ComparisonChart

This is a quick overview of a number of features to compare different services packages.

: Supported
: Unsupported
: Coming Soon

[n]: Read Note #n at the bottom of the chart

Note that this is a comparison of core and bundled modules. If something can only be done using a non-bundled module, it'll be marked as unsupported.

Chart

General Anope 1.6 Anope 1.8 IRC Services 5 Sirv 2.9 Sirv 3 Epona 1.4 rserv 1.1 srvx 1.3 Atheme 5.2 HybServ2 KickServices 0.6 MySQL Read Write Realtime PostgreSQL Read Write Realtime SQLite backend Read Write Realtime Extensible Metadata Module Support Modularized Core Protocol Modules Module Repository Proxy Detector Windows Support Nickname/username Services Anope 1.6 Anope 1.8 IRC Services 5 Sirv 2.9 Sirv 3 Epona 1.4 rserv 1.1 srvx 1.3 Atheme 5.2 HybServ2 KickServices 0.6 NickServ NickServ is optional Email Validation on Register Nick Grouping [3] [3] [3] Identify As Email Lost Passwords [4] Channel Services Anope 1.6 Anope 1.8 IRC Services 5 Sirv 2.9 Sirv 3 Epona 1.4 rserv 1.1 srvx 1.3 Atheme 5.2 HybServ2 KickServices 0.6 ChanServ BotServ xOP System Levels System Flags System Successor Suspend members       Op/voice other users       Ban List (AKICK) Reason     Setter         Expiry       Enforce on existing users         Email Lost Passwords [4] [6] [6] [6] Client in Channels BotServ Symbiosis Fantasy Commands Kick Triggers Communication Services Anope 1.6 Anope 1.8 IRC Services 5 Sirv 2.9 Sirv 3 Epona 1.4 rserv 1.1 srvx 1.3 Atheme 5.2 HybServ2 KickServices 0.6 MemoServ Channel Memos Read Receipt Email Memos Ignore List Help Services Anope 1.6 Anope 1.8 IRC Services 5 Sirv 2.9 Sirv 3 Epona 1.4 rserv 1.1 srvx 1.3 Atheme 5.2 HybServ2 KickServices 0.6 HelpServ Oper Services Anope 1.6 Anope 1.8 IRC Services 5 Sirv 2.9 Sirv 3 Epona 1.4 rserv 1.1 srvx 1.3 Atheme 5.2 HybServ2 KickServices 0.6 OperServ (IRC Access) JupeServ [2] RootServ [2] DCC Access Set any mode on any channel Global noticer Server Juping Manage Oper Access via IRC/DCC AKILL (netwide ban on user@host) Session Limiting [1] Services Ignore List vHost Services Anope 1.6 Anope 1.8 IRC Services 5 Sirv 2.9 Sirv 3 Epona 1.4 rserv 1.1 srvx 1.3 Atheme 5.2 HybServ2 KickServices 0.6 HostServ Enable On Identify Sync Group vHosts Request System Statistical Services Anope 1.6 Anope 1.8 IRC Services 5 Sirv 2.9 Sirv 3 Epona 1.4 rserv 1.1 srvx 1.3 Atheme 5.2 HybServ2 KickServices 0.6 StatServ IRCd Support Anope 1.6 Anope 1.8 IRC Services 5 Sirv 2.9 Sirv 3 Epona 1.4 rserv 1.1 srvx 1.3 Atheme 5.2 HybServ2 KickServices 0.6 IRCd: Asuka IRCd: Bahamut 1.4 1.8 IRCd: bircd IRCd: charybdis IRCd: Chunky Monkey IRCd: DreamForge IRCd: Hybrid IRCd: InspIRCd IRCd: ircd IRCd: ircu [5] IRCd: Plexus IRCd: PTLink IRCd: RageIRCd IRCd: Ratbox IRCd: Sequana IRCd: ShadowIRCd IRCd: Solid IRCd IRCd: tr-ircd IRCd: Ultimate 2 3 IRCd: Unreal 3.1 3.2 IRCd: ViagraIRCd

Notes

1. Sometimes also available as Clone Detection.
2. RootServ's and JupeServ's features can usually be found in OperServ if RootServ/JupeServ are not available.
3. IRC Services uses the term 'LINK' instead of 'GROUP'.
4. Retrieving lost passwords may not work if password encryption is enabled.
5. IRC Services only supports ircu P9, not P10.
6. Channels do not have separate passwords, so this is not applicable

Packages

Here is some information about services packages compared above.

Anope 1.6	The old stable release of the Anope family. Initially released in march 2004, this version does not have all the latest and greatest features, but has proven to be a very stable choice for any net. Anope Homepage
Anope 1.8	The stable release of the Anope family. Being in constant development, this version contains all of the latest and greatest features has to offer in a number of tested releases. It is stable enough to run at most IRC networks. Anope Homepage
IRC Services 5	The original IRC services. Functioning as a base for Anope, Epona and Sirv, IRC Services has a long history. With its own unique twist to the term 'services' this package is a good alternative to Anope. IRC Services Homepage
Sirv 2.9.0	Ancient but still in use. Development on sirv has stopped quite some time ago, leaving it behind most other services packages out there. Development has started again a few months ago, and Sirv 3 is racing to it's release date. Sirv Homepage
Sirv 3	The next generation of Sirv, designed for perfect integration with Bahamut 1.8. It's a rework of various parts of sirv2. Sirv Homepage
Epona 1.4	The last original version of Epona. After Epona had died on version 1.4.14, Anope picked it up and improved it even more. There has been a few months of work on it after 1.4.14, but nothing really big happened to it. Version 1.4.14 is still the classic Epona version. Epona Homepage
ratbox-services 1.0	A new set of services written mainly by Lee Hardy, one of the authors of ircd-ratbox (which forked from ircd-hybrid 7). Ratbox-services Homepage
srvx 1.3	Released in Feb 21, 2005, this services package was designed for ircu p10 networks, providing dalnet-style services (NickServ, etc) for networks using these ircds. srvx Homepage
Atheme 5.2	Atheme is a set of services that are extremely modular and extremely flexible, released under the atheme.org public license. Atheme's homepage
HybServ2	HybServ2 is an old services package for TSora ircds. Many forks of it exist, such as dancer-services which is used on freenode. The code is widely agreed to be very ugly. HybServ2 homepage
KickServices 0.6	KickServices is a fork off Auspice that has been in development since late 2001. While Auspice's code quality is disastrous at best, there has been alot of work rewriting integral parts of services and improving the stability while retaining most of the original features. KickServices Homepage