Comparison: FUDForum vs Phorum vs Vanilla

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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

Hosted Forum:

Forumotion
Lefora
Nabble
Website Toolbox
ZetaBoards
Zoho Discussions

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Vanilla
Version 2.8.0 5.2.10 1.0
Last Release February 22, 2009 January 25, 2009 July 5, 2006
License GPL License BSD License GPL License
Price Free Free Free
Live Demonstrations
Resources
Installation PositivePositive Good PositivePositive Good Positive Normal
Administration PositivePositive Good PositivePositive Good Positive Normal
Ergonomy PositivePositive Good PositivePositive Good PositivePositive Good
Our Opinion
7/10
FullFullFullHalfNone
8/10
FullFullFullFullNone
7/10
FullFullFullHalfNone
Users Opinion
8/10 (57 votes)
FullFullFullFullNone
7/10 (52 votes)
FullFullFullHalfNone
7/10 (57 votes)
FullFullFullHalfNone
Server Requirements FUDForum Phorum Vanilla
Operating SystemDetails
  • Linux
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows XP
  • Linux
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows XP
  • Solaris
  • FreeBSD
  • OpenBSD
  • NetBSD
  • Windows Server 2008
  • Mac OS
  • Linux
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows XP
  • Solaris
  • FreeBSD
  • OpenBSD
  • NetBSD
  • Windows Server 2008
  • Mac OS
Web ServerDetails
  • Apache 1.3
  • Apache 2.0/2.2
  • Microsoft IIS
  • Apache 1.3
  • Apache 2.0/2.2
  • Microsoft IIS
  • Lighttpd
  • Nginx
  • Apache 1.3
  • Apache 2.0/2.2
  • Microsoft IIS
  • Lighttpd
  • Nginx
LanguagesDetails
  • PHP 4
  • PHP 5
  • PHP 4
  • PHP 5
  • PHP 4
  • PHP 5
DatabasesDetails
  • MySQL
  • Postgresql
  • SQLite
  • MySQL
  • MySQL
Browsers & Clients
Requirements
FUDForum Phorum Vanilla
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
  • Mozilla Firefox 3
  • Mozilla Firefox 2
  • Mozilla Firefox 1
  • Opera
  • Safari
  • Konqueror
  • Internet Explorer 7
  • Internet Explorer 6
  • Chrome
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey
Technologies or pluginsDetails
  • HTML and Javascript
  • HTML and Javascript
  • HTML and AJAX
LocalizationDetails Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Languages
  • English
  • Dutch
  • Finnish
  • French
  • German
  • Indonesian
  • Italian
  • Norwegian
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish
  • Swedish
  • Portuguese
  • French
  • Greek
  • Italian
  • Finnish
  • Danish
  • German
  • Swedish
  • Czech
  • Slovak
  • Dutch
  • Lithuanian
  • Russian
  • English
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Catalan
  • Spanish
  • Turkish
  • Polish
  • Estonian
  • Ukrainian
  • Norwegian
  • Hungarian
  • Slovene
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Forum Threads & Posts FUDForum Phorum Vanilla
Forum Style Flat/Threaded Flat/Threaded Threaded
EmoticonsDetails Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
AttachmentsDetails Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Thread Icons Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Post Editing FormDetails
  • Rich Text Editor
  • Plain Text
  • Preview Button
  • Plain Text
  • Formatting Buttons
  • Preview Button
Post Editing FormatDetails
  • HTML
  • BBCode
  • Plain
  • HTML
  • BBCode
  • Plain
Forum Organization
  • Forum Categories
  • Trashcan Forum
  • Forum Categories
  • Sub Sections
  • Forum Categories
  • URL Redirection Forum
  • Sub Sections
Sticky Threads Yes Yes 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 No No No No
Post Quoting Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Post Rating Yes Yes Plugin Plugin Yes Yes
Syntax Highlighting Unknown Unknown Yes Yes No No
Key Features &
Additional Tools
FUDForum Phorum Vanilla
Bundled Softwares No. No. No.
Private MessagesDetails Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Instant MessagingDetails No No No No No No
CalendarDetails No No Plugin Plugin No No
Poll CreationDetails Yes Yes Plugin Plugin No No
Users ListDetails Yes Yes Plugin Plugin Yes Yes
Online Users List Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
RSS/Atom SyndicationDetails RSS 2.0 RSS 2.0 RSS 2.0
Remote ControlDetails No. No. No.
Friendly URLs Yes Yes Plugin Plugin Yes Yes
User Profiles &
Options
FUDForum Phorum Vanilla
User ProfileDetails Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
User AvatarsDetails Yes Yes Plugin Plugin Yes Yes
User SignaturesDetails Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
User RanksDetails Yes Yes Plugin Plugin Yes Yes
Unread Topics Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bookmark Threads Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Quick Reply Box No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Email NotificationsDetails Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Export private messages Yes Yes No No No No
Payment Subscriptions Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown No No
Security & Spam
Protection
FUDForum Phorum Vanilla
Captcha ProtectionDetails Yes Yes Plugin Plugin No No
Words FilteringDetails Yes Yes Plugin Plugin Yes Yes
Guest PostingDetails Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Customization FUDForum Phorum Vanilla
PluginsDetails No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
ThemesDetails Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cache Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Yes Yes
Custom BBCodesDetails Yes Yes No No No No
Custom Emoticons Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Custom Thread Icons Yes Yes Plugin Plugin No No
Custom User Profile Fields No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
CMS / Blog BridgesDetails
  • Drupal
  • eGroupWare
  • Drupal
  • WordPress
No.
User Accounts integrationDetails No.
  • other-database
No.
Template EngineDetails No.
  • Custom Template Engine
No.
Administration &
Support
FUDForum Phorum Vanilla
Installation Method Installation Wizard Installation Wizard Installation Wizard
Upgrade Method Upgrade Wizard Upgrade Wizard Upgrade Wizard
Updates Notifications true true true
Forum Migration Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Supported Forum Migration
User ManagementDetails User Groups User Groups User Groups
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 Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Prune Database Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Restore Database Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Statistics Yes Yes Plugin Plugin Yes Yes
Error/Notice Log Viewer Unknown Unknown Plugin Plugin No No
Scheduled Tasks Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown No No
W3C Norms/Accessibility FUDForum Phorum Vanilla
HTML / XHTMLDetails
  • XHTML 1.0 Transitional
  • XHTML 1.0 Transitional
  • XHTML 1.0 Strict
Stylesheets (CSS)Details
  • CSS 1
  • CSS 2
  • CSS 2
Accessibility (WAI)Details No.
  • A
  • AA
UTF-8 SupportDetails Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
W3C NormsDetails Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes