vBulletin or Phpbb forum software?

[dynamic08]

The title says it all really!

 

[Viron Media]

The title says it all really!

Not really as cost might be a factor, but oh well. lol

I've used vBulletin, phpBB, SMF, proboards, invisionboard.. probably the lot actually. lol. vBulletin was very good but I hated how they changed the pricing structure and how it affected their community/userbase.

phpBB v2 was excellent and then became a spammers paradise. That's basically which led me onto SMF, and then onto vBulletin. When phpBB 3 came out though I moved back onto that. So far, for me, it seems like the best solution. It's free, powerful, user friendly and has good support.

What more do you need?

 

[dynamic08]

I love the look of this forum http://www.hydrocanna.com/forum.php

and

http://www.custommagnums.com/forums/forum.php

No I dont smoke or drive that car Just like the look of them. Could I do that with phpbb? As in the customisation etc.

 

[harryboon]

The smokers forum is very designed but I can't believe there is a forum for dope smokers.... madness

I love the look of this forum http://www.hydrocanna.com/forum.php

and

http://www.custommagnums.com/forums/forum.php

No I dont smoke or drive that car Just like the look of them. Could I do that with phpbb? As in the customisation etc.

 

[Optegris]

vBulletin over phpBB every day of the week. Just don't get v4 and use v3 instead. It's very stable and secure whereas v4 is still pretty buggy in my experience.

 

[Viron Media]

Yes you can create some really nice themes for phpBB

 

[akirk]

of them all - IPB (invision power board) wins hands down on support / customer service / etc.

have used phpBB3 and have to say that it is very lacking...
took another forum from version 3 of vBulletin with over 100 spammers a day to IPB and 0 spammers

Alasdair

 

[Optegris]

It does depend heavily on how the forum is setup though as to how you defeat spam...