threads No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spell Checking Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Detect Duplicate Threads No No No No No No
Shadow Topics No No Yes Yes No No
Post Quoting Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Post Rating No No Yes Yes No No
Syntax Highlighting No No Plugin Plugin Unknown Unknown
Key Features &
Additional Tools		 FluxBB MyBB PunBB
Bundled Softwares No. No. No.
Private MessagesDetails No No Yes Yes No No
Instant MessagingDetails No No Yes Yes No No
CalendarDetails No No Yes Yes No No
Poll CreationDetails No No Yes Yes No No
Users ListDetails Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Online Users List Yes Yes Yes Yes Plugin Plugin
RSS/Atom SyndicationDetails RSS 2.0 RSS 2.0 RSS 2.0
Remote ControlDetails No. No. No.
Friendly URLs Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
User Profiles &
Options		 FluxBB MyBB PunBB
User ProfileDetails Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
User AvatarsDetails Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
User SignaturesDetails Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown Unknown
User RanksDetails Plugin Plugin Yes Yes Yes Yes
Unread Topics Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bookmark Threads Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Quick Reply Box Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Email NotificationsDetails No No Yes Yes No No
Export private messages No No Yes Yes No No
Payment Subscriptions No No No No Unknown Unknown
Security & Spam
Protection		 FluxBB MyBB PunBB
Captcha ProtectionDetails Plugin Plugin Yes Yes No No
Words FilteringDetails Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Guest PostingDetails No No Yes Yes No No
Customization FluxBB MyBB PunBB
PluginsDetails Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ThemesDetails Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cache No No Yes Yes Unknown Unknown
Custom BBCodesDetails Patch Patch Yes Yes No No
Custom Emoticons Patch Patch Yes Yes No No
Custom Thread Icons No No Yes Yes No No
Custom User Profile Fields No No Yes Yes Plugin Plugin
CMS / Blog BridgesDetails No. No. No.
User Accounts integrationDetails No. No. No.
Template EngineDetails
  • Custom Template Engine
 No. No.
Administration &
Support		 FluxBB MyBB PunBB
Installation Method Installation Wizard but manual database setup Installation Wizard Installation Wizard but manual database setup
Upgrade Method Manual Upgrading Upgrade Wizard Manual Upgrading
Updates Notifications false true false
Forum Migration Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Supported Forum Migration
User ManagementDetails User Groups User Groups Multiple administrator allowed
User BanishmentDetails Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mass Mailing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Move Threads Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Close/Lock Threads Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Backup Database No No Yes Yes No No
Prune Database No No Yes Yes No No
Restore Database No No Yes Yes No No
Statistics Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Error/Notice Log Viewer No No Yes Yes Unknown Unknown
Scheduled Tasks No No Yes Yes Unknown Unknown
W3C Norms/Accessibility FluxBB MyBB PunBB
HTML / XHTMLDetails
  • XHTML 1.1 Strict
  • XHTML 1.0 Transitional
  • XHTML 1.0 Strict
Stylesheets (CSS)Details
  • CSS 2
  • CSS 2
  • CSS 2
Accessibility (WAI)Details
  • AA
  • AA
  • AA
UTF-8 SupportDetails Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
W3C NormsDetails Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes