The best forum software?

**eldacar** · Oct 3, 2006 16:52

Check out http://www.forummatrix.org/ for more free forums as well.

**schnell1** · Oct 6, 2006 12:52

Vbulletin is my favorite, easy to modify/customize, great features, and professional

**hotcomputers** · Oct 20, 2006 06:38

the best one is vB
it has a great support
Thanks

**Clenard** · Oct 20, 2006 12:06

VB by far... but SMF is very nice for a free Board. I'd definately recommend it to anyone looking to save some money

**learningAlways** · Oct 20, 2006 19:48

For me PHPbb is the best because I am quite good with installation and stuff like that. VB is a good one and I like it too but I have no how, go about it. Maybe once I learn it, I would like it

And you missed one: PunBB (A very cool forum software though not free)

www.mypunbb.com

**Toneboy** · Oct 27, 2006 09:19

I like vB but was surprised how much bandwidth I found going through with the default setup.

I've only had a brief play around with phpBB and really didn't like it for customisation purposes, an area where vB is very user friendly IMHO.

**forumGuru** · Oct 28, 2006 23:06

vBulletin and phpBB are great. CommunityServer is also an excellent choice if you want blogging and photos as well.

**spence_noodle** · Oct 29, 2006 10:20

smf is what I voted, but phpBB is onther great free forum software. But the ultimate is vB. If only one could aford that

**samsJ** · Nov 10, 2006 12:55

I like SMF and vBulletin both. vBulletin is easy to setup and use. SMF I like because of the simple interface and step by step guide which is good for me. I think I have to learn phpBB also.

**nramenta** · Nov 11, 2006 10:24

You guys missed Vanilla

**andwal** · Nov 13, 2006 04:16

Have used both PhpBB and SMF, and much prefer SMF, its easier to manage, easier to update, requires a lot less manual coding, and at the moment is a lot less prone to spam than phpbb!