VBulletin or PHPBB?

[MOxxx]

I'd like to start a small forum which has nothing to do with adult but it's going to be about my aviation related hobbies.

Searching the web and reading techie's forums it looks like that everybody says: " go with VBulletin if you can spend the money "

$ 180.00 for VBulletin is not a big deal and i won't mind to pay it.

Beside the fee which gives you updates, support via email,etc, is Vbulletin developed better than PHPBB?

What do you suggest?

[Spudman]

phpbb is poo,

check out http://www.mybboard.net/

[Jens Van Assterdam]

Vbulletin. PhpBB gets exploited every other day...

[StuartD]

phpbb is a strainer for security, go with vbulletin. The headaches it'll save you later is well worth it.

[Machete_]

Never had a PHPbb board hacked. Only problem is postbots, but there are hacks to get rid of those. Phbbb3 works really smooth.

But
For the best SEO and security, VB will be best no matter what.
ITs just a little to bloated for my taste

[farkedup]

you get what you pay for! phpbb is GARBAGE

[JamesK]

vBulletin is addictive

[mrwilson]

vbulletin all the way.
easy to mod, shtiloads of mods are also available free of charge.

[CyberHustler]

phpBB is the best in my opinion.

[Zebra]

http://www.simplemachines.org
You're welcome.

[SpeakEasy]

Vbulletin. PhpBB gets exploited every other day...

Exactly Correct..

[Sansa]

Actually I'd recommend punBB which is a lightweight and secure phpBB look-alike.

[Bojangles]

vbulletin all the way.

[xsabn]

don't waste money with vbulletin .. go with SMF .. it's free & good & secure

[JamesK]

phpBB is the best in my opinion.

[The Dawg]

You have a annual payment with VB.

nominal fee of $60 (or $40 if purchased within 60 days of the license expiring) is payable to obtain updates for an additional year.

PhpBB is free.

Your choice.

[tsanghan]

don't waste money with vbulletin .. go with SMF .. it's free & good & secure

I agree. I like Simple Machines!

[teg0]

SMF > PHPBB, but VBulletin > *

SMF is your best free solution by far. It has been around a long time.
YaBB was around in the late 90s had a branch off that became YaBB PHP and that became Simple Machines after awhile.

[The Duck]

phpbb3 if very open to spambots.

[PastorSinAlot]

vbulletin if you want peace of mind

[tiger]

There is no comparison. vBulletin is best hands down.

[CyberHustler]

Giggle all you want, but I have a spam free phpBB3 forum that has been targeted by hackers. The hackers always fail. And I can pretty much get phpBB to do anything I need for FREE. Great community behind that script too.

[Iron Fist]

I've used phpBB.... great if your small, but soon as you get popular, you'll start seeing the problems. Sometimes a paid solution is better because not everyone can afford it and it's more exclusive, security through obscurity and all that.

Good luck

[NaughtyRob]

VBulletin

[mrwilson]

Hit me up on on icq, i have a vb license that i no longer use you can have cheap.

How ever it is only a leased one, it expires some time next year.
It will save wasting money on a full license if you decided you dont like it

[brassmonkey]

vbull all the way

[Zester]

does phpBB or vBulletin have a solution for moving servers ? with all the database with posts, uploaded images, users etc ?

[Barefootsies]

vbulletin all the way.
easy to mod, shtiloads of mods are also available free of charge.

[Emil]

phpbb is poo,

check out http://www.mybboard.net/

Word. Way better than phpbb.

[ilbb]

vbulletin

[idy09]

I recommend vBulletin ;)

[cherrylula]

message boards are such a hassle in general, you have to babysit them from bad guys too much.

[mightymike]

If you still don't get it: I would use vBulletin for sure, way safer than the free ones, great support and really worth the money!

[cherrylula]

http://www.simplemachines.org
You're welcome.

wow, I just surfed some big boards using that script, and their speed blows away gfy even....

vbul isn't that great either, this board uses it and has glitches often it seems. I've never been 100% into the vbul performance. Unless you enjoy tweaking things, it is a headache.

phpbb gets hacked, but SMF looks really nice!

[CyberHustler]

I still say phpBB. You don't see http://www.phpbb.com/community/ getting hacked.

[Klen]

Try PHPBB ORION,it is modified phpbb2 with included security script CBACK which prevent any kind of hack attack.Plus it have some mods included already which make it nice combo.But i stopped using them beacuse they banned me on offical support forum beacuse i accidently puted one of my porn site into my forum profile.
www.cback.de/cback_software/orion.php

[just a punk]

does phpBB or vBulletin have a solution for moving servers ? with all the database with posts, uploaded images, users etc ?

All these scripts have such a database moving solution for dummies which is called phpMyAdmin

[Ron Bennett]

vBulletin is an excellent choice, but there are some complaints that it's lagging in innovation.

Vbulletin 4.0 likely won't be ready until 2010 from what I've read; sounds about right based on my past experiences with vBulletin release cycles.

If you simply plan to run a forum with minimal customization and few add-ons, then vBulletin is the way to go. Quality, proven product with great support.

However, if you're seeking cutting edge / plan to do much customizing (not talking graphics per se, but actual code changes / utilizing numerous add-ons), then take a look at Invision Power Board.

http://www.invisionpower.com/community/board/index.html

Their licensing is a bit different than vBulletin, but the overall cost comes about the same as vBulletin. $175 verses $180 last I checked.

Ron