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This is a comparison of the features of various Internet forum packages that exist.

General Information

Creator First public release date Current stable version Cost License
phpBB James Atkinson July 1 2000 2.0.11 Free GPL
vBulletin Jelsoft Enterprises ? 3.0.6 $85 p.a. / $160 lifetime Proprietary
Creator First public release date Current stable version Cost License

Features

Flat Threaded MySQL PostgreSQL MSSQL Microsoft Access Oracle
phpBB Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes With Modification
vBulletin Yes Yes Yes No No No No
Flat Threaded MySQL PostgreSQL MSSQL Microsoft Access Oracle