Comparison of Internet forum software (ASP)

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This is a comparison of the features of various Internet forum packages written in ASP, ASP.NET, and variations thereof.

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[edit] General Information

Basic general information about the forums: creator/company, license/price etc.

Creator Current stable version Programming language Cost (USD) License Latest release date
Active Forums URL Active Modules, Inc. 3.7.6 ASP.NET 2.0 $59 / $99 / $199 Proprietary 2008-01-15
AspNetForum URL Jitbit Software 4.7.2 ASP.NET 2.0 Free (unlimited evaluation version), $85 (Full version), $160 (Source codes) Proprietary 2008-05-18
bttlxeForum URL Battleaxe Software Ltd. 2.0 ASP Free Other Unknown
Community Server URL Telligent Systems 2008 ASP.NET Free (Express Edition), $3000/yr or $5000 perpetual (Professional), $50 per seat/yr (Intranet), $20000/yr (Enterprise) Proprietary 2008-04-14
Discussion Board URL Active Data Online 6.0 ASP.NET 3.5 $300 Proprietary 2008-02-26
dnfBB URL Simon Carter 2.0 C# Free IDPL v1.0 2007-03-27
Free Discussion Forum URL Orchid Owl 1.0 ASP.NET 2.0 C# Free Proprietary 2008-04-01
FuseTalk.NET URL FuseTalk Inc. 3.1 ASP.NET $689 (Basic), $3,398 (Standard), $2,898 (Education), $4998(Enterprise) Proprietary 2007-08-14
GoBoardz URL Nathan Cope 1.0 ASP Free Proprietary 2006-08-13
Ideal BB URL Ideal Science 1.5.4b ASP $299 Proprietary 2006-05-03
Ideal BB.NET URL Ideal Science 3.1.7 ASP.NET $299 Proprietary 2007-10-07
InstantForum.net Forum URL InstantAsp 4.1.4 ASP.NET $119+ Proprietary 2007-05-08
ITCN Enterprise ForumURL ITCN Software 3.1 ASP.NET 2.0 $39 (Full version), $199 (Source codes) Proprietary 2008-04-28
MegaBBS URL PD9 Software 2.2 ASP Free / $35 Link Removal & Additional Features Other Unknown
Snitz Forums 2000 URL Snitz Communications 3.4.06 ASP Free GPL 2006-09-13
Toast Forums URL Appelsoft & Headrush Media 1.71 ASP Free / $79 / $149 / $499 Other 2008-05-17
Web Wiz Forum URL Bruce Corkhill 9.50 ASP Free / $122.40 Link/Ad Removal Proprietary 2008-05-01
Yet Another Forum (YAF) URL Jaben Cargman 1.9.1.8 ASP.NET 2.0 C# Free GPL 2008-01-27
Creator Current stable version Programming language Cost License Latest release date

[edit] Features

Flat Threaded User-selectable themes Calendar Image attachment Unread message tracking WYSIWYG Editor Active Directory integration
Active Forums Yes No Yes No Yes Full Yes  ?
AspNetForum Yes No Yes No Yes  ?  ? Yes
bttlxeForum No Yes No No No  ?  ? No
Community Server Yes Yes Yes No Yes Full Yes No
Discussion Board Yes Yes No Yes Yes Full  ? No
FuseTalk.NET Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Session Yes Yes
GoBoardz Yes No No No No  ?  ? No
Ideal BB Yes No No Yes Yes  ?  ? Yes
InstantForum.net Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Session Yes Yes
ITCN Enterprise Forum Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
MegaBBS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Session Yes No
Snitz Forums 2000 Yes No No No No Yes No No
Toast Forums Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No
Web Wiz Forum Yes No Yes Yes Yes  ? Yes Yes
Yet Another Forum Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No
Flat Threaded User-selectable themes Calendar Image attachment Unread message tracking WYSIWYG Editor Active Directory integration

[edit] Data storage

Information about what data storage system can be used.

Flat file MySQL PostgreSQL MSSQL Oracle SQLite Access Firebird
AspNetForum No Yes No Yes No No Yes No
bttlxeForum No Yes No Yes No No Yes No
Community Server No No No Yes No No No No
Discussion Board No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
dnfBB No Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes
FuseTalk.NET No No No Yes No No No No
GoBoardz No No No Yes No No No No
Ideal BB No No No Yes No No No No
InstantForum.net No No No Yes No No No No
ITCN Enterprise Forum No No No Yes No No ? No
MegaBBS No Yes No Yes No No Yes No
Snitz Forums 2000 No Yes No Yes No No Yes No
Toast Forums No No No Yes No No Yes No
Web Wiz Forum No Yes No Yes No No Yes No
Yet Another Forum No No No Yes No No No No
Flat file MySQL PostgreSQL MSSQL Oracle SQLite Access Firebird

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