03-13-2004, 01:25 AM
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I am curious to know which one is better. phpbb is open source, while vbulletin is 85 dollars.
Why would anyone want to pay money, there has to be an advantage..
what is it?
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03-13-2004, 01:29 AM
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Well, I am with vb mainly because of the support. Whenever I need it, I just ask, they reply. The features (especially in vb3) are excellent and there are always people out there providing hacks.
I am not saying phpbb2 is bad or anything, never used it. But I am happy with what I pay for so there is no reason for me to leave.
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03-13-2004, 01:29 AM
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I asked this a while back.
Its worth the money if you need it.
If its just for a small site then I guess you can use phpBB.
But its really a Q' of code.
vbulletin has better code, faster, saves you bandwith = saves you money.
Also the basic install of vbulletin is far better then a phpBB one in my opinion.
They both however are skinable, and there are lots of mods/hacks for both of them, so feat' can be added as needed.
If its a personal site, use phpBB and get/buy a nice skin and maybe add some mod's.
If its for a more of a pro' site, or if you have a lot of traffic I'd go with vbulletin.
85$ is really not THAT much.
Best,
Eugene.
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03-13-2004, 01:31 AM
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Personally I tried PHPBB and it doesn't have the functionality I wanted. I am used to vBulletin and I think it is great. If you plan on having a big forum go ahead and purchause vBulletin.
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03-13-2004, 01:37 AM
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what about Invision Board, I have Fantastico on my 'server' and I can install phpBB, Invision Board, and some other one, but for some reason I just liked IB, should I convert to phpBB?
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03-13-2004, 01:39 AM
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If its working dont fix it. 
I dont see why you would want to move to phpBB if your happy with IPB.
Diffrent needs for diffrent people... there is no best forum there is the forum thats best for you. 
Best,
Eugene.
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03-13-2004, 01:40 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Bllatt
I am curious to know which one is better. phpbb is open source, while vbulletin is 85 dollars.
Why would anyone want to pay money, there has to be an advantage..
what is it?
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Definitely vBulletin.
It's got loads of more features, and as mentioned above, it's got an excellent support team.
It honestly is hard to compare phpBB, Invision, etc to vBulletin. They are on completely different levels.
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03-13-2004, 01:41 AM
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i like invision board best.
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03-13-2004, 01:52 AM
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www.phpbbhacks.com - visit it.
feat' can be added to all of those forums, they all have sites like that. the vB one is for members only however...
any one of those forums can be made into something great, skinned hacked and modded.
I guess vB is more easy to customize/use for most people.
Take RDX Media as an example.
Nothing wrong with that, sometimes phpBB can give you a hard time.
vB is the easy way out I guess.
Best,
Eugene.
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03-13-2004, 01:54 AM
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03-13-2004, 01:55 AM
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vB (But I like IPB better)
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03-13-2004, 02:14 AM
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I am using phpbb2 so I guess I will stick with it.. I've seen some very large forums run on phpbb so i'll stick with that.
I guess I'm just cheap 
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03-13-2004, 02:27 AM
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Another which BBS software is better thread... 
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03-13-2004, 03:03 AM
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vBulletin; I wouldn't touch phpBB with a 200 ft long stick. If you want free forum, go with IPB. The IPB 2.0 they're releasing looks as good as (if not better than) vBulletin and its free
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03-13-2004, 03:14 AM
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I personally like VBulletin.
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