Comparison of IRCds

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The following tables compare general and technical information including the differences in feature sets between popular IRCds. Please see the individual products' websites for further information. This article is neither all-inclusive nor necessarily up-to-date.

1 General information
2 Operating system support
3 Technology
4 Features
5 Notes
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] General information

IRCd	Creator/Network	Basis	Programming Language	Public Release	Latest stable version (numeric 351)	Software license
Asuka	QuakeNet Dev Team	ircu2	C	?	1.2.1	GPL
Austhex	AustNet Development	ircu2.9	C, Scheme	?	austhex.servd7.5.pre13.dbuf.ghash3.sec.	GPL
Bahamut	DALnet	DreamForge and Hybrid	C	2002	bahamut-1.8(04)	GPL
Charybdis	nenolod, jilles, gxti	ircd-ratbox, ircd-hybrid, ircu, shadowircd	C, (C++, Python -- modules in charybdis -devel)	2005	charybdis-2.1.2	GPL
ConferenceRoom	WebMaster Incorporated	(from scratch)	C++	1996	ConferenceRoom/3.2.2	Proprietary
dancer-ircd	freenode (now unmaintained)	Hybrid 6	C	1999	(Replaced by hyperion-ircd)	GPL
DreamForge	DALnet (now unmaintained)	?	C	?	(Replaced by Bahamut)	GPL
Microsoft Exchange 5.5 / 2000	Microsoft	?	C (Theorised)	1997	(~6.0.6249.0 / Service Pack 3 ?)	Proprietary
hyperion-ircd	freenode (jilles, gxti, nenolod, asuffield, lilo)	dancer-ircd	C	2005	hyperion-1.0.2(230).	GPL
InspIRCd	InspIRCd Development Team	(from scratch)	C++	2002	InspIRCd-1.1.2+Klosterkrone	GPL
IRCD	IRCnet	(the original ircd)	C	1988	irc2.11.1p1	GPL
IRCD-Hybrid	IRCD-Hybrid Development Team	irc2.8 (IRCD)	C	1997	ircd-hybrid-7.2.1	GPL
ircd-ratbox	EFnet	Hybrid 7-rc1	C	2002	ircd-ratbox-2.2.4	GPL
ircu	Undernet Coder Committee	irc2.7 (IRCD)	C	?	ircu2.10.12.09	GPL
IRCXpro Server	IRCXpro, Paul Heinlein	IRCPlus	Visual Basic	?	?	Proprietary
ithildin	Chip Norkus	(from scratch)	C	2006	1.1.2 / 1.0r0	BSD license
Nefarious IRCu	Evilnet Development, AfterNET	ircu2	C	2004	u2.10.11.07+Nefarious(1.0.1)+[1755 2006-08-26]	GPL
pircd	Jay F Kominek	(from scratch)	Perl	1999	Beta One	Open Source (custom)
PleXusIRCd	thaprince	Hybrid 7.2	C	?	ircd-plexus-3.0.0-20070216_0-467	GPL
PTlink IRC Server	PTlink IRC Software	Hybrid 6	C	2001 (v.6)	Hybrid6/PTlink6.19.6	GPL
pureIRCd	Dennis Fisch aka Diligent	(from scratch)	Visual Basic	2002	?	GPL
QuakeIRCd	QuakeIRCd Team, Tiburon	UnrealIRCd	C	2003 (v1.1)	QuakeIRCd-2.0.0-Beta1	GPL
SorIrcd	SorceryNet (no longer maintained)	dal4.4.10 and irc2.8.mu3	C	1996	(Replaced by Charybdis)	GPL
UltimateIRCd	ShadowRealm Creations	DreamForge	C	?	UltimateIRCd(Tsunami)-3.0(01)	GPL
UnrealIRCd	UnrealIRCd Team	DreamForge	C	1999	Unreal3.2.6	GPL
Viagra IRCd	OvErRiTe	Bahamut	C	2003	ViagraIRCd 1.3.3	GPL
IRCd	Creator/Network	Basis	Programming Language	Public Release	Latest stable version (numeric 351)	Software license

[edit] Operating system support

The operating systems the daemons can run on without emulation. Also supported socket engines (see IRCd for further information).

IRCd	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux	BSD	Unix	select()	poll()	epoll (Linux since 2.6)	kqueue (FreeBSD since 4.1)	rtsigio()^[1] (Linux since 2.4)	/dev/poll (Solaris since version 7)
Asuka	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Austhex	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?
Bahamut	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Charybdis	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
ConferenceRoom	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
dancer-ircd	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
DreamForge	?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Microsoft Exchange 5.5 / 2000	Yes	No	No	No	No	?	?	No	No	No	No
hyperion-ircd	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
InspIRCd	1.0 Only	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Planned
IRCD	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
IRCD-Hybrid	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Broken
ircd-ratbox	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
ircu	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?
IRCXpro Server	Yes	No	No	No	No	?	?	No	No	No	No
ithildin	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Nefarious IRCu	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
pircd	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?
PleXusIRCd	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Broken
PTlink IRC Server	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
pureIRCd	Yes	No	No	No	No	?	?	No	No	No	No
QuakeIRCd	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?
SorIrcd	?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
UltimateIRCd	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
UnrealIRCd	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Planned	Planned	Planned	No	Planned
Viagra IRCd	Cygwin 1.3+	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
IRCd	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux	BSD	Unix	select()	poll()	epoll (Linux since 2.6)	kqueue (FreeBSD since 4.1)	rtsigio()^[1] (Linux since 2.6)	/dev/poll (Solaris since version 7)

[edit] Technology

Various networking and IRC technology implemented to date.

IRCd	Modularity	Remote Includes	IPv6	Client SSL	SSL Linking	Zip Linking	Meshed Linking	Hostmasking / Cloaking	Services Integration (built-in services)	LDAP Authentication	IRCX Support	SASL Support	Server Protocol
Asuka	No	No	No	No	No	?	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	P10 with some extensions
Austhex	No	?	No	No	?	?	No	Yes, VW	No	?	No	?	P13
Bahamut	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	EFnet TS5 with extensions
Charybdis	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	EFnet TS6 with extensions
ConferenceRoom	Partial	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	Binary ConferenceRoom Protocol
dancer-ircd	No	No	No	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	No	EFnet TS3 with extensions
DreamForge	No	No	No	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	No	2.8 protocol with TS hacks
Microsoft Exchange 5.5 / 2000	No	?	No	?	No	No	No	No	No	?	Yes	No	Binary Microsoft Chat Protocol
hyperion-ircd	No	No	Partial	No	?	?	?	Yes	No	?	?	No	EFnet TS5 with extensions
InspIRCd	Yes	Planned	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Planned	Yes	Planned	No	No	Planned	Dependent upon linking module
IRCD	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	2.8 protocol with NJOIN and UIDs
IRCD-Hybrid	Yes	No	7.0.3	7.2.0	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	?	?	No	EFnet TS5/TS6
ircd-ratbox	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	?	No	No	EFnet TS5/TS6
ircu	No	No	2.10.12	No	No	?	?	?	?	?	?	No	P10
IRCXpro Server	Yes	No	No	No	No	?	?	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	?
ithildin	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Dependent upon protocol module
Nefarious IRCu	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	P10 Nefarious
pircd	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
PleXusIRCd	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	?	No	No	EFnet TS5/ts6
PTlink IRC Server	No	No	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	EFnet TS5 + ptlink extensions
QuakeIRCd	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	UnrealIRCD
SorIrcd	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	No	DreamForge
UltimateIRCd	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
UnrealIRCd	Yes	Libcurl	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Planned	Yes	No	Planned	No	No	A mixture of DreamForge and EFnet TS with SJOIN, extra user modes, SPAMFILTER, etc.
Viagra IRCd	Partial	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
IRCd	Modularity	Remote Includes	IPv6	Client SSL	SSL Linking	Zip Linking	Meshed Linking	Hostmasking / Cloaking	Services Integration (built-in services)	LDAP Authentication	IRCX Support	SASL Support	Server Protocol

[edit] Features

IRC server features, mostly extensions to RFC 1459. Probably also implementations of RFC 2810, RFC 2811, RFC 2812, RFC 2813, and possibly IRCX.

+channels (In early IRCds, these were simply named channels. At least one modern IRCd (IRCD) uses the + prefix for modeless channels, ie no chanops and channel mode forced to +nt. This is described in RFC 2811.)
#channels ("+channels" were later replaced with "#channels" in version 2.7, numeric channels were removed entirely and channel bans (mode +b) were implemented.)
&channels (irc2.8, those that exist only on the current server, rather than the entire network)
!channels (irc2.10, those that are theoretically safe from suffering from the many ways that a user could exploit a channel by "riding a netsplit"; IRCds using timestamping provide (most of) this functionality on #channels)
%#channels (#channels whose name are in UTF-8 for IRCX)
%&channels (&channels whose name are in UTF-8 for IRCX)
%!channels (!channels whose name are in UTF-8 for IRCX)

IRCd	Channel Types	Halfop Support (+h %)	Admin/Protect Support (+a/+u &/!/*)	Founder/Owner Support (+q ~)	Operator Prefixing^[2]	Advanced Operator ACL	Operator "Levels"^[3]	vHost via i:line (or equivalent)	i18n Nicknames	RDBMS Integration (SQL)
Asuka	# &	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Austhex	#	No	No	No	No	?	?	?	No	?
Bahamut	#	No	No	No	No	No	No	Partial	No	No
Charybdis	# &	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
ConferenceRoom	# &	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Partial
dancer-ircd	#	No	No	No	No	Yes	?	Yes	No	No
DreamForge	#	No	No	No	No	?	?	No	No	No
Microsoft Exchange 5.5 / 2000	at least # %#	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
hyperion-ircd	#	No	No	No	No	Yes	?	Yes	No	No
InspIRCd	#	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	m_operlevels.so	Yes	No	MySQL, SQLite and PostgreSQL: Authorization, Services Integration, Logging, Operaccess
IRCD	# & ! +	No	No	No	No	?	No	No	No	No
IRCD-Hybrid	# &	Yes (since 7.0)	No	No	No	No	?	Yes	?	No
ircd-ratbox	# &	No	No	No	No	No	?	Yes	No	No
ircu	# &	No	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?
IRCXpro Server	# %# & %&	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial
ithildin	#	No	Planned	No	Yes	Yes	via privilege system	Yes	No	No
Nefarious IRCu	# &	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
pircd	#	No	No	No	No	No	?	No	No	No
PleXusIRCd	# &	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	Yes	?	No
PTlink IRC Server	# &	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	?	?	?	?
QuakeIRCd	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
SorIrcd	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
UltimateIRCd	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
UnrealIRCd	#	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Commercial Module	Yes	iso8859-1/2/7/8-I/9/16, windows-1250/1251, Multibyte	Commercial Modules for MySQL: Authorization, Services Integration, Logging
Viagra IRCd	# &	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
IRCd	Channel Types	Halfop Support (+h %)	Admin/Protect Support (+a/+u &/!/*)	Founder/Owner Support (+q ~)	Operator Prefixing^[2]	Advanced Operator ACL	Operator "Levels"^[3]	vHost via i:line (or equivalent)	i18n Nicknames	RDBMS Integration (SQL)

IRCd	Connect-flood detection	Channel flood controls Basic / Advanced	Join throttling	Spamfilter Regexp / Glob	Channel Censor IRCd Config / Chanop-Controlled	Variable per-channel banlist size	Timed bans	DNSBL
Asuka	?	?	No	No	No	No	No	No
Austhex	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Bahamut	Yes	Yes / No	Yes	No / No	No / No	No	No	?
Charybdis	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
ConferenceRoom	Yes	Yes / Yes	Yes	No / Yes	Partial / No	No	Partial	?
dancer-ircd	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
DreamForge	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Microsoft Exchange 5.5 / 2000	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
hyperion-ircd	No	Yes / No	Yes	No / ?	No / No	Yes	No	?
InspIRCd	Yes	Yes / Yes	Yes	Yes / Yes	Yes / Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
IRCD	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
IRCD-Hybrid	Yes	No / No	No	No / No	No / No	No	No	?
ircd-ratbox	Yes	No / No	No	No / No	No / No	No	No	?
ircu	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	No
IRCXpro Server	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
ithildin	Yes (module)	No	No	No	No	No	No	?
Nefarious IRCu	No	No / No	No	No / No	No / No	No	No	Yes
pircd	No	Yes / No	No	No	No	No	No	?
PleXusIRCd	Yes	No / No	No	No / No	No / No	No	No	?
PTlink IRC Server	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
QuakeIRCd	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
SorIrcd	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
UltimateIRCd	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
UnrealIRCd	Partial	Yes / Yes	Yes	Yes / Planned	Yes / Free Module	No	Commercial Module	?
Viagra IRCd	Yes	Partial	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
IRCd	Connect-flood detection	Channel flood controls Basic / Advanced	Join throttling	Spamfilter Regexp / Glob	Channel Censor IRCd Config / Chanop-Controlled	Variable per-channel banlist size	Timed bans	DNSBL

[edit] Notes

^ ^a ^b "RealTime Signal I/O" - deprecated in favour of epoll
^ ^a ^b The ability for network staff (not channel ops, but ircd opers) to be denoted in a channel with a special prefix
^ ^a ^b Protect "higher" opers from being killed and/or z, k, or g-lined by "lower" opers

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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[edit] Operating system support

[edit] Technology

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