Comus Thumbs vs. Smart Thumbs - which to choose?
 

I need to change TGP script on a number of domains, but dont know which to choose.. seems like COMUS and SMART THUMBS basically got the same functions?

Which do you prefer and why?

Thanks for your comments!

i am using smart thumbs, i found it much easier, and i also used the free version of comus.

Thanks mate.. Looks better to me also, as I dont like the admin interface on Comus..

Do any of the two can work across multi-domains within the same server?

Pricing isnt that different.
Comus = 295§
Smart = 200§

Any good arguments for bying comus instead of smart thumbs?

why go for the expensive scripts when autogallery sql does the trick for 85$

no one uses all the features of comus or smart thumbs anyway.

i tried comus, and most other tgp scripts out there , nothing compares with AGSQL

easy to install, easy to use , and constantly upgrading with new features.

don't get me wrong , comus is a great script, made by competent people , but way too many options , way to complicated to get what you want out of it and most people end up using only 20% of the script capacities. if you don't run a porn tgp empire network you don't need it . its like buying a lamborghini to drive at 55 mph.

As far as I know both comus and smart thumbs, sorts galleries according to productivity - which is a very important feature if you ask me.

agp sql has a serious bug where a group of hackers can hack it and redirect traffic. It has been happening for a while and from what I know the programmers ignore the problem and dont release a fix. Prove me and the rest wrong by getting someone from the company to reply on this.

Yes, Comus can do this.
I'm using Comus and I've a server licence (I've bought it more than 1 year ago).

can you use your version on unlimited domains ans does it have a single admin panel for all the sites?
The version I see on comus seems to be limited to 5 or 10 domains and have very few info!

AGSQL does that too

Smarthumbs is simple, fast, and works very well if you send it some traffic. And cheap!

from the updates log
3.1.4
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- Several security updates; special thanks to dweeks from http://www.swiftwill.com/ for reporting these
This is a critcal update. All users of the 3.0.x versions and the 3.1.x versions should upgrade immediately

If you're gonna get comus, im selling 2 licenses for $80 each

http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showthread.php?t=521164

First come first served :)

Smartthumbs all the way.. it's pretty easy to setup. it's super easy on the server and smartthumbs runs on some of the biggest sites out there. one is 900k.. some are 600k some 400k etc..

I am running 6 sites from one DB and it runs smooth as a baby's bottom..

To be honnest the new version 5 is much harder to setup than the old version as it has many more features now.

I think that Comus is pretty fucking confusing. I figured that I'd break away from my normal scripts just to see the hype, but it was a mess to deal with, so I got rid of it. I'd give Smart Thumbs a try.

I'm using a new advanced form of Thumbnail Manager which is amazing and ultra easy to use. The thing about it though is that you have to go through them for hosting at Advanced Hosters, which isn't a bad thing because the host is rock solid, plus they give you UNLIMITED thumb and traffic scripts, so it's nice :)

How are you doing that?

With the new version 5.. well it is BETA now.. so some parts are not as stable as they should be. but you can use one database and share it with as many domains you like.. on the same server and even on unlimited ammount of external servers. works great.. i have a cluster of 3 servers with domains running from one DB.. the new version should be finished soon.. there are about 50 sites running the new beta and most run smooth as silk..if you buy the old version 4 you can participate in the beta test of version 5.. (on your own risk)

be sure to give a look to www.remotethumbs.com too it is free

Comus is hands down the best. and the new UI is Great!

i like Comus

Tomud

I can use my version on unlimited domains but 1 panel for each domain, so if you have 50 domains = 50 different control panel , however you can easily transfer the thumbnails from a site to another your site.
The server version isn't avaiable now. Server version is not avaiable since 1st november 2004 (I've bought mine on september 2004).

How is ST support?

st5 for sure i just pushed 300k thru the beta without 1 problem.

definitely comus...

I only choose Smartthumbs! It's nice looking interface,easy to use and low price...

Thanks a lot for all your replies.. I am going for Smart Thumbs, as I am not gonna use hours after hours figuring out how to set up Comus.

I like Smartthumbs better.

Uhm cool.. but there are 900k sites running the beta as well with no problems

http://smartthumbs.info/?r=51 order here.

thnx and with the new version coming up, it will be even sweeter ;)

okay this must be a BRAND NEW FEATURE than i been using this asql script since 2002 , must be a recent upgrade feature ???

I never tried comus but I tried smart thumbs and I've been disappointed by the support that is not what you expect when you pay $200 :(

Smartthumbs support is done through it's forum.. we answer every question about the same day.. we are on it almost 24/7 so i don't understand why you say this...

I am actually just playing with vanillatgp at the moment.

It looks very interesting so far - masses of great features - and way cleaner looking and feeling than Comus.

SmartThumbs is half off until the new year.

Might I suggest Vanilla TGP?

http://www.vanillatgp.com

if your going to pay for the script chose smart thumbs

icq support is way better...

If youre ever going to run larger TGPs with your database across domains you might want to look at this - http://www.apscripts.com/
After many attempts with other scripts mentioned here, its the only one that has held up with a lot of pages and tons of traffic - including rebuilds that take the rest of these scripts to their knees.
I dont work for them - but after seeing some of the largest traffic TGPs run it with no problems I was convinced

added - and I think the server lic is only around $800 or so

use apscritp its better ;)

comus is the premiere tgp script - i wouldn't go any other way.

Comus Thumbs is best if you ask me.

It's impossible for us to do ICQ support..people keep asking support questions that are already answered on the forum... this helps us develop ST further without having to keep answering the same support quation over and over and over again..

To the SmartThumbs guys: why the hell do you require "Register globals ON"?!

punkworld - thats a real good question as that normally is a flag for me that there is some bad coding habits - maybe some local variables inside functions that would overwrite regular variables?

Just curious, what does this do?(or why you prefer off?)

Copying from php.net ( http://php.net/register_globals ):

Basically, having it on increases the chance of badly written code creating security risks. Well-written code does not suffer from this, but turning it on increases chances of some random php script on your server becoming a security risk, possibly putting your entire server security at risk. The thing is, well-written code doesn't need register_globals on in the first place, so it isn't generally worth the trouble of turning it on.

That coupled with the fact that the default is now "off" (which means that on any recent php installation, you'll actually need to make changes that lower security for this) makes me doubt the competence of any programmer requiring it to be "on".

Don't worry, we are working on it to make it run without globals enabled. :pimp

Good, because apart from that bit, the script looks pretty good.