Vbulletin or phpBB

[Fritz]

What do you prefer and why?
My best is phpBB but i am interest in new ones

[karthikeyan]

PhpBB is OpenSource Forum Software !

Vbulletin is paid forum software

I still prefer Vbulletin because of their good look and SEO friendly !

[mansalt]

I really can reccomend you PhpBB, it is free, and still really good. The Vbulletin is paid-to-use. So i personally would use the PhpBB.

[sb225]

i preffered to use vb if you want to pay money or you may use phbb for free ones

[bizwiz]

I would rather spend a few bucks on getting a Vbulletin script than a free one so I can get all the support and security that comes with the purchase.

[Deviatore]

Well i dont like phpBB much but i love vbulletin.
Its features are great. I will also recommend IPB

[darkAngel]

vBulletin seems to have more to offers than phpBB. Plus, they are SEO friendly. Paid issue isn't big when your forum received lots of visitors.

[surfville]

Have you seen the phpbb site hacking tips? if you see that i know you won't even try to use one. It is free but not secured. Vb is far more better specially when ypou dream to have a big website one day.

[name123]

I use phpBB because I don't have much money to buy a vB license. But I think I'll have to buy one for my upcoming forum.

[karl]

prefer VB. well their license are killing me. but you pay for a good board. If you prefer something similar with VB and free, try mybb . mybboard.com i think . just google them.

[Deaol]

Past experience, vb is the best choice for a full forum development. If your site is not geared towards strictly a forum, that phpbb (free option) would be the best bet.

[mansalt]

I'd choose vBulletin because i've heard that it is one of the best administration program.

[AHA7]

I'd use vBulletin for my serious sites because it's more reliable than phpbb. On the other hand phpbb is free and so I use it for my new forums to see how things go.

[pickaweb.co.uk]

I would say Vbulletin is a really reliable tool.

[Captain Tycoon]

I have always went with PhpBB and hated vB. In my opinion, PhpBB 3 will soon kick vB's sales quite a lot Just wait a few months after PhpBB 3's final release.