Comparison Discuz! X vs phpBB

Discuz! is a software designed to support users in the area of Internet Forums. The software is based on PHP. It is widely used by users in China. It is available for free for private use. However, it comes with a license with commercial use costs. The software is officially available in Chinese only. It is used to build large websites to create community forums, blogs, intra-city communities, game exchange stations, dating purposes and picture material stations, among others. The software is recognized for its high performance and high-quality security. It is designed to support MySQL and PostgreSQL as well.

phpBB is a bulletin board based on PHP. It is free to use and is fully open source. It provides ease in the process of account and ticket creation. It welcomes contributions from its user base as per the Git Contribution guidelines. It also provides detailed development documentation. It adheres to the terms of the General Public License (GNU). phpBB provides scope for automated testing through its unit and functional tests. It provides ease of customization as well. It offers a database with a wide range of user-created extensions and styles database. It also has an active community forum, with staff members that offer high-quality support and assistance.