Comparison of Internet forum software (ASP)

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

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 1	Active Modules, Inc.	3.7	ASP.NET 2.0	$59 / $99 / $199	Proprietary	2007-06-20
AspNetForum 2	Jitbit Software	4.5.6	ASP.NET 2.0	Free (unlimited evaluation version), $85 (Full version), $160 (Source codes)	Proprietary	2007-12-26
bttlxeForum 3	Battleaxe Software Ltd.	2.0	ASP	Free	4	Unknown
Community Server 5	Telligent Systems	2007	ASP.NET	Free (Express EDition), $99 (Personal), $300 (Standard), $1500 (Professional), Enterprise	Proprietary	2007-04-16
Discussion Board 6	Active Data Online	5.2	ASP.NET 2.0 and ajax	$200	Proprietary	2007-10-26
dnfBB 7	Simon Carter	2.0	C#	Free	IDPL v1.0	2007-03-27
FuseTalk.NET 8	FuseTalk Inc.	3.1	ASP.NET	$689 (Basic), $3,398 (Standard), $2,898 (Education), $4998(Enterprise)	Proprietary	2007-08-14
GoBoardz 9	Nathan Cope	1.0	ASP	Free	Proprietary	2006-08-13
Ideal BB 10	Ideal Science	1.5.4b	ASP	$299	Proprietary	2006-05-03
Ideal BB.NET 11	Ideal Science	1.5	ASP.NET	$299	Proprietary	2006-09-07
InstantForum.net Forum 12	InstantAsp	4.1.4	ASP.NET	$119+	?	Unknown
ITCN Enterprise Forum13	ITCN Software	3.0	ASP.NET 2.0	$39 (Full version), $199 (Source codes)	Proprietary	October 25, 2007
MegaBBS 14	PD9 Software	2.2	ASP	Free / $35 Link Removal & Additional Features	Other	Unknown
Snitz Forums 2000 15	Snitz Communications	3.4.06	ASP	Free	GPL	2006-09-13
Toast Forums 16	Appelsoft & Headrush Media	1.646	ASP	Free / $79 / $149 / $499	Other	2007-02-14
Web Wiz Forum 17	Bruce Corkhill	9.06	ASP	Free / $122.40 Link/Ad Removal	Proprietary	Unknown
	Creator	Current stable version	Programming language	Cost	License	Latest release date

Features

	Flat	Threaded	User-selectable themes	Calendar	Image attachment	Unread message tracking	WYSIWYG Editor
Active Forums						Full
AspNetForum						?	?
bttlxeForum						?	?
Community Server						Full
Discussion Board						Full	?
FuseTalk.NET						Session
GoBoardz						?	?
Ideal BB						?	?
ITCN Enterprise Forum
MegaBBS						Session
Snitz Forums 2000			?		?	?	?
Toast Forums
Web Wiz Forum						?
	Flat	Threaded	User-selectable themes	Calendar	Image attachment	Unread message tracking	WYSIWYG Editor

Data storage

Information about what data storage system can be used.

	Flat file	MySQL	PostgreSQL	MSSQL	Oracle	SQLite	Access	Firebird
AspNetForum
bttlxeForum
Community Server
Discussion Board
dnfBB
FuseTalk.NET
GoBoardz
Ideal BB
ITCN Enterprise Forum							{{?}}
MegaBBS
Snitz Forums 2000
Toast Forums
Web Wiz Forum

	Flat file	MySQL	PostgreSQL	MSSQL	Oracle	SQLite	Access	Firebird

See also

Comparison of forums written in PHP
Comparison of forums written in other languages