Topic: Best paid forum software

[Sorthy359]

ive had alot of experience with all 3 scripts and i dont have a favorite.i choose based on how many people will be using the forums. if u plan on 800 people and below, i would pick phpbb2. if u plan on 800-2000 users,IPB(its a step up in features,and you need enough people on the site to fully take control of these features),over 2000 users i would easily pick vbulletin(big step up in admin features to control such a large community).

[Gaia]

IPB for me. Though vB comes in a very close second. They both have their pros and cons.

[den_eddy]

vBulletin. There is now a great application on vBulletin and it's free. http://www.vbadvanced.com/

[unsider]

Voted for vBulletin.

[BoltZ]

I would have to say even though I have never tried it, IPB. Vbulletin is great and all but its wayyy too hard to find anything in the admincp. Editing one freakin file makes you google like 3 things, go through 10 templates and go through like 20 files, and 30 forum posts. Its ridiculous, not to mention the money part.

[torb]

Always liked IPV, especially from a security perspective.

[ardyandkari]

If something free is better then something that costs money, then it is obviously better period.

If there are free things that are better then something, and the something costs money; the something SUCKS.

not everything free is good, you know...

take herpes for example.  you dont pay for THAT, but it is not something that you want...

[Mchl]

Herpes you get for free is better than herpes you paid for.

[BoltZ]

That was honestly the worst comparison I have ever heard of. Who wants herpes to begin with and who in heck would want to pay for it.

[Daniel0]

No one would pay for it, but it might come as a side-effect of something else you paid for

[nadeemshafi9]

i will make u forum software fully ajaxified for 1 million dowa

[BoltZ]

Or I could use Orca Forum SOftware

Nt 

[Plouplou]

The best forum software is definately, without a doubt invisionboard. Costly yes but when you have it it is spectacular. If you want to see a "preview" visit this free forum hosting

[Mchl]

I tested IPB (on ehm... "I don't care about licenses" licence) and it looked really nice if overwhelming. I know however one of their client, who moved to another software, as he had feeling IPB support was not really responsive, while his forum was hacked into twice in short period of time. This was some two years ago however, so everything could have changed since.

[mojopanel]

i like vbulletin so much i own 2 forums with it..